A Conversation about Mary Pratt
Date: Nov 15
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Engaging Evening
A Conversation about Mary Pratt with Curator Mireille Eagan and Biographer Anne Koval
Join art historian and Mary Pratt biographer, Anne Koval and Curator of Contemporary Art at The Rooms, Mireille Eagan as they talk about Koval’s latest work, Mary Pratt: A Love Affair with Vision. Koval wrote this book in close consultation with the artist. The book is informed by extensive interviews with the artist, her family and friends, and with colleagues. Koval was also given unprecedented access to Mary Pratt’s archival holdings at Mount Allison University.
This in-depth study of Mary Pratt’s life and work explores complex issues of gender, feminism, and realism in Canadian art. The result is a richly layered biography of an artist who redefined the visual culture of her time.
Based in Newfoundland and Labrador for most of her life, Mary Pratt’s art has captivated millions of people across Canada. Her luminescent paintings capture reality in a way that few artists have been able to achieve. Replete with symbolism, Pratt’s work elevates the traditional still life by transforming the everyday into the iconic.
Tickets: $12 (+HST). 10% discount for Rooms Members. Please reserve your ticket online or by calling 709-757-8090.
About the author:
Anne Koval is Professor of Art History and Museum and Curatorial Studies at Mount Allison University. She is the author of Mary Pratt: A Love Affair with Vision, Whistler in His Time, and the co-author of James McNeill Whistler: Beyond the Myth. She has written on Anna Torma for the Textile Museum of Canada and her writing on contemporary art has appeared in several edited volumes, including Stitching the Self: Identity and the Needle Arts, More Caught in the Act: An Anthology of Performance Art by Canadian Women, and the Radcliffe Line and other Geographies: Sarindar Dhaliwal, which includes a series of ekphrastic poems by Koval. She has curated exhibitions at the Owens Art Gallery, the Mendel Art Gallery, the Banff Park Museum, and the Confederation Centre Art Gallery.
Mary Pratt: A Love Affair with Vision by Anne Koval is available for purchase at The Rooms Giftshop.