Selected View : The Longstaffe Collection 1959 - 1984

Catalogue of a selective survey exhibition of the collection of Vancouver lawyer J. Ron Longstaffe, held on the occasion of the gallery's move to new premises into the renovated Courthouse building. About a quarter of the nearly 1,000 pieces donated to the gallery by the collector were selected by Farrell-Ward to represent a spectrum of contemporary art with a primary focus on Canadian painting. Curator's essay traces the history and evolution of the collection; Longstaffe's outlines the motivations underlying his "addiction". Biographical notes

Vancouver collects : The Group of Seven / Sun Pictures to Photoconceptualism : Photographs from Local Collections / Between Passion and Logic : Contemporary and Modern Art

Catalogue published to accompany a series of three exhibitions that presented artworks from private collections in Vancouver, focusing, as their titles imply, on three areas: work by the Group of Seven (“The Group of Seven”); photography (“Sun Pictures to Photoconceptualism: Photography from Local Collections”); modern and contemporary art (Between Passion and Logic: Contemporary and Modern Art”). The authors/curators’ texts deal mostly with historical aspects of the works, contextualizing them within the evolution of practices and techniques, and also incorporate interviews with collectors and art dealers. Includes a brief section on the Millenial Acquisitions project, which aimed at attracting donations for the Vancouver Art Gallery’s permanent collection. Complete list of works (27 p.) 7 bibl. ref

Vancouver Collects

Holmes' introduction details the history of the Vancouver Art Gallery and its interaction with private collectors. Some of the lenders of the 133 works included in the exhibition comment on individual pieces and the act of collecting