Self-Portrait, 2019, oil on panel, 16" x 16"

JOHN HARTMAN was born in 1950 in Midland, Ontario. He first earned a reputation for his inventive, large-scale landscapes with the exhibition Painting the Bay (1993). He gained national and international attention with Big North (and exhibition that toured Canada from 1999 to 2002) and Cities (which toured Canada and overseas from 2007 to 2009). He lives in Lafontaine, Ontario.

John is represented by Nicholas Metivier Gallery in Toronto.

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PRESS

CBC RADIO: q | q host Tom Power interviews John Hartman with a reading by Esi Edugyan

TORONTO STAR | This artist painted 32 Canadian authors and the landscapes they love. Well, 31 landscapes. Douglas Coupland chose a mall, 2020

TORONTO STAR | 'I remember letting go of my father's hand': Four Canadian authors on the sites that captured their hearts, 2020

GALLERIES WEST | Books Issue: Literary Art, Literally, 2019

THE GLOBE & MAIL | Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan reflects on the landmarks of home, 2018

THE WALRUS | The Importance of a Family Cottage by Ian Brown, 2018

John Hartman speaks about the poem that inspired his portrait of George Bowering for the McMichael Gallery.

John Hartman speaks about the book that inspired his portrait of Megan Coles for the McMichael Gallery.