Gertrude Kearns Toronto, Ontario Gertrude has worked both officially and unofficially as a Canadian War Artist for over two decades. She is war artist in residence at the Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto. In progress since 2006 are two parallel bodies of work predominantly about the nature of command and soldiering in the current Afghanistan Mission: an extensive group of Canadian Forces portraits and the related series of fine art texted Canadian Defense War Prints pertaining to each subject. Her works are in private and institutional collections in Canada including The War Art Collection, Canadian War Museum; The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; and the Department of National Defense. She is represented in numerous Defense and Contemporary Art publications including Magenta's 2008 CARTE BLANCHE vol 2, Painting. Interviews Gertrude Kearns: The Art of Command Persian Review, Vol.2 Issue 3, 2016 Gertrude Kearns, artiste de guerre (en français). Nicolas Laffont, 45eNord.ca, May 27, 2013 Video Two Sittings in February, Eric Morse, 2009 Article Contributing to the Legacy: Gertrude Kearns, The Art of Command, and the Developing Memory of the Afghan WarDr. Craig Leslie Mantle, On Track, Autumn, 2001 Exhibitions The Art of Command [Installation photos] Founders Gallery, The Military Museums, Calgary July 5-October 30, 2016 Gertrude Kearns: The Art of Command [Catalogue] Portraits and Posters from Canada's Afghan Mission Fort York Visitor Centre, Toronto March 5 - June 14, 2015 Gertrude Kearns: Abstract Works 1989-1992 [Catalogue] The Drawers - Headbones Gallery, Toronto September 8 - November 1, 2007 Email Contact: Gertrude Kearns Images of work in the Canadian Art Database [217] Image Timeline view Thumbnail Image view Image Detail view Related Information Artist's Bio Artist's Curriculum Vitae Artist's Bibliography The Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art The Canadian Art Database: Artist Files