edition #4/75

Provenance

Heffel Gallery, Vancouver

Private collection, Vancouver

David Blackwood is one of Canada’s most important printmakers, renowned for his powerful images drawn from the history, experiences of Newfoundland’s outport communities. Blackwood’s art has been widely exhibited in major museums and galleries in Canada and internationally, firmly establishing his role in shaping Canada’s visual and cultural identity. The Art Gallery of Ontario’s current retrospective, David Blackwood: Myth and Legend, brings together a career-spanning selection of prints, drawings, and etching plates, underscoring his enduring influence on both Newfoundland culture and Canadian art history.