Harry Stooshinoff

I am both a painter and teacher. I have been producing artwork almost on a daily basis for over 35 years.

A few decades ago I started making small pictures so that I could start and finish the piece in one sitting. The work is small because an intimate scale encourages maximum intuition, freedom, and experimentation.

My work is both abstract and figurative, and there is no inherent contradiction between these sensibilities; one inclination
supports the other.

I live in the rolling countryside of the Oak Ridges Moraine, an ancient landform located just north of Lake Ontario, and am inspired by what I see every day. I roam this unique place in all seasons, and document my impressions. At first view, rural environments may seem natural, but they have been continually altered and reshaped by man. The landscape will be very different tomorrow; it seems negligent not to record how it looked and felt today. It’s a big NOISY world, so I make small, quiet paintings.

B.F.A. University of Saskatchewan, M.F.A. University of Calgary, B. Ed. University of Toronto

Selected Exhibitions:
-Thomas Deans Fine Art, 'A Web of Artists', Atlanta, Georgia.
-Mr. Kitly, 'Living Low', Melbourne, Australia.
-Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art Show, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
-Toronto Outdoor Exhibitions.
-The Russell Gallery of Fine Art, Lindsay, Ontario.
-Visual Arts Center, Bowmanville, Ontario.
-Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, Ontario.
-Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan.
-Durham Fine Art Gallery Ltd., Whitby, Ontario.
-Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto, Ontario.
-Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario.
-Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary, Alberta.
-Brian Melnychenko Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
-The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.