Dorothy Knowles

1927-2023

Dorothy Knowles occupies an important place in the history of landscape painting. Working for more than seven decades in the male-dominated post-war environment of Canadian painting, she developed a sustained examination of the prairie and parkland regions of Western Canada, producing paintings distinguished by their close observation of light, atmosphere, and seasonal change. Although her work emerged alongside the formal concerns of post-war modernism, Knowles remained committed to direct engagement with the landscape, shaping a body of work that bridged observational painting and colour field painting. 

The Bugaboos
The Bugaboos , 1987
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Nakemus Lake
Nakemus Lake , 2021
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Edge of the Slough
Edge of the Slough , 2019
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Wild Sky
Wild Sky , 2019
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Stream Between PA and Emma Lake
Stream Between PA and Emma Lake , 2020
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Late November
Late November , 2018
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