The University of Saskatchewan (USask) Art Collection consists of more than 6,000 artworks that have been acquired since the university was established in 1907. Guided by the vision of USask’s first president, Dr. Walter C. Murray, the collection’s earliest works include prominent and emerging artists of the day, such as Group of Seven painters Arthur Lismer and Lawren Harris and Saskatchewan-based artists Frederick Loveroff, James Henderson, and Ernest Lindner.

Over more than a century, the collection has grown to include early Canadian and modernist works from North America and Europe, Indigenous artworks, and a prairie folk art collection. Nearly 90 per cent of the collection’s holdings are works by Canadian artists; of that, more than 70 per cent are Saskatchewan artists. The USask Art Collection is also known for housing artworks created by USask alumni, such as Wynona Croft Mulcaster (BA’43), Marie Lannoo (BA’77), Zachari Logan (BFA’05, MFA’09), Adrian Stimson (MFA’06), and many more.

For this Take 5 column, staff from the USask Art Galleries and Collection have selected five alumni-created works of art from the university’s permanent collection to showcase on the Green&White website.