Books & Publications

This publication examines the underlying biases, ideologies, and social factors that inform the various approaches to Outsider Art. “Outsider art” ...

Sarah Maloney’s Pleasure Ground: A Feminist Take on the Natural World is the first major survey of contemporary sculptor and textile artist Sarah M...

There may be many folk artists in Canada, but there is only one integrated folk art scene: the one in Nova Scotia. Classic folk art is the work of ...

One of the oldest settlements in Canada, Halifax is the site of landmark firsts in Canadian art history, including the first public art exhibition ...

  Anne Koval Mary Pratt 320 pagesPublished:   October 3, 2023Non-fiction, Biography and MemoirHardcover:   9781773101729    $45.00Mary Pratt’s a...

  The Art of Mi’kmaw Basketry photographs by Holly Brown Bear edited by shalan joudry The work of nine preeminent contemporary Mi’kmaw artists ...

From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history t...

From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history t...

Being Legendary presents a new-and never before published-body of work by the revered and internationally renowned Cree artist Kent Monkman, guided...

Kent Monkman's art has been described as "stupendous" (New York Times), "sure to alarm and educate" (The Observer), and beating "Western history pa...

Author: Silcox, David P 64 pages, paperback Firefly Books, 2005 23cm x 25cm x .7cm A richly illustrated biography of a fascinating artist. David ...

28.5cm x 24.5cm x 2.5cm 208 pages Published: November 16, 2015 Editor: Ian M Thom Contributors: Christine Boyanoski, Toby Bruce, Brian Foss,Michè...

Over three generations, the Sobey family of Nova Scotia has demonstrated their discerning and enthusiastic commitment to Canadian art. Accompanying...

Traditional teachings about the moon cycles and their relation to the natural history of Mi’kma’ki on Canada’s East Coast "In their debut book, Cat...

Maud Lewis Colours is a perfect first introduction to colours through the joy-filled art of Nova Scotia’s most famous folk painter, Maud Lewis. Eve...

The art of Gerard Collins resists categorisation. Over a 50-year career, Collins’s conceptual imagination and dizzying array of influences has prod...

In Raven: Get a Grip, Pat Thomas shares her wonder about ravens and celebrates the "perhaps.." inside nuggets of personal truths. Raven: Get a Grip...

Arctic/Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity offers a conversation between Indigenous Peoples of two regions in this time of political and environ...

Wanda Nanibush & Georgiana Uhlyarik   Moving the Museum 264 pagesPublished:   January 17, 2023Non-Fiction  /  Indigenous  /  Art & Archite...

A Gaspereau Field Guide to Canadian Artists: No. 7Mi’kmaw painter and multidisciplinary artist Alan Syliboy’s art career began in the early 1970s w...

A colourful, photo-filled history of Nova Scotia’s iconic Bluenose hooked-rug patterns, featuring step-by-step instructions for aspiring rug-hooker...

Author: Rita Joe    Woodcuts by: Burland Murphy Born in 1932, in Whycocomagh, Rita Joe lived a hardscrabble existence, from foster home to foster ...

Song of Rita Joe Autobiography of a Mi'kmaw Poet ISBN: 9781926908045 Author:   Rita Joe    Publisher:  Breton Books Song of Rita Joe is a book of e...