CCCA Canadian Art Database

Yael Brotman

Yael Brotman RCA has a multi-faceted practice based in printmaking, print-based sculpture, and installation. She incorporates imagery suggesting human-made constructions and structures found in nature, exploring themes of control, chance, and mystery. Brotman has exhibited both internationally and in Canada. International exhibition sites include Alexandria (Egypt), Krakow, Kyoto, Berlin, Jingdezhen (China), New York, Santander (Spain) and Melbourne. Canadian exhibition sites include Haida Gwaii, Hamilton, Trois-Rivières, Kelowna, Winnipeg, and Toronto. Brotman has been awarded numerous grants as well as residencies including in China, Australia, Ireland, and Haida Gwaii. Her work is represented in many corporate and public collections. She was a professor for many years at the University of Toronto, teaching drawing, painting, and thesis courses. She has also served on the boards of CARFAC Ontario and CARFAC National. Currently she sits on the advisory board of the Ontario Society of Artists.
Creator Id: 91
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Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Country of Birth: Israel
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist
Gender: Female
Mediums: drawing, painting
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Work by Yael Brotman

Chasuble

Work ID: 68150

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Silk Roads

Work ID: 68148

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Blood Orange

Work ID: 68146

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Still LIfe with Wax Paper

Work ID: 68151

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Normandy Hotel

Work ID: 68145

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Figure 24

Work ID: 68153

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Deluge

Work ID: 68152

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Forest

Work ID: 68156

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Shore/Bird

Work ID: 68155

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Flood

Work ID: 68154

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Horn with Velasquez’ Dog

Work ID: 68147

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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The Door Dreams

Work ID: 68149

Measurements: 38.1 x 43.18 cm

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Arabesque on My Mind

Work ID: 68158

Measurements: 33.02 x 30.48 cm

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Massachusetts 1690

Work ID: 68160

Measurements: 30.48 x 33.02 cm

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One Morning in Omagh

Work ID: 68157

Measurements: 33.02 x 30.48 cm

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The Letter

Work ID: 68159

Measurements: 30.48 x 33.02 cm

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Monument (Warsaw)

Work ID: 68161

Measurements: 30.48 x 33.02 cm

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Robe and Crown

Work ID: 68170

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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Persephone (After Castellas)

Work ID: 68163

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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Chorus and Verse

Work ID: 68176

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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Hungry Gargoyle

Work ID: 68166

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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Herakles Diverts the River

Work ID: 68162

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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Dredge #4 with Bird

Work ID: 68167

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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The Way Back

Work ID: 68171

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Migration

Work ID: 68177

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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Lost and Found

Work ID: 68164

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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Raven and Nightingale

Work ID: 68165

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Love in the Time of CNN

Work ID: 68175

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Tree Head

Work ID: 68174

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Medal

Work ID: 68173

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Bodyguard

Work ID: 68172

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Animals in the Works

Work ID: 68169

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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North Light

Work ID: 68168

Measurements: 50.8 x 55.88 cm

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Chandelier #5

Work ID: 68182

Measurements: 55.88 x 60.96 cm

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Shoe

Work ID: 68185

Measurements: 7.62 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm

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Chandelier #1

Work ID: 68178

Measurements: 55.88 x 60.96 cm

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Chandelier #3

Work ID: 68180

Measurements: 55.88 x 60.96 cm

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Chandelier #2

Work ID: 68179

Measurements: 55.88 x 60.96 cm

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Girl with Flag

Work ID: 68184

Measurements: 7.62 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm

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Hand

Work ID: 68186

Measurements: 7.62 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm

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Chandelier #4

Work ID: 68181

Measurements: 55.88 x 60.96 cm

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Woman with Bread

Work ID: 68183

Measurements: 7.62 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm

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Dreamline – Installation detail

Work ID: 68187

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Off in the Distance – bird

Work ID: 68192

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Off in the Distance – baby

Work ID: 68190

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Dismayed by the Infinite Sky (detail)

Work ID: 68198

Measurements: each head: 182.88 x 152.4 cm

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Off in the Distance – cowboy pajamas

Work ID: 68197

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Off in the Distance – dog

Work ID: 68191

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Off in the Distance – tree

Work ID: 68194

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Leaving Their Mark – Installation detail

Work ID: 68189

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Off in the Distance – girl reading

Work ID: 68193

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Leaving Their Mark – Installation

Work ID: 68188

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Off in the Distance – bulldozer

Work ID: 68196

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Off in the Distance – maw of serpent

Work ID: 68195

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Hannah Arendt in her Kitchen

Work ID: 68206

Measurements: 91.44 x 91.44 cm

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Dismayed by the Infinite Sky (detail)

Work ID: 68200

Measurements: each head: 182.88 x 152.4 cm

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Wait!

Work ID: 68208

Measurements: 91.44 x 91.44 cm

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The Walls Have Eyes

Work ID: 68211

Measurements: 91.44 x 91.44 cm

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Spill

Work ID: 68215

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Still Life with Plugs

Work ID: 68209

Measurements: 91.44 x 91.44 cm

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Young Goddess (Rubble)

Work ID: 68213

Measurements: 91.44 x 91.44 cm

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A Room Darkly

Work ID: 68207

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Dismayed by the Infinite Sky

Work ID: 68199

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Cell

Work ID: 68210

Measurements: 91.44 x 91.44 cm

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Checkpoint

Work ID: 68214

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After Hiroshige

Work ID: 68212

Measurements: 91.44 x 91.44 cm

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