Ann James

(1925-2011) Located in LY 101 (hallway outside Dr. John Archer Library) Untitled (flowers in vase), c. 1973Clay3 ½ x 3 x 3 ½ inchesUniversity of Regina President’s Art Collection. Gift of Bernard Mulaire, 2020; pc.2020.04 Untitled (horizontal flower arrangement), c. 1973Clay3 ¾ x 7 x 3 ¼ inchesUniversity of Regina President’s Art Collection. Gift of Bernard Mulaire, 2020; pc.2020.05…

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Judy Chartrand

(b. 1959) Located in RI 118.1 (Office of Indigenization, Research and Innovation Centre)View by appointment only* Hangover Soup, 2002Ceramic, wood, plexiglass, readymade9 1/2″ x 11 1/2″ x 4″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; gc.2002.4 Multidisciplinary Cree artist, Judy Chartrand (b. 1959), was introduced to ceramics after attending a local studio offering readymade ceramics for painting. A friend asked Chartrand…

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Anita Rocamora

(B. 1952) Located in LY 101 (hallway outside Dr. John Archer Library) (top left) Lidded Crane, 1988Porcelain5″ x 3 7/8″ x 1 7/16″University of Regina President’s Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation. Gift of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, S.O.M., C.M., 2018; sc.2018.48 (top right) Vase, 1988Porcelain4.75″ x 2“ x 0.75″ inchesUniversity of Regina…

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Maria Gakovic

(1913-1999) Located in LY 101 (hallway outside Dr. John Archer Library) (top 3 images) Resurrection of Lazarus, c.1989 Porcelain, glaze 14″ x 7 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ Gift of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., 2017; sc.2017.51 (bottom left) Untitled (Vase), c. 1984 Porcelain, glaze 17″ x 10″ x 7″ Gift…

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Victor Cicansky

(b. 1935) Located in CB 101 (College Avenue campus, 1st floor, in stairwell next to main entrance) Stairway Tree of Knowledge, 2018Steel, polystyrene, acrylic polymer, latex paint, varnish78 3/4″ x 24 1/16″ x 22 1/4″University of Regina President’s Art Collection. Gift of Dr. Victor Cicansky, Ceramsky Art Works Ltd., Tree of Knowledge 2018; pc.2018.84 Stairway Tree of Knowledge is a…

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Ceramics in Saskatchewan

  Regina’s international reputation as a distinctive centre for ceramic practice began in the mid-sixties, with the arrival of Jack Sures (1934-2018) at the University of Saskatchewan’s Regina Campus, now the University of Regina. Responding to a burgeoning regional interest in clay, Sures was hired in 1965 by Californian Ricardo Gómez, Head of the Sculpture department at the School…

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Art from Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan has a rich history of artistic practice which is represented in the President’s Art Collection. Our holdings include the modernist abstractions of the Regina Five, Indigenous sculpture, textiles and painting, and ceramics in the Regina Clay tradition. Jack Sures (1934-2018), was a longtime professor at the University of Regina, founded the University’s ceramics program in 1965. Examples of his…

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Collecting the Seventies

In 1967, the University of Regina received a letter from a student, noting that, “I have been impressed by the exterior architecture of all the buildings on campus. Unfortunately, however, the interior of each building… is dominated by bright white fluorescent lights and white walls. Would it not be possible to improve the situation by placing paintings or prints…

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Jack Sures

(1934-2018) Located in CL 401.2, in display cabinet adjacent to CL 420 (Classroom Building 4th floor)   Slab, c. 1965Stoneware with fibreglass24″ x 15 1/2″ x 3″University of Regina President’s Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation. Gift of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, S.O.M., C.M., 2016; sc.2016.115 This work was donated by Drs. Morris…

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Jack Sures

(1934-2018) Currently not on display       (top) Small-Necked Pot, 1981Clay, glaze3 1/2″ x 8″ x 8″University of Regina President’s Art Collection, Shumiatcher Donation. Gift of Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C. and Dr. Jacqui Clay Shumiatcher, S.O.M., C.M., 2016; sc.2016.53 (middle) Untitled (Bowl), c. 1967Porcelaneous stoneware3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″University of Regina President’s…

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