It’s being listed as the first major exhibition outside Canada for the great Canadian painter, Emily Carr.
Emily Carr was born in Victoria, on Vancouver Island in the west coast province of British Columbia.
Artisticly, she was greatly influenced by the deep and sometimes brooding and mysterious rain forests of the province, as well as by the coastal aboriginal culture, especially the old totem poles, unique to the west coast natives in Canada.
The Dulwich Picture Gallery has an exposition of the artist’s works called “From the forest to the Sea”
Director Ian Dejardin says early visitor reaction has been entirely positive, and the media reviews, glowing, with such comments as “”Emily Carr will be a revelation to visitors” ( Nancy Durrant, The Times), and “There’s an openness to her paintings that reminds me of Vincent van Gogh” (Peter Doig)
Surprisingly, Carr is not well-known outside Canada, along with many other great Canadian artists
Ian Dejardin is the Sackler Director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery and he talks about why he chose the exhibition, and Canadian artists in general
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