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Irruptions

Joanne Tod & Renée Van Halm

Renée Van Halm, Reconstructions: The Past, 1986, oil on panel, 62.23 x 101.6 cm. Collection of the MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie. Gift of Alison and Alan Schwartz, 1997 (right). Photo: Andre Beneteau

Contemporary Canadian artists Joanne Tod and Renée Van Halm came of age at a period of time in Toronto during which painters were returning to figuration. This pairing highlights the artists’ approaches to layered compositions and flattened illusionist space, demonstrating their investigations into painting as a medium while still engaging in imagist practices.

Contemporary Canadian artists Joanne Tod and Renée Van Halm came of age at a period of time in Toronto during which painters were returning to figuration. This pairing highlights the artists’ approaches to layered compositions and flattened illusionist space, demonstrating their investigations into painting as a medium while still engaging in imagist practices.