Explore Artists in Canada
Find Contemporary, Modern, and Emerging Artists in Canada
Ben Schumacher
Vancouver, Canada
Ben Schumacher is a Canadian artist known for his multidisciplinary conceptual practice spanning sculpture, painting, and digital media. His work often critically examines technology, information flow, and the commodification of art, using industrial materials and digital aesthetics to create complex, fragmented forms.
Vincent Trasov
Edmonton, Canada
Vincent Trasov, a Canadian artist, is a pivotal figure in Vancouver’s avant-garde, known for his conceptual art and performance work. Famously running for mayor as "Mr. Peanut" in 1974, Trasov consistently challenges artistic conventions and explores the intersection of art, media, and public engagement with wit and criticality.
Stephanie Comilang
Toronto, Canada
Stephanie Comilang, a Filipino-Canadian artist based in Berlin, creates evocative video installations and films. Her practice critically examines the global impact of technology, migration, and the Filipino diaspora, often featuring speculative narratives and intimate interviews. Comilang’s work combines documentary sensibilities with futuristic visions, exploring themes of labor and belonging.
Liza Lacroix
Canada
Lacroix's paintings explore themes of memory, identity, and the female experience, using a figurative style that blends realism and symbolism.
Steve Bishop
Toronto, Canada
Steve Bishop (b. 1983, Canada) is a London-based artist whose work conceptually engages with the cultural significance of objects. He re-purposes consumer products and pre-fabricated items, exploring the intersection of the handmade and mass-produced to analyze their social narratives.
Sara Cwynar
Toronto, Canada
Cwynar's photographic and video works, marked by their meticulous compositions and layered imagery, explore the cultural circulation of images and objects. Her work critiques the aesthetics of consumerism.
Curtis Talwst Santiago
Edmonton, Canada
Santiago's miniature dioramas and sculptures explore themes of history, memory, and cultural identity.
Hugh Scott-Douglas
Toronto, Canada
Scott-Douglas's multidisciplinary work explores themes of technology, information, and the nature of artistic production. His practice often involves photography, printing, and installation.
Sin Wai Kin
Toronto/London, Canada/Hong Kong
Kin's performance and video works, often incorporating drag and gender-bending aesthetics, explore themes of identity, gender, and the politics of representation. Her practice challenges dominant narratives and power structures.
Philippe Malouin
Montreal/London, Canada/UK
Malouin's furniture and product designs blend minimalist forms with playful details, creating functional, elegant objects that challenge traditional design conventions.