Collection: EVA McCAULEY

Eva McCauley is known for vibrant, colourful paintings that seamlessly merge abstraction with figuration. Her paintings are enigmatic and evocative psychological takes on the traditional landscape genre. She is both a painter and printmaker, known for her atmospheric, expressive paintings of sky, water and shifting landscapes that incorporate human figures, exploring the passage of time and the transient and ephemeral nature of the spiritual and physical world. As a figurative artist she is fascinated with the human condition and the fragility of our existence. Her work explores the process of recollection and how we process memories. Her focus is not on the recreation of a specific image or moment, but the creation of something informed by the act of remembering — an act which renders past experiences as ephemeral and constantly in flux, resulting in works which perpetually shift, their images lyrical, ghost-like and ethereal.

McCauley studied visual art at the Ontario College of Art and Design, receiving an O.C.A.D. diploma in drawing & painting (1983), a B.F.A. from University of Guelph (1994) and a M.F.A. from University of Waterloo (1996). She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and received numerous awards and scholarships. Her work can be found in many public and private collections, including Canadian Embassies around the world. She divides her time between her studios in Bear River, Nova Scotia and Elmira, Ontario, painting people and places that are steeped in personal significance.