Massey College is hosting the exhibition of art work by Pat Cleary (Parkinson). It will be on display in The Round Room from May 15th to July 18th, 2013.
By appointment only. Please contact the porter on duty at: 416-978-2895 to schedule a visit.
The subjects of Pat’s work from this period are environmental pollution and workers’ health in in Canada in the 70s. The destruction of the Canadian landscape and poor regard for Canada’s indigenous population continues to this day, which makes the work current .
The exhibition is related to the work of Pat’s late husband Dr. David Parkinson, who fought a lead pollution case in Toronto in the 1970’s. Pat started recording this and other environmental problems in prints, drawings and mixed media.
Pat Cleary (Parkinson) was born in London England in 1938. She attended The Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art, which amalgamated with The Chelsea College of Art where she obtained the National Diploma in Design in Painting. Her work is in public and private collections both in England and Canada. She is the proud mother of two daughters and a son and has eight grandchildren.
