Takao Tanabe
July 24, 2021 - August 28, 2021
Equinox Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of works by Takao Tanabe that span almost seven decades and have come directly from the artist's personal collection. Takao Tanabe is an important figure in Canadian painting and printmaking; this exhibition ranges from geometric abstractions of the 1960s through to his iconic prairie and west coast landscape paintings.
Tanabe has been a leading figure in Canadian art for over sixty years, his artistic career has included over 70 solo exhibitions. Tanabe has received honourary doctorates from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and the University of Lethbridge, the Order of British Columbia (1993), the Order of Canada (1999), the Governor General’s Visual and Media Arts Award (2003), and the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts (2013). His work is included in many private and public collections, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Tate Museum (UK), Cleveland Museum, Edmonton Art Gallery, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Art Gallery of Ontario, Glenbow Museum, and the National Gallery of Canada.
For a list of available works, please contact the gallery at info@equinoxgallery.com 
Press Release
Takao Tanabe

Installation View

Takao Tanabe
July 24 - August 28, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Takao Tanabe

Installation View

Takao Tanabe
July 24 - August 28, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Takao Tanabe

Installation View

Takao Tanabe
July 24 - August 28, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Takao Tanabe

Installation View

Takao Tanabe
July 24 - August 28, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Takao Tanabe

Installation View

Takao Tanabe
July 24 - August 28, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Takao Tanabe

Installation View

Takao Tanabe
July 24 - August 28, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Takao Tanabe

Installation View

Takao Tanabe
July 24 - August 28, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Takao Tanabe

Installation View

Takao Tanabe
July 24 - August 28, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Takao Tanabe

Arctic 7/89: River Valley

1989

Acrylic on canvas

  • 46" x 96"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Takao Tanabe

Prairie Winter 4/79

1979

Acrylic on canvas

  • 26" x 44"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Takao Tanabe

The Prairie Hills 2/80

1980

Acrylic on canvas

  • 53 1/2" x 83 1/2"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Takao Tanabe

Q.C.I., 15/84, Rennell Sound Dark Night

1984

Acrylic on canvas

  • 34" x 56"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Takao Tanabe

Aug Box 2

1965

Acrylic on canvas

  • 47" x 34"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Takao Tanabe

Untitled 2, 1967 (Canadian Biennial)

1967

Acrylic on canvas

  • 58" x 59"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Takao Tanabe

Untitled #3A

1968

Acrylic on canvas

  • 59" x 58"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Takao Tanabe

Untitled #3B

1968

Acrylic on canvas

  • 59" x 58"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey

Featured Artists

Takao Tanabe

Takao Tanabe

Takao Tanabe (b. 1926) is an important figure in Canadian painting and printmaking. Tanabe creates landscape paintings of the British Columbia coast, eliminating non-essential details, creating serene compositions which reward long contemplation. He is well known for his transcendent light and atmosphere, which fluctuates from delicate and misty to stormy and brooding. Dominated by strong horizons and large swaths of water and sky, his works are devoid of man-made elements such as cars, telephone poles, and architectural structures.

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The Ronald Laird Cliff Collection

December 14, 2024 - January 18, 2025
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Etienne Zack
Without a Doubt

November 23, 2024 - December 21, 2024
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Hamed Rashtian
Word Sculptures

October 17, 2024 - November 16, 2024
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Gordon Smith
Early Works (1946 to 1966)

September 6, 2024 - October 12, 2024
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Shawn Hunt
Ḱáɫḷá / To Dream
at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

June 19, 2024 - September 27, 2024
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Bobbie Burgers
A Window or A Mirror

May 30, 2024 - July 6, 2024
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Philippe Raphanel
New Paintings

January 13, 2024 - February 10, 2024
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Angela Grossmann
The Silver Suite

January 13, 2024 - February 10, 2024
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Gwenessa Lam
Before Present

November 18, 2023 - December 16, 2023
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Erin McSavaney
Interactions

November 18, 2023 - December 16, 2023
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Zoë Kreye
Well, beloved, it is that which we want to call the secret growing

September 9, 2023 - October 14, 2023
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Kim Dorland
The moment before the moment after

June 17, 2023 - July 15, 2023
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Angela Grossmann
To a Woman Passing By
at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

June 8, 2023 - October 5, 2023
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Bobbie Burgers
Partly Truth, Partly Fiction

May 13, 2023 - June 10, 2023
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Marten Elder
New Colour Photographs

April 1, 2023 - April 29, 2023
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Paying Attention
at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

March 13, 2023 - May 27, 2023
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Jack Kenna
How Slowly Time Passes, How Quickly Things Change

February 25, 2023 - March 22, 2023
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Angela Grossmann
With Themselves

January 21, 2023 - February 18, 2023
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Adad Hannah
at the Fairmont Pacific Rim

October 5, 2022 - January 9, 2023
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Devon Knowles
Gone and Going

October 22, 2022 - November 19, 2022
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Gordon Smith
A Painter’s Legacy

September 10, 2022 - October 15, 2022
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Shawn Hunt
The First Moonrise

February 19, 2022 - March 19, 2022
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Special Project
future relics of our time

February 19, 2022 - March 19, 2022
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Jack Shadbolt
The Long Echo

November 27, 2021 - January 8, 2022
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Ben Reeves
A Boat Made of Ocean

October 16, 2021 - November 20, 2021
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Etienne Zack
Reflections on a Quiet City

May 15, 2021 - June 12, 2021
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Bobbie Burgers
Natural Disorder

November 19, 2020 - December 19, 2020
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Shawn Hunt
The Beginning of Something

October 10, 2020 - November 14, 2020
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Summer Exhibition
Gallery Artists

July 28, 2020 - August 29, 2020
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Renée Van Halm
Holding Pattern

January 18, 2020 - February 15, 2020
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Gathie Falk
New Paintings and Sculpture

September 7, 2019 - October 12, 2019
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BC Binning, Devon Knowles and Renée Van Halm
Leave the Window Open

September 9, 2019 - October 12, 2019
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Some Drawings
A Group Exhibition

March 9, 2019 - March 30, 2019
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Takao Tanabe
A Major Exhibition

January 17, 2019 - March 2, 2019
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Ben Reeves
Something Edge

November 24, 2018 - December 22, 2018
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Angela Teng
A Coloured Image of the Sun

November 24, 2018 - December 22, 2018
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Gordon Smith
Through the Trees

September 8, 2018 - October 13, 2018
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Jack Shadbolt
The Ghost Universe

January 20, 2018 - February 22, 2018
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Al McWilliams
Floor Thoughts

December 2, 2017 - January 13, 2018
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Gathie Falk
The Things in My Head

November 7, 2015 - December 12, 2015
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