This exhibition considers the tree as a subject in art from the late nineteenth century to the present.
The tree sometimes serves as a symbol for all of nature and its overwhelming, even terrifying beauty; it is a powerful symbol of Canada’s national identity and a metaphor for the individual’s struggle against the wilderness; it reminds us of our human place within and against the natural world and our current precarious ecological situation.
This exhibition is organized and circulated by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Daina Augaitis, Chief Curator/Associate Director, with Emmy Lee Wall, Assistant Curator.
