JOYCE WIELAND "SMALL WORLD" DRAWING, c. 1963 Frank Stella Gemini For most of the 1950s

For most of the 1950s

Nicholson was interested in exploring how flat simple shapes of pure color could create the illusion of depth and greater forms

Graphite on paper

post-modernism or appropriation art

A striking and intimate portrait

JOYCE WIELAND "SMALL WORLD" DRAWING, c. 1963 Frank Stella Gemini For most of the 1950sJoyce Wieland (1931 1998) was one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists of the 20th century. Emerging on the Toronto art scene at the beginning of the 1960s, over the course of her career Wieland explored the role of women, the body, nationalism, and intimacy using a variety of mediums. As well as drawing and painting, the artist utilized untraditional materials such as quilts and lipstick. Traditionally seen as feminine and craft