Article published February 5, 2025 on the Glenbow's blog.

One of the most exciting initiatives at Glenbow is accessioning new works into the collection. Today we’re thrilled to be sharing stories of two paintings we recently acquired! 
 
Glenbow’s art collection

Image of Illingworth 'Buck' Kerr, Alberta College of Art 60th Anniversary in 1986. Photo by Ken Flett, courtesy AUArts

By Eric Volmers

Calgary Herald, published February 6, 2025

When Illingworth Kerr was attending the Ontario College of Art in the 1920s, one his instructors made

CONGRATULATIONS TO NICK ROONEY!

We are thrilled to announce the completion of Nick Rooney’s latest project—a collection of twenty-six stunning paintings commissioned by TC Energy.

This incredible collection is displayed on the newest floor at TC Energy Tower in Calgary. The workspace was designed

We are excited to share the article by Donald Kuspit in Whitehot magazine which investigates the drawing practice of Ben Woolfitt!

Alfred Crocker Leighton can be considered the grandfather of Alberta art as we know it today. An Englishman drawn to the Canadian west by a sense of adventure, and a commission from the Canadian Pacific Railway, he ended up staying here

Born in Calgary, Alberta in 1910, Doris McCarthy grew up in Toronto and studied at the Ontario College of Art under Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, and J.W. Beatty. After graduating with honours in 1930, McCarthy began actively exhibiting work, and in