SOREL ETROG: Evolution of the Figure

Sorel Etrog, "Mannequin," 1972

painted bronze, 19.5"

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 18, 2-4 pm.

Accompanying the sculpture of Sorel Etrog will be an exhibition of works on paper by Yves Gaucher, Ann Kipling, Harold Klunder, Jean McEwen and Jean Paul Riopelle et al.

Brent Jarvis, piano / Ross MacDonald, bass

This exhibition includes bronze and steel figurative work that has been curated from key periods in the artist’s career including Early, Links,

Screws & Bolts, Hinges and Rivets.

Sorel Etrog (1933 – 2014)

Award winning artist Sorel Etrog is a true Canadian treasure, with a career that spanned over 50 years. Etrog represented Canada at the 1966 Venice Biennale and received many important commissions including EXPO ’67, Sunlife Centre Toronto and Olympic Park Seoul Korea. In 1968, he designed the Canadian Film Award more commonly known as the Genie Award. He has collaborated on books with Eugene Ionesco and Samuel Beckett and his film “Spiral” was shown on CBC in 1975.

Etrog was appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 1994 and was made a Chevalier of Arts and Letters by the government of France in 1996. His work resides in a number of permanent public collections including the Tate Museum in London, the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon Guggenheim in New York, the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Musée National d’Art Modern in Paris, the Tel Aviv Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada.