Kenneth Lochhead was a of the members of the Regina Five, and head of the art department at the University of Regina in the 50’s and 60’s. He was instrumental in putting western Canada on the map of the world of abstract expressionism at the time. A mover and shaker at the age of 24. Without this time of exploration in abstract painting, he would not have developed the loose and confident …
Kenneth Lochhead was a of the members of the Regina Five, and head of the art department at the University of Regina in the 50’s and 60’s. He was instrumental in putting western Canada on the map of the world of abstract expressionism at the time. A mover and shaker at the age of 24. Without this time of exploration in abstract painting, he would not have developed the loose and confident brushwork in his later landscape and forest interior works. This exhibition focuses on his later landscape works. These works elicit a boldness with their simplicity, and a tranquility with his luscious …
