Rita Letendre: Earth, Wind & Fire
Feb 16, 2019 - May 05, 2019
Rita Letendre turned 90 this fall, and she remains one of the leading abstract artists in Canada, and a legendary icon for women artists. She is best known for her hard-edge abstract works from the 60s and 70s, some of which were presented as epic wall murals in public locations in Toronto. But her roots lie in Quebec, and in her student days at the 脡cole des beaux-arts where she, like Fran莽oise Sullivan, was exposed to the example of Paul-Emile Borduas. The works gathered in this exhibition are from the late 50s and early 60s, and they spring from that transformative moment in Quebec culture. Unlike Sullivan, Letendre was not an official member of the Automatiste movement, but her impulse to embrace freedom of expression and tap into primal energy clearly mark her as a kindred spirit.
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Rita Letendre turned 90 this fall, and she remains one of the leading abstract artists in Canada, and a legendary icon for women artists. She is best known for her hard-edge abstract works from the 60s and 70s, some of which were presented as epic wall murals in public locations in Toronto. But her roots lie in Quebec, and in her student days at the 脡cole des beaux-arts where she, like Fran莽oise Sullivan, was exposed to the example of Paul-Emile Borduas. The works gathered in this exhibition are from the late 50s and early 60s, and they spring from that transformative moment in Quebec culture. Unlike Sullivan, Letendre was not an official member of the Automatiste movement, but her impulse to embrace freedom of expression and tap into primal energy clearly mark her as a kindred spirit.
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