Gershon Iskowitz + Art Canada Institute

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Check out Art Canada Institute's feature on Gershon Iskowitz's life and art in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan 27.

1919-1988 → Gershon Iskowitz was a Polish-born Canadian Jewish artist who’s life and work showed remarkable resilience in the face of despair. During World War II, Iskowitz was interned in Nazi concentration camps for over two years; he was compelled to draw with whatever materials he could find in order to survive. He arrived in Toronto following his release, where he began a new life. Ihor Holubizky’s work Gershon Iskowitz: Life & Work is the source for Art Canada Institute‘s January newsletter and is well worth a read.

Artwork: Gershon Iskowitz. Torah. Gouache and brush and black ink on illustration board. 1951.

Art Canada Institute Newsletter

More Info –

Full Article + Further Information: Gershon Iskowitz: Life and Work

Website: Art Canada Institute

Other Resources –

Gershon Iskowitz Foundation

Author Bio: Ihor Holubizky

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Bill Dixon

“I have pulpit-preached and people-pastored. I have organized community resources and comfort-counselled fearful souls, young and old. I have played on stage and sung in choirs. I have been an art educator and have opened unseeing eyes to the beauty around and within…I am most healthy, most alive, when I am creating…”

Margaret March 13, 2026