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I used to have recurring dreams as a child of somebody drowning; and I always knew who it was. But these dreams stopped. And one day I was on my way to class at university and this dream came to me: it was kind of like an apparition, and it felt kind of odd, and the next day I got the phone call.
The essence of my work lies in breaking down form into its most basic and necessary lines revealing the purest of attitudes and emotions…
I first encountered Tom Benner’s art back in the 1970s when I was an art student at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. In those…
Don Bonham (1940–2014) was a colourful individualist, an irreverent outsider with a fantastical artistic vision. He was also an inspiring mentor to numerous art…
Wyn Geleynse is unwrapping a recent creation in his studio as I pepper him with questions, like, “just what inspires your creative process at…
Sarah Oakley, a fourth-year student at Western University, recently sat down with Museum London’s soon-to-be-retired Executive Director, Brian Meehan. Brian has held the position…
In the midst of Covid fears and restrictions, when we were all despairing of ever seeing our friends again, there was finally cause for…
Thelma Rosner is a multimedia artist who has been based in London, Ontario, for over 40 years. Rosner studied at the University of Toronto…
The COVID-19 pandemic of the last year and a half has given rise to a plethora of questions relating to morality, economics, sustainability, social responsibility and oppression….
Creating her own unique pathway towards the London art scene, Bonnie Parkinson’s long and fruitful career shows that adaptability and integrity can indeed go…
Joseph Hubbard is a London based artist, working mainly in mixed media sculpture. Though he was raised and educated in Illinois, Hubbard has made…
In a world where controversy is an easy road to finding popularity— renowned London artist Jeff Willmore has taken a different path in doing his painting. Instead, for the last 40 years, Willmore…
The Legacy of Roly Fenwick I was born homesick. I never needed to travel: I’m already there. Roly Fenwick is intensely connected to a…
“It goes on and on – my Dad was instrumental in developing all these different opportunities. He created a…
“There was a year when I must have done a hundred paintings, just to keep food on the table to feed myself and…
With artworks that explore and celebrate common subjects as well as passing moments that are too often overlooked, Bernice Vincent’s work fits seamlessly into…
Aidan Urquhart recorded an interview with Murray Favro at Murray’s studio in London, Ontario on Oct 14, 2019. The following is abstracted from…
“All the works of art I most admire seem to have one thing in common: an “after-image” – something about the painting that lingers…
Ian Tripp (former Comptroller, Western University) and Nida Home Doherty (Centred.ca) speak with Maurice Stubbs (former Curator of Western University’s McIntosh Gallery) about…
On December 6, 2019, I visited Eric (Ricky, to many) Atkinson and his wife, Muriel, at their home in London, Ontario. I was immediately…
Interview with B.D. Colen March 12th, 2019 NHD: When I researched your name on Google, B.D., I was impressed by your numerous accomplishments in…
Nida Home Doherty interviews Patrick Thibert, October 26, 2018. NHD: Today, as I was driving to your studio here in Mount Brydges, Patrick,…
