Mary Pratt at MacKenzie Art Gallery - May 17 to Aug. 24, 2014

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Collection of Angus and Jean Bruneau.

"Salmon on Saran"

Mary Pratt, "Salmon on Saran," 1974, oil on Masonite, 18” x 30”.

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Collection of Equinox Gallery, Vancouver. Photo by Ned Pratt.

"Jelly Shelf"

Mary Pratt, "Jelly Shelf," 1999, oil on canvas, 22” x 28”.

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The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery Collection, Memorial University of Newfoundland Collection.

"Eviscerated Chickens"

Mary Pratt, "Eviscerated Chickens," 1971, oil on Masonite, 14” x 18”.

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Luminous paintings of everyday objects in her home – everything from jars of jam to a dead salmon – light up the 50-year retrospective of celebrated Newfoundland artist Mary Pratt. In the 1960s, Pratt became fascinated by the play of light on various surfaces and began to create oil paintings with surprising nuance and power.

May 17 to Aug. 24 at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina