2020 marks the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the iconic Group of Seven. Their first painting trip to Algoma was in September of 1918; many more painting trips followed. A.Y. Jackson owned a cabin in Algoma on the shores of Lake Superior and spent many summers painting here. Casson visited Sault Ste. Marie to officially open the newly built Art Gallery of Algoma in September 1980. Ties to the Group remain strong to this day as many artists follow in their footsteps and make Algoma the subject of their work.

Algoma is a place where the Group of Seven artists found unspoiled nature, unlimited inspiration and experienced the healing power of nature and art. Algoma still holds the same attributes for artists and art lovers today. The landscape, the city, the people, the feelings influenced by this place which some of us are lucky to call home. 

With this digital exhibition, we would like to celebrate the Group of Seven and their important mark in Canadian art history and all artists who continue to be inspired by this beautiful part of Canada. We also want to celebrate Algoma itself; its uniqueness, and its distinctiveness depicted through the eyes of artists for centuries.

This exhibition is a twofold project — to exhibit art from the AGA’s permanent collection as well as a call to artists to submit their art inspired by Algoma and/or Sault Ste. Marie. Below is a celebration of the beauty of Algoma through an exhibtion of the AGA's permanent collection.

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ALGOMA THROUGH AN ARTIST'S EYE

View of the Sault Rapids

John Herbert Caddy

(Canadian 1801-1883)

View of the Sault Rapids, n.d.

Watercolour on Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma. Gift of Mr. H. Ross

Islands Foot of Bruce Street

William Armstrong

(Irish Canadian, 1822–1914)

Islands Foot of Bruce Street, 1868

Watercolour on Paper.
On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Algoma. from the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Hamilton Collection.

Garden River Indian Settlement

William Armstrong

(Irish Canadian, 1822–1914)

Garden River Indian Settlement, 1896

Watercolour on Paper.
On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Algoma. from the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Hamilton Collection.

Sault Ste. Marie

William Armstrong

(Irish Canadian, 1822–1914)

Sault Ste. Marie, 1866 – 1905

Watercolour on Paper.
On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Algoma. from the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Hamilton Collection.

Ermatinger House

William Armstrong

(Irish Canadian, 1822–1914)

Ermatinger House, 1901

Watercolour on Paper.
On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Algoma. from the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Hamilton Collection.

Sketch for The Solemn Land

J.E.H. MacDonald

(British Canadian, 1873–1932)

Sketch for The Solemn Land, c. 1919

Oil on Board.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of the Great Lakes Power Corporation.

Coppermine Point - Lake Superior

A.Y. Jackson

(Canadian, 1882–1974)

Coppermine Point - Lake Superior, n.d.

Oil on Wood panel.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. V. Harshaw.

Echo River, Algoma

John Sugden Tempest

(British Canadian 1864-1941)

Echo River, Algoma, 1930

Watercolour on Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma. Gift of Mr. H. Ross.

Lake Superior

George Paginton

(Canadian, 1901-1988)

Lake Superior, 1947

Oil on Canvas Board.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Tony Paginton and Roswita Busskamp.

Entrance to Puckasaw Bay

A.Y. Jackson

(Canadian, 1882–1974)

Entrance to Puckasaw Bay, 1960

Oil on Wood Panel.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Acquired with funds from the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communication.

Untitled

A.Y. Jackson

(Canadian, 1882–1974)

Untitled, n.d.

Oil on Board (three ply birch wood).
On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Algoma from the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of Canada.

Wind Over Superior #1

Anne Meredith Barry

(Canadian 1932-2003)

Wind Over Superior #1, n.d.

Mixed Media on Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Christina Tossel.

Algoma Cabins

Sylvie Moon Stevenson

Algoma Cabins, 1975

Lithograph on Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of the Artist.

House in Winter

Ashleigh E. Moorhouse

(Canadian 1924-1989)

House in Winter, 1977

Acrylic on Canvas.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Acquired with funds from the Black Memorial Fund and Wintario.

Algoma Steel Plant from McFadden School

Myrtle I.I. Harrison

Algoma Steel Plant from McFadden School, n.d.

Oil on Canvas Board.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Jean Aiken.

Algoma

Wilson, R. York

(Canadian 1907-1984)

Algoma, 1976-1978

Watercolour on Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of the York Wilson Foundation for the Visual Arts.

Lake Superior

Peter Peterson

Lake Superior, 1979

Porcelain.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Acquired with funds from the Black Memorial Fund and Wintario.

