Frances-Anne Johnston

Rebecca Basciano, MA, is the Curator at the Ottawa Art Gallery, where she specializes in Canadian art. She has a demonstrated interest in promoting the work of women artists, while also advocating for consistent representation. For the past six years, she has been curating exhibitions from the Gallery’s Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, including group shows featuring artists such as Yvonne McKague Housser, Kathleen Daly, Anne Savage, Marcelle Ferron, and Ghitta Caiserman. Her in-depth research on Frances-Anne Johnston is a natural continuation of this dialogue, delving deeper into reconsiderations and critiques of the art-historical canon.

Catharine Mastin, PhD, is an independent scholar, writer and curator, with specializations in modern art and feminism, and is an Adjunct Member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies in Art History at York University in Toronto, Canada. In this volume, she continues her exploration of women in artist-couple relationships from both her doctoral work and her recent publications, which include contributions on Frances Loring and Florence Wyle in Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment (2021), Territories: Brenda Francis Pelkey (2017), Mary Pratt (2013, 2nd edition 2016), and her upcoming book, Marion Nicoll: Life & Art for the Art Canada Institute. Mastin is also an experienced arts administrator, having served as the Executive Director of the Art Gallery of Windsor (2010–2020) and Senior Art Curator of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary (1995–2006).