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Chevreuse II — June’s RBC Art Pick is Chevreuse II (1953-54), a colour and texture-rich painting by Quebec-born painter Jean Paul Riopelle. Curently on view in the J.S. McLean Centre for Indigenous + Canadian Art, this Art Pick dives into Riopelle’s “mosaic” painting technique and a host of celebrations happening across the world to mark the centennial of Riopelle’s birth.

Sculpting whale bone with David Ruben Piqtoukun — With Radical Remembrance: The sculptures of David Rueben Piqtoukun closing on June 25, Foyer takes a closer look at two of Piqtoukun’s large-scale sculptures made from whale bone: Baby Brontosaurus (2022) and Thar She Blows! (2021).