Keith Harder
Keith Harder was born in 1955 in Saskatchewan and grew up in Three Hills, Alberta. He was first introduced to acrylic and oil painting in the high school art program taught by his father. From then, painting became the central feature of his education through two undergraduate degrees, and in 1989, a Master of Visual Arts from the University of Alberta. Upon graduation, Harder began a 36 year career as Professor of Studio Art at the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta.
During his undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary, Harder was mentored by the realist painter John Hall. The formal side of his painting practice was influenced later by abstract painters, Doug Haynes and Phil Darrah at the University of Alberta. Eventually he was inspired by Canadian artist Jack Chambers to investigate the numinous quality of the external visual experience and, similarly, chose a descriptive approach as a painting methodology for his investigations.
In the early years of his practice, a faithfulness to observation dominated his approach. By paying close attention to describing appearances he hoped to reveal moments of import. Initially photographic sources were used but later direct observation was included in certain projects. The descriptive methodology was applied to a variety of subjects and genres, including landscape, still life, and portraiture.
Now retired from teaching, Harder can focus on his studio practice. Rooted in painting, this practice has diversified over the years into drawing, digital imaging, sculpture, and land art installation. In all cases the form taken by these art works has been decided pragmatically, driven by some need for expression.

Available Artwork
Keith Harder
Hardware
- Oil on Canvas
- 12 x 12 in
- 1991
- CAD $4000.00
Keith Harder
Degrees of Impermanence
- Oil on Panel
- 12 x 16 in
- 2025
- CAD $4000.00
Keith Harder
Firebreak
- Oil on Panel
- 14 x 11 in
- 2024
- CAD $4000.00
Keith Harder
Fire and Ice #3
- Oil on Panel
- 10 x 8 in
- 2024
- CAD $2800.00
Keith Harder
Fire and Ice #2
- Oil on Panel
- 10 x 10 in
- 2024
- CAD $3200.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #11
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas over Panel
- 16 x 12 in
- 2024
- CAD $1700.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #8
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas over Panel
- 16 x 12 in
- 2023
- CAD $1700.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #5
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Rag Paper over Panel
- 12 x 10 in
- 2023
- CAD $1400.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #4
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Rag Paper over Panel
- 12 x 10 in
- 2023
- CAD $1400.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #3
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Rag Paper over Panel
- 12 x 10 in
- 2023
- CAD $1400.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #2
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Rag Paper over Panel
- 12 x 10 in
- 2023
- CAD $1400.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #9
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas over Panel
- 12 x 16 in
- 2023
- CAD $1700.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #1
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas over Panel
- 10 x 8 in
- 2023
- CAD $1200.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #6
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas
- 16 x 12 in
- 2023
- CAD $1700.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #7
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas over Panel
- 16 x 12 in
- 2023
- CAD $1700.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #10
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas over Panel
- 10 x 8 in
- 2024
- CAD $1200.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #12
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas over Panel
- 10 x 8 in
- 2024
- CAD $1200.00
Keith Harder
Divergence #14
- Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas over Panel
- 14 x 14 in
- 2024
- CAD $1700.00
Keith Harder
Revised E.T.A.
- Oil on Canvas
- 40 x 40 in
- 2023
- CAD $13700.00
Keith Harder
Ill Winds: West
- Acrylic on Canvas
- 92 x 116 in
- 2016
- CAD $33200.00
Keith Harder
The Vigil
- Oil on Canvas
- 40 x 32 in
- 2023
- CAD $12400.00
Keith Harder
Lost Horizon
- Oil on Canvas
- 32 x 40 in
- 2022
- CAD $12400.00
Keith Harder
Navigation Triptych
- Oil on Canvas
- 48 x 108 in
- 2005
- CAD $39000.00
Keith Harder
Broken Heart Glasses
- Oil on Canvas
- 36 x 24 in
- 1996
- CAD $9600.00
Keith Harder
Resilience
- Oil on Canvas
- 60 x 40 in
- 2013
- CAD $16000.00
Keith Harder
Ragged Patch of Sky: XP-1
- Oil on Panel
- 12 x 12 in
- 2012
- CAD $4000.00
Keith Harder
Ragged Patch of Sky: XP-2
- Oil on Panel
- 12 x 12 in
- 2015
- CAD $4000.00
Keith Harder
Fishers and Farmers
- Oil on Canvas
- 12 x 12 in
- 1998
- CAD $4000.00
Keith Harder
Three O'Clock Sky
- Oil on Canvas
- 50 x 35 in
- 1983
- CAD $13600.00
Keith Harder
Observing December
- Oil on Canvas
- 90 x 48 in
- 1989
- CAD $22500.00
Keith Harder
Coureurs De Bois
- Oil on Canvas
- 60 x 40 in
- 1996
- CAD $16000.00
Keith Harder
Nocturne: Between Home and Away
- Oil on Canvas
- 36 x 48 in
- 2022
- CAD $14600.00
Keith Harder
Nocturne: Between the Dark and a Cold Place
- Oil on Canvas
- 36 x 48 in
- 2022
- CAD $14600.00
Keith Harder
Ill Winds: Fore-Runner
- Acrylic on Canvas
- 36 x 36 in
- 2014
- CAD $11700.00
Keith Harder
Lift Here
- Oil on Canvas
- 36 x 24 in
- 2015
- CAD $10200.00
Keith Harder
Resolve
- Oil on Canvas
- 60 x 48 in
- 2011
- CAD $17500.00
Keith Harder
In Transit 3
- Oil on Canvas
- 18 x 24 in
- 2020
- CAD $7200.00
Keith Harder
A Futility of Heroes
- Oil on Canvas
- 24 x 36 in
- 2017
- CAD $10200.00
Keith Harder
In Transit 1
- Oil on Panel
- 30 x 20 in
- 2019
- CAD $8500.00
Keith Harder
Hunters & Gatherers
- Oil on Canvas
- 12 x 12 in
- 1997
- CAD $4000.00
Exceptional Sales
Keith Harder
Prairie Train
- Oil on Canvas
- 16 x 28 in
- 1987
- Sold
Keith Harder
Between Terminus and Genesis: A Symphony for the Falling Dark - Keith Harder
- Oil on Panel
- 40 x 60 in
- 2020
- Sold
Keith Harder
Ill Winds: North
- Acrylic on Canvas
- 69 x 93 in
- 2015
- Sold
Keith Harder
In Transit 2
- Oil on Panel
- 24 x 20 in
- 2019
- Sold
Keith Harder
Time Fault: October Morning
- Oil on Canvas
- 33 x 48 in
- 1981
- Sold