Otto Rogers

Otto Donald Rogers (b.19 December 1935, d. 28 April 2019) from Kerrobert, Saskatchewan, taught at the University of Saskatchewan (1959-1988) after receiving his MA in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin. In 1963, critic Clement Greenberg recognized Rogers as a “big attack” painter and his artwork, rooted in the traditions of cubism and constructivism, as having a “fullness of inspiration.” Rogers helped sustain the Emma Lake Workshops, a meeting place for some of North America’s leading artists including Barnett Newman, Jules Olitski, and Rogers himself.

Roger's work is included in nearly every major collection in the country, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, Canada Council Art Bank, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Windsor, McKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Canada. Internationally, his work can be found in the National Gallery of Iceland, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, to name a few.

Since 1960, Otto Rogers has been a member of the Canadian Bahá’i Community and his deeply spiritual art reflects his compassionate and insightful nature.

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