JOANNE TOD "EMBRACE" WATERCOLOR, 2020Joanne Tod (b. 1953) is a renowned Canadian artist acclaimed for her masterful figurative paintings. Tod has depicted a wide range of subjects throughout her illustrious career. The human figure, pattern and interiors have been reoccurring and essential elements of Tod's oeuvre. However over the last ten years, portraiture has become an increasingly significant part of her output, both high profile commissions as well as more idiosyncratic self

he would become famous after the publication of books that complied his photographs such as Naked City (1945) and Weegee's People (1946)

This work which appears to be made of slices of slate or even leather

Composed of anonymous statements

from an edition of 150

It is worth emphasizing that these texts were frequently pasted on walls alongside or even covering conventional street advertising

Town established his reputation with a series of abstract monotypes (called "Single Autographic Prints")

Lizz Aston's practice is informed by the history and production of textiles and decorative arts

Joanne Tod's works can be found in many public institutions across Canada including the National Gallery of Canada

a lithograph poster and a limited edition print

From an edition of 75

Screenprint

Such elements would become signatures in Town's oeuvre