This exhibition surveys the fascinating and multifaceted career of Erica Rutherford (b. Edinburgh, 1923 – d. Charlottetown, 2008), whose work explores themes of persona and gender, home and landscape, and whose life was shaped by the search for identity and community. The show includes over 100 works, accompanied by memorabilia and photographs that support the stories told by the work itself.

Erica Rutherford is the first Prince Edward Island artist to be featured at the prestigious La Biennale di Venezia. The 60th edition of the international art exhibition began in April 2024 and showcases five paintings by Rutherford.

Curated by Pan Wendt.

Photo: Erica Rutherford, Earnscliffe, PEI, 1978, ed. 3/80, serigraph on paper, 66 x 56.5 cm, Gift of Gail Rutherford, 2009, CAG 2009.1.13

ERICA RUTHERFORD: HER LIVES AND WORKS 2025 – 2027 TOUR DATES
Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PE: Until January 5, 2025
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON: June 13, 2025 – October 13, 2025
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John’s, NL: TBA
Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB: TBA
Art Windsor-Essex, Windsor, ON: TBA
Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph, ON: TBA
MSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, NS: TBA

Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works – Part 1: Diversification

Erica Rutherford Memorial Fund

The family of Erica Rutherford set up the fund in 2014 with donations raised at the time of Erica’s passing in 2008. The fund awards an annual bursary for a student continuing a second term in any manner of accredited performing or visual arts education.

Click here and locate the fund under ‘Youth Education’