Gertrude Kearns Toronto, Ontario Gertrude has worked both officially and unofficially as a Canadian War Artist for over two decades. She is not currently affiliated with a commercial gallery. Completed 2006-2018 is ‘The ART of COMMAND: portraits + posters from Canada’s Afghan Mission’. Her most recent exhibitions were at Canadian Forces College, Toronto 2017-2018, and in Calgary at Founders’ Gallery, U of Calgary, The Military Museums, 2016 following Fort York Visitor Centre 2015. Kearns’ works are in private and institutional collections in Canada including The Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa; The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Collection; and the Department of National Defense; The Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto. In 2018, Kearns embarked on a U.S. military project. A documentary in progress through 2018 by Canadian filmmaker Paul Culliton, based on The Art of Command, is due for release later in 2019. 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 Videos Gertrude Kearns War Art, The Array Digital Concert Hall, 2017 Two Sittings in February, Eric Morse, 2009 Articles Dropping Question Marks: War Art, Leadership, the Canadian Forces and Afghanistan, Gertrude Kearns    Canadian Military History, Vol.26: Issue 1, Article 17, 2017. Fathoming the Unfathomable: Gertrude Kearns and the Visual Representation of the Genocide in Rwanda, Claudia Oliveira MA Thesis , Concordia University, Montreal, 2011. Contributing to the Legacy: Gertrude Kearns, The Art of Command, and the Developing Memory of the Afghan War    Dr. 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 [269] Image Timeline view Thumbnail Image view Image Detail view Related Information Artist's Bio Artist's Curriculum Vitae The Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art The Canadian Art Database: Artist Files