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National Gallery of Canada
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The National Gallery of Canada acquires
and displays the artistic treasures of
Canada and also paintings and other works of art from other countries.
![]() Among these treasures are the works of William Kurelek, perhaps one of the most famous of Ukrainian Canadian artists.
![]() ![]() ![]() This Prairie artist dedicated his career to documenting his personal vision of Canada. His illustrated books testify to a passionate love of the land, and of its people's historical, cultural and religious heritage. In words and pictures, Kurelek celebrates the lives of Canada's ethnic groups, referring often to his own childhood and Ukrainian ancestry.
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