Located in CB 101.12, hallway outside Lecture Theatre (College Avenue campus, 1st floor) Situated close to the old site of the MacKenzie Art Gallery and the School of Art, the Regina Five wall provides an opportunity to reflect on the legacy of the College Avenue campus, the Regina Five, and associate artist, Roy Kiyooka.
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…
(1926-2000) Located in hallway ED 501.2, next to ED 547 (Education Building, 5th Floor) Mandala (Brown on White), 1974Oil enamel on hardboard47 1/2″ x 47 1/2″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.1974.5 Arthur (Art) McKay was a professor for thirty-five years at the School of Art, Regina Campus (now the University of Regina). He also helped initiate the Emma…
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…
Spearheading modernist abstraction in Canada, the Regina Five remain some of the province’s most celebrated and significant artists. Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery Director, Ronald Bloore, curated The May Show at the Gallery in 1961, then a part of the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now known as the College Avenue campus). The exhibition featured the work of five young…
(1926-2004) Located in the elevator lobby, Dr. Archer Library 5th floor Green Stripe, 1962Acrylic on hardboard48″ x 57″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2000.1 The Regina Five’s producer of the group’s most vibrant canvases, Douglas Morton, was a pioneer of Canadian abstract art. He was driven to expand the limits of painting by including elements of collage; panels…
(1926-2004) Located on the Regina Five Wall, CB 101.12, hallway outside Lecture Theatre (College Avenue campus, 1st floor) January Collage, 1962Collage and acrylic on hardboard48″ x 60″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2001.3 Douglas Morton taught at the University of Regina from 1967 until 1969, while here he was the director of the Visual Arts Department. Morton…
(1926-2006) Located in LY 107 (Dr. Archer Library 1st floor) Top:Yellow Peak, 1972Acrylic on canvas79″ x 92″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2009.5 Bottom:Chamber Pink, 1970Acrylic on canvas75″ x 92″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.2009.4 Kenneth Lochhead was appointed the position of Director of the School of Art, Regina College (now the University of Regina) in 1950…
(1926-2000) Located next to Common Ground Coffee House (Dr. William Riddell Centre, 1st floor) Untitled (Green and Brown), c. 1974Oil enamel on hardboard48” x 72”University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.1974.6 Arthur (Art) McKay was a professor for thirty-five years at the School of Art, Regina Campus (now the University of Regina). He also helped initiate the Emma Lake…
(1933-2013) Located above University of Regina Career Centre, RC 163 (Dr. William Riddell Centre, 2nd floor) 5/4 Freight, 1967Copolymer and oil on canvas102” x 216″University of Regina President’s Art Collection; pc.1970.1 Ted Godwin was a professor at the University of Regina Campus from 1964 until 1985, when he retired. Godwin’s works were among those of the May…
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