B.C. Binning
Cedric Bomford
Anton Bruehl
Jim Breukelman
Anne Collier
Christine D'Onofrio
Sven-Erik Ericksen
Leonard Frank
Pascal Grandmaison
Henrik Håkansson
Fred Herzog
Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Marc Joseph
Owen Kydd
Attila Richard Lukacs & Michael Morris
James Nasmyth
Matthias Olmeta
Dick Oulton
Malcolm Parry
Richard Prince
George H. Seeley
Dan Siney
Gordon Smith
W. Eugene Smith
Rosalind Solomon
Simon Starling
Ian Wallace
Anonymous I
Anonymous II
Anonymous III

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Bertram Charles Binning (1909-1976) was one of Canada’s foremost artistic and architectural innovators. Binning was one of the first modernist painters in western Canada, best known for line drawings and geometric, abstract paintings that display a playful sense of colour and form. His interest in architecture extended to designing large mosaic murals for public buildings such as the B.C. Electric Substation and his paintings often expressed what he called “great quiet spatial ideas.” His landmark West Vancouver home that he designed in 1940 encapsulates the spirit of early modern architecture in Canada. Binning’s photographs reflect his eye for texture, colour and abstract form.

This photograph is indicative of his stylized seascapes that express a fascination with west coast maritime activity. Binning studied at the Vancouver School of Applied and Decorative Arts under Group of Seven figures Frederick Varley and Jock MacDonald. An important and influential educator himself, he began teaching at the Vancouver School of Art in 1934 and at the School of Architecture at the University of British Columbia in 1949. He is represented in many private and public collections throughout Canada including the Vancouver Art Gallery; the Art Gallery of Ontario; and the National Gallery of Canada. Binning received many honours during his career, including the Royal Architectural Institute’s Allied Arts Award in 1962. The Vancouver Art Gallery produced a major exhibition and publication on Binning in 2006.