Medium: Paint

About the Exhibition

Artists: William Berczy (1744–1813), Maurice Cullen (1866–1934), Pat Fairhead (1927–2023, James Wilson Morrice (1865–1924), Herbert Sidney Palmer, (1881–1969), Gustav Weisman (1926–2000)

To complement our Main Gallery exhibitions, paintings from our permanent collection have been taken out of the vault. Featuring paintings in watercolour, gouache, oil, tempera, and acrylic, this exhibition showcases the versatility and range of these mediums.

Image credits
Thumbnail: Herbert Sidney Palmer, The Valley of the Conestoga (detail), n.d., oil on panel, 24.8 cm x 39.7 cm. Collection of the Varley Art Gallery of Markham. Gift of Wallace Joyce, 2011
1, 3, 5: Installation views of Medium: Paint, Varley Art Gallery of Markham, 2024. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid
2: William Berczy, Portrait of a Gentleman, c.1785-91, gouache on vellum, 13.3 cm x 13.3 cm. Collection of the Varley Art Gallery of Markham. Purchased with the support of the Berczy Settlers Association and by the Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham, 2005.3.1
4: Doris McCarthy, B.C. 1937 (Selkirk from Revelstoke B.C.), 1937, oil on panel, 28.6 cm x 33.3 cm. Collection of the Varley Art Gallery of Markham. Gift of Wallace Joyce, 2011
6: F. H. Varley, Mist and Mountains, Lynn Valley, c. 1935, oil on canvas, 39.7 cm x 50.6 cm. Collection of the Varley Art Gallery of Markham. Gift of Peter Garstang, 1999.1.1.