Mary Pratt

Mary Pratt was one of Canada's foremost figurative painters. Spending her life and career in Newfoundland, Pratt is renowned for her vibrant and meticulous depictions of commonplace objects, including people and domestic interiors. With a primary focus on still life, Pratt captures seemingly banal scenes of domestic life with nearly photographic precision and while enriching her subjects with her undisputed mastery of light and color.

While Pratt's body of work contains numerous "cozy" subjects, often there is an undercurrent of menace, mortality, or vanitas. Pratt does not neglect the more somber and taboo realities of everyday life...and death.

Pratt's work can be found in every major public collection across the country and beyond including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Beaverbrook Gallery, and Canada House (UK).