Name/Title
Grand Manan Cliffs | John Doyle | 1994Description
A large (48 x 60 inches) acrylic on canvas painting of the cliffs of Grand Manan island in New Brunswick by Canadian artist, John Doyle, that dates to 1994. It gives a dramatic view from the northeast of Grand Manan looking out along the cliffs towards Swallowtail Lighthouse. The Tides Institute discovered the painting in Toronto, Ontario in the art gallery, Gallery One, that represented Doyle at that time. The institute was able to raise the necessary funds to purchase the painting directly from the gallery. John Doyle was born in Toronto in 1950 and earned a degree in fine arts at York University in Toronto in 1974. Primarily a landscape painter, Doyle’s work has focused on the central Canadian province of Ontario, but he has, on occasion as witnessed by his painting of the cliffs of Grand Manan island, ventured to the east coast of Canada as well as western Canada and outside of Canada, too. His paintings tend to be large scale and mostly acrylic on canvas. His work has been exhibited almost exclusively in Toronto though he did have a solo exhibition at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1983. Most of his paintings are less dramatic than his painting of the cliffs of Grand Manan island, but the reasons for this have more to do with choice of subject matter, more serene forested and rural scenes though some times with more vibrant colors.
GRAND MANAN! Large scale (48 x 60 inches) acrylic on canvas painting in our collections of the cliffs of Grand Manan island in New Brunswick. It's the work of Toronto based artist, John Doyle, and was completed in 1994.
Email from John Doyle, 2025:
John Doyle <john.louis.doyle@gmail.com>
Tue, Aug 19, 5:08 PM (4 days ago)
to me, kmckinlay
Dear Hugh and Kristin,
I was very excited today and honoured to discover my painting in your collection.
Upon further research into TIMA I discovered a shared philosophical outlook to what you collect, the engagement with community, the erasing of borders, all of the things that the arts can do and that are so important. To be allowed a small part in what you both have built is very rewarding.
I was googling "john doyle canadian artist" in preparation for my show at Ingram Gallery opening September 6th when to my delight I discovered my painting at Tides. The painting is from the north east of Grand Manan looking outwards towards the Swallowtale Lighthouse not from the west coast.
I am thinking more painting in the east coast is in order and of course a visit to Eastport. Congratulations on what you have accomplished.
A big hug from over the border,
John Doyle