JOYCE WIELAND "TRIO WITH CAT" DRAWING, 1965 Salvador Dali print She was an active printmaker

She was an active printmaker

celebrated for his raw and psychologically charged exploration of the human form

gazing confidently back at the camera

rapid line work and the intensity of her colors

One of the reoccurring motifs in Wieland's oeuvre is playing with and subverting icons of femininity

JOYCE WIELAND "TRIO WITH CAT" DRAWING, 1965 Salvador Dali print She was an active printmakerJoyce Wieland (1931 1998) is one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists. She achieved a level of commercial and critical success in her lifetime that was exceptional for a woman in her era in a male dominated field. Wieland set new standards for what women artists could accomplish. She was the first woman artist to have a solo exhibition at the National Gallery (Ottawa) in 1971. Many of her innovative creations predate similar works