Destiny of Summer

Ken MacDougall

(Canadian, b. 1933)

Destiny of Summer, 1979

Acrylic on Masonite.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Acquired with funds from the Moore Memorial Fund and Wintario.

October Landscape-Pointe Louise

Monica M. Murphy

October Landscape-Pointe Louise, 1979

Woven Wool Tapestry.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Acquired with funds from the Black Memorial Fund and Wintario.

Agawa Canyon and River

Roy Austin

(British Canadian 1910-1977)

Agawa Canyon and River, 1979

Oil on Lucite.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mr. Leo Thibodeau.

Crystal Falls

Lydia Davis Hargreaves

Crystal Falls

Oil on Canvas.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of the Algoma Art Society.

Path to the Meadow

Ken Danby

(Canadian 1940-2007)

Path to the Meadow, 1980

Ink on Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mr. Paul Krmpotich.

Smoke Signals (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario)

Zoltan Szabo

(Hungarian Canadian American, 1928–2003)

Smoke Signals (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario), n.d.

Watercolour on paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Elsie Savoie.

Life of the Sault Rapids

John Laford

(Canadian, b. 1954)

Life of the Sault Rapids, 1980

Acrylic on Canvas.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Mrs. Elsie Jarrett.

Icarus

Valerie Palmer

(Canadian, b. 1951)

Icarus, 1984

Oil on Linen.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Acquired with funds from the William Hogg Memorial Fund.

Gros Cap

Diane Pugen

Gros Cap, 1985-1986

Charcoal on Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Acquired with funds from the William Hogg Memorial Fund.

Untitled

Fran Snider-Pond

(Canadian)

Untitled, 1986

Acrylic on Canvas.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma.

Sault Ste. Marie Tree / Reflection

David Bierk

(American Canadian, 1944–2002)

Sault Ste. Marie Tree / Reflection, 1990

Oil; Photograph on Canvas.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of David Bierk.

Sault Ste. Marie, Cows

David Bierk

(American Canadian, 1944–2002)

Sault Ste. Marie, Cows, 1990

Oil; photograph; paper on board.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Elizabeth Bierk.

Sault Ste. Marie / Crystal Falls No. 8 (Winter)

David Bierk

(American Canadian, 1944–2002)

Sault Ste. Marie / Crystal Falls No. 8 (Winter), 1991

Oil; photograph on board.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Elizabeth Bierk.

Pink Granite, Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario

Roberta Bondar

(Canadian, b. 1945)

Pink Granite, Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario, 1999-2004

Canadian Chromira Print on Kodak Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Dr. Roberta Bondar.

Opening New Frontiers

Rosalie Favell

(Canadian, b. 1958)

Opening New Frontiers, 2003

Digital Print on Arches Paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Rosalie Favell.

Facing the Camera: Isabell Souliere

Rosalie Favell

(Canadian, b. 1958)

Facing the Camera: Isabell Souliere, 2012

Photograph.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Rosalie Favell.

Facing the Camera: Shelley Fletcher

Rosalie Favell

(Canadian, b. 1958)

Facing the Camera: Shelley Fletcher, 2012

Photograph.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Rosalie Favell.

Facing the Camera: Audrey Bateson

Rosalie Favell

(Canadian, b. 1958)

Facing the Camera: Audrey Bateson, 2012

Photograph.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Rosalie Favell.

Facing the Camera: Florence Gray

Rosalie Favell

(Canadian, b. 1958)

Facing the Camera: Florence Gray, 2012

Photograph.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Rosalie Favell.

Facing the Camera: Dana Rainville

Rosalie Favell

(Canadian, b. 1958)

Facing the Camera: Dana Rainville, 2012

Photograph.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Rosalie Favell.

Facing the Camera: Shirley Horn

Rosalie Favell

(Canadian, b. 1958)

Facing the Camera: Shirley Horn, 2012

Photograph.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of Rosalie Favell.

Saint Mary's Paper, Sault Ste. Marie

John Hartman

(Canadian, b. 1950)

Saint Mary's Paper, Sault Ste. Marie, 2012

Watercolour on Arches paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of John Hartman.

Saint Mary's River, Sault Ste. Marie

John Hartman

(Canadian, b. 1950)

Saint Mary's River, Sault Ste. Marie, 2012

Watercolour on Arches paper.
Collection of the Art Gallery of Algoma; Gift of John Hartman.

See Algoma from contemporary perspectives.

Artists have shared their stories about Algoma using any medium of their choice. See their work about Algoma from their perspective today or from their memories which have special meaning. 

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