A man of creativity & integrity

Terrence Keller (1947-2014) embodied a rare strength, creativity, and integrity as both painter and person. By both striking talent and tenacity, he rose to prominence in the Canadian and international art scene, becoming a renowned contributor to the formalist abstract movement.

His paintings, with their sweeping, layered, deliberate movement, call the heart and mind to contemplation of the inner world, inviting one into a deep place of harmony and insight. His work is a decisive encounter with beauty and mystery—and an encounter with the man himself.

A love affair with aesthetic experience

The late Terrence Keller’s work, spanning decades, was an unparalleled creative expression in the Canadian abstract frontier, revealing the heart of a man enamoured of the power of colour, texture, intuition, and aesthetic judgment, with his work appearing in the most respected galleries across the country and catching the attention of prolific fellow artists, taste-making galleries, and prominent collectors around the world.

An artist of a generation

Driven relentlessly to create and giving his entire life to his craft as a painter, Terrence’s work contributed substantively to the emerging landscape of modernist painting, bringing into this world a depth and perception that is unparalleled.