Exhibitions Archive (Search Results)

(right) conservation treatment, 2020,br>The Bird and the River, 1955, oil on canvas board, 29.5 cm x 46.0 cm

Tom Hodgson, Painting, 1955, oil on Masonite, 125.0 cm x 145.0 cm
Gift of the family of Gordon Stein, 2016, 2016.020

Isabel McLaughlin, Nipissing Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, ca. 1931, oil on panel, 31.0 cm x 42.0 cm
Purchase, 2013, 2013.040

Marcel Barbeau, Racines Sonores, 1988, acrylic on canvas, 137.5 cm x 138.0 cm
Gift of Chantal Laberge, 2021, 2021.022

Roland Brener, Mini Monster House (variation 1), 1997, cement and rusted steel, 34.0 cm x 44.0 cm
Gift of the artist, 2003, 2003.078.001

Emily Carr, Yan Mortuary Poles, 1928/1929, oil on canvas, 85.0 cm x 61.0 cm
Purchased by public subscription and with a grant from the Ontario Arts Council, 1964, 1964.009

Lawren Stewart Harris, Trees and Snow (aka Winter Landscape), ca. 1923, 1950s, oil on canvas, 86.0 cm x 102.0 cm
Purchased by public subscription and with a grant from Wintario, 1976, 1976.012

Norval Morrisseau, Untitled, [Self-Portrait of the Artist as Shaman], ca. 1975, acrylic on canvas, 121.9 cm x 96.5 cm
Purchased with funds from the Raymond Best Bequest, 2017, 2017.037

James Kerr-Lawson, Boston, Lincolnshire, 1913, oil on canvas, 99.0 cm x 137.0 cm
Gift of Dr. J.A.L. McCullough through the American Friends of Canada, 1985, 1985.068

Seth Arca Whipple, The City of Windsor, 1890, oil on canvas, 56.0 cm x 112.0 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Oncea, 1973, 1973.012

Lawren Stewart Harris, Lake Superior Sketches, II, date unknown, oil on panel, 30.0 cm x 38.0 cm
Gift of the Estate of Leslie Stibinger, 2002, 2002.212

Pierre Celestin Billet, Avant La Pêche (aka Young Fishermen, Brittany), 1879, oil on canvas, 147.0 cm x 208.0 cm
Gift of Grace Hospital, Windsor, 1964, 1964.018

Robert Whale, View of Niagara Falls, not dated, c. 1880s, oil on canvas, 94.0 cm x 140.0 cm
Purchased in memory of Rev. Bro. E.S.J. Paulus with funds from the Estate of Marie Paulus Anneke, 1975, 1974.008

IAIN BAXTER&, Animal Preserve # 4, 2000, stuffed animals, mason jars, 178.0 cm x 46.0 cm
Gift of the artist, 2002, 2002.092.A

Bobs Cogill Haworth, Murray Valley, P.Q., date unknown, watercolour on paper, 51.0 cm x 64.0 cm
Gift of the Estate of Leslie Stibinger, 2002, 2002.218

Bobs Cogill Haworth, A Northern Pattern, date unknown, watercolour on paper, 51.0 cm x 64.0 cm
Gift of the Estate of Leslie Stibinger, 2002, 2002.219

Arthur-Dominique Rosaire, Dawn on the River, ca. 1907, oil on panel, 19.0 cm x 66.0 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaeffer, 1979, 1979.050

Arthur-Dominique Rosaire, Hauling Maple Syrup, date unknown, oil on panel, 19.0 cm x 66.0 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaeffer, 1979, 1979.049

Arthur-Dominique Rosaire, Home on the River, date unknown, oil on panel, 20.0 cm x 55.0 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaeffer, 1979, 1979.046

Arthur-Dominique Rosaire, Pioneer Ploughing, date unknown, oil on panel, 19.0 cm x 66.0 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaeffer, 1979, 1979.051

Arthur-Dominique Rosaire, The Round-up, date unknown, oil on panel, 20.0 cm x 67.0 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaeffer, 1979, 1979.048

Susan Gold, The Specimens, 1993, 4 stainless steel shelves, 67 plastic bottles, photocopied acetate
Gift of the artist, 1995, 1995.004

Susan Gold, The Specimens, 1993, 4 stainless steel shelves, 68 plastic bottles, photocopied acetate
Purchased with funds from the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation and the Art Gallery of Windsor Volunteer Committee, 19, 1995.005

Walter Redinger, Adhesion Wall #1, 1968, fibreglass, 122.0 cm x 305.0 cm
Gift of Avrom Isaacs, 1983, 1983.064

Roland Brener, Mini Monster House (variation 3), 1997, cement and rusted steel, 34.0 cm x 44.0 cm
Gift of the artist, 2003, 2003.078.003

Roland Brener, Mini Monster House (variation 2), 1997, cement and rusted steel, 34.0 cm x 44.0 cm
Gift of the artist, 2003, 2003.078.002

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Restored Treasures
Part 1

February 19 – May 8, 2022

Location: Third Floor

Conservator Spencer Montcalm guides viewers through recent and key conservation projects from the AGW’s Collection in Restored Treasures. A behind the scenes exploration of the material characteristics and ageing of art. Learn more about the depth of art conservation through the exhibition, education programs, and digital tools.

Spencer Montcalm received his Bachelor of Science (Honours), with a specialization in chemistry and visual art, from the University of Windsor. Intrigued by the chemical materiality of fine art, he obtained a Master of Art Conservation from Queen’s University, specializing in paintings conservation. Spencer completed internships at Fraser / Spafford Ricci - Art & Archival Conservation Inc. and the National Gallery of Canada conservation laboratories.

After his studies, Spencer worked in the Conservation and Restoration Laboratory at the National Gallery of Canada. He then moved back to his hometown of Windsor, Ontario to start a private conservation practice. Spencer has conserved artworks by prominent Canadian artists such as A.Y. Jackson, David Milne, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Evan Penny, James Wilson Morrice, and Alex Janvier. He has also worked with the Art Gallery of Windsor’s collection and the City of Windsor’s collection of public sculpture and monuments.