A lush tribute to both an iconic Newfoundland artist, and the vibrant culture his work depicts.Canadian artist David Blackwood has been telling stories about Newfoundland in the form of epic visual narratives for the past 30 years. His stories draw on childhood memories, dreams, superstitions, legends, the oral tradition and the political realities of the community on Bonavista Bay where he was born and raised. His collection of works has created an iconography of Newfoundland which is as universal as it is personal, as mythic as it is rooted in reality, and as timeless as it is linked to specific events. The exhibition, Black Ice, features over 75 prints spanning 40 years of the artist's work. This exhibition will be accompanied by a publication edited by Dr. Katharine Lochnan, Deputy Director of Research and the R. Fraser Elliott Curator of Prints and Drawings. The book will feature essays by Blackwood and Lochnan, as well as scholars based in Canada and Ireland, including an essay on the environment by Dr. Martin Feely, Head of Earth Sciences at Galway University (in collaboration with Dr. Derek Wilton, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University) and an article on mumming by Caoimhe Ni Shuilleabhain of Dublin. The AGO is currently planning an international tour for this exhibition.Author BiographyDr. Katharine Lochnan, Deputy Director of Research and the R. Fraser Elliott Curator of Prints and DrawingsDr. Martin Feely, Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, National University of Ireland, GalwayDr. Derek Wilton, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Memorial University, NewfoundlandDr. Sean Cadigan, Dept. of History at Memorial University, NewfoundlandCaoimhe Ni Shuilleabhain, formerly Department of Folklore, Memorial UniversityMichael Crummey, novelist and poet. His books include River Thieves, The Wreckage and, most recently, Galore.Will also feature an interview with the artist