“I’d been familiar with Mary Pratt’s work and knew, of course, of the Wicker Chair painting. I didn’t recognize her initially but my colleague…said ‘Do you know who that is?…Then she said to me, ‘You should paint Donna.””
An introduction by a colleague to the woman painted by Mary Pratt for Girl in Wicker Chair leads Louise Kermode to an award-winning portrait for The Kingston Prize.
This year’s exhibition will once again be held at Arta Gallery in Toronto’s historic Distillery District. The exhibition will open on Friday, October 30, and run through Sunday, November 8, with our Awards Gala taking place on Friday, November 6.
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