“... We have no greater right to be here than any other animal.” Sir D. Attenborough.
“... We have no greater right to be here than any other animal.” Sir D. Attenborough.

Artist: Christi Belcourt’s The Wisdom of the Universe incorporates a curated selection of seven of the more than 200 species of Ontario plants and animals that have been listed as threatened, endangered or extinct. (Artwork: Christi Belcourt, Métis, born 1966. The Wisdom of the Universe, 2014, Acrylic on canvas. Unframed: 171 × 282 cm (67 5/16 × 111 In.) Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchased wit

Artist Geoff Phillip's Grasslands Hillside Grass forms part of his ’ Plantscapes of the Prairies series, which highlights the natural grassland and forest ecosystems of Saskatchewan. Many native prairie plants have almost disappeared amid the widespread cultivation of farmland. (Artwork: Grasslands Hillside Grass, oil on canvas, 4.5’ X 5.5’, 2017)

Renée Stout, Botanical illustration #3 (the Herbmaster, James Luna), 2020. Oil, acrylic, and mixed media on handmade paper; 12 5/16 x 11 13/16 inches (31.3 x 30 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Museum purchase, 2021.23.1. © Renée Stout. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffion.

Peter Williams, Birdland, 2020. Oil and graphite on canvas, 60 x 72 inches (152.4 x 182.9 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Museum purchase with funds provided by Stefanie and Douglas Kahn, 2020.17.1. © Estate of Peter Williams. Courtesy of Luis De Jesus, Los Angeles. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffion.

Nickel Tailings #31 (detail) forms part of Edward Burtynsky’s Mines and Tailings, a series devoted to exploring the environmental aftermath of metal mining and smelting. (Artwork: Nickel Tailings #31 (detail). © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery)

Gavin Lynch’s Prelude no.1 (Farewell to the Janus Idol) captures a sense of time passing as the leaves at the painting’s edges change from green to gold and red. He says landscape painting is more important than ever before — “a reminder of what is at stake.” (Artwork: Prelude No.1 (Farewell to the Janus idol))

Oil Fields #2 is part of a series created by Edward Burtynsky to examine the world’s reliance on oil and gas. He considers oil “both the source of energy that makes everything possible, and as a source of dread, for its ongoing endangerment of our habitat.” (Artwork: Oil Fields #2, Belridge, California, USA, 2003. © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery)
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