Zachari Logan (born 1980 Saskatoon)[1] is a Canadian visual artist working in drawing, ceramics and related installation practices. Logan is known for his monumentally-scaled pastel drawings and intimate blue and red pencil drawings on Mylar depicting flora, wildlife and figures.[2] His work intersects themes of selfhood, sexuality, queerness and memory with a focus on human relationships with the natural world.[3] He often makes historical art references to artists and particular works of art, most notably the 18th century artist Mary Delany, 16th century Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and 15th century Unicorn Tapestries.[4] Logan attended the University of Saskatchewan.[1] In 2014 Logan received the Lieutenant Governor's Arts Award for "emerging artist".[5] In 2021 his artist's book, A Natural History of Unnatural Things, was published by the Radiant Press.[6]

Zachari Logan
Born1980 (1980)
EducationMaster of Fine Arts
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan
Known forGraphic artist and ceramicist
Notable workEunuch Tapestry 5, Emperor's New Clothes, Fuel Pump
StylePhotorealism
AwardsLieutenant Governor's Art Award, Saskatchewan
Websitezachariloganart.com

Artist in residence

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Logan was an artist in Residence at the Tom Thomson Shack on commission by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.[7] From June 26 to July 8, 2017, Logan worked on-site to create a site-specific installation for permanent display. In addition, he was also commissioned to create a drawing inspired by Thomson that would remain in McMichael's permanent collection. The result, titled, Witness, the Near Shore from Eunuch Tapestries (for Tom), was included in a subsequent exhibition at MCAC titled, Passion Over Reason: Tom Thomson and Joyce Weiland.[8]

Public collections

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Zachari Logan Wildman No. 13, Flora, 2016 Blue pencil on Mylar Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario

Logan's work is included in the collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario,[9] the Leslie-Lohman Museum,[10] the National Gallery of Canada[11] and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.[12]

Personal

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Logan lives with his husband in Regina, Saskatchewan.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Kotzer, Madeline (2018-11-02). "'The image of you': Zachari Logan finds international success with imaginative, self-reflective art". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  2. ^ Foundation, The Magenta (2015-12-12). "Possibilities and Petals". Magenta Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  3. ^ "Sumptuous and Seductive: Zachari Logan and the Art of Drawing". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. ^ "2014 Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards". SK Arts. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ Logan, Zachari (2021). A Natural History of Unnatural Things. Radiant Press. ISBN 9781989274538.
  6. ^ Lye, Harriet. "Artist in Residence: Zachari Logan". McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  7. ^ MacDuffee, Allison. "Two Canadian Art Legends, Reframed". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  8. ^ "Nine new works join the AGO collection". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Logan, Zachari". leslielohman.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  10. ^ "Visual arts instructor gets a place in Canada's National Gallery | Communications and Marketing, University of Regina". www.uregina.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  11. ^ "Results – Search Objects – McMichael Canadian Art Collection". collections.mcmichael.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  12. ^ "Zachari Logan talks PRIDE and the 'Saskatchewan Ditch'". SK Arts. Retrieved 8 July 2023.