Gordon Conn (ca.1888-1977) was an art collector and supporter of visual art in Toronto. He studied to be a musician and worked as a painter in his youth. Although he did not pursue a career as an artist, he maintained connections with many artists. He was a friend of the painter Kenneth Forbes (1892-1980) who painted Conn’s portrait in 1935. Together with Forbes, Gordon Conn founded the Ontario Institute of Painters devoted to the display of painting based on what Forbes called “traditional” art values. Conn turned over his studio in Wychwood Park in Toronto—The Little Gallery—to a series of one-man shows of its members. Near the end of his life, he donated paintings by artists represented in this collection to public art galleries in Ontario.
Person
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ca.1888-1977
AGOEX-2935
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Conceptual
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2011-10-08 - 2012-07-08
AGOEX-2235
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Conceptual
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1983-11-28 - 1984-09-03
Itinerary: Art Gallery of Northumberland, Coburg: 28 Nov 1983 - 8 Jan 1984 The Station Gallery, Whitby: 3 March - 25 March 1984 Belleville Public Library and Art Gallery: 5 July - 30 July 1984 Temiskaming Art Gallery 13 Aug - 3 Sept 1984
AGOEX-3036
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Conceptual
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2007-05-01 - 2007-05-28
An installation of photographs in the St. Patrick subway station.
AGOEX-2044
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Conceptual
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1980-08-11 - 1982-02-07
Contact 1980/81
AGOEX-2045
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Conceptual
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1980-08-11 - 1981-03-29
Contact 1980/81
AGOEX-2186
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Conceptual
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1983-02-05 - 1983-05-31
AGOEX-2027
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Conceptual
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1980-05-01 - 1981-03-29
Contact 1980/81
AGOEX-1967
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Conceptual
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1979-05-25 - 1980-07-13
Contact 1979/80. Festival Ontario: Victoria County Spring, Festival of the Arts - May 25 - June 23, 1979, with Brian Kelley; Paisley Beef Festival - Aug 4-17, 1979, with Stephen Hogbin
AGOEX-2480
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Conceptual
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1988-08-08 - 1989-10-22
Contact Exhibition. Curator: Barbara Fischer.