Haycock, One Family’s Canvas of Canada

Maurice Haycock, Early Morning, Port au Persil, 1949

Haycock, One Family’s Canvas of Canada
Maurice Haycock, Kathy M. Haycock, Karole Haycock Pittman, Erika Pittman

September 18 – November 15, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 20, 1:00 – 3:00pm

Haycock, One Family’s Canvas of Canada, tells the story of how a chance meeting in 1927 in Canada’s Arctic led to nearly 100 years of painting the Canadian landscape from the vantage point of one family of painters. Maurice Haycock was on a Geological Survey assignment when he met A.Y. Jackson on a painting trip. Their friendship changed his life and consequently shaped the future lives of his two daughters and his granddaughter.

Inspired by Jackson’s artistic interpretation of the Arctic he had come to love, Maurice began painting. The two artists became steadfast painting partners for thirty years, travelling extensively across Canada and the North. Both of Maurice’s daughters (Karole and Kathy) and his granddaughter (Erika) became artists, powerfully influenced by Maurice’s vision. They have all travelled widely to paint as well; with Maurice, individually, and together, creating a Canadian artistic lineage.

This special family exhibit contains many works from private collections not publicly displayed before. It is a rich visual narrative of the changing Canadian landscape from the 1940’s to the present, of a family truly shaped by Canada’s geography, and of how a powerful sense of place and emotion can be expressed in the personal brushwork, palette and style of each of the artists.

The exhibit will be on display at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery from September 18 to November 15, 2025. The opening reception takes place on Saturday, September 20 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

About the Artists:

Maurice Hall Haycock was a well-known Canadian artist and an important figure in artistically interpreting the Canadian Arctic and its history. It is estimated he travelled more than 500,000 km throughout northern Canada by sea, air, tracked vehicle, canoe, umiaq, dog team and on foot personally exploring remote lands and painting what he saw.

Kathy Haycock’s major creative influence comes from her father, and A.Y. Jackson. After years as a fiber artist and tapestry weaver, Kathy was introduced to oil paints by her sister Karole and instantly fell in love with them. She follows her spirit on adventurous painting trips to natural landscapes across Canada and beyond.

Karole H. Pittman was introduced to oil painting by her father as a young child. She accompanied him on sketching trips around the Ottawa Valley and later into the Arctic. Her work is held in government, corporate and private collections.

Erika Pittman, grew up in Newfoundland, within the boundaries of Gros Morne National Park. She started creating art early in her life, inspired by her mother, aunt and grandfather.

The Agnes Jamieson Gallery is a public gallery with year-round visual exhibitions of local and regional art. The Gallery is part of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre which also includes the Heritage Village & Nature’s Place Interpretive Centre. The Gallery is fully accessible. The Minden Hills Cultural Centre is located at 176 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden.

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