Howard Podeswa

A Brief History

Reflecting on the current state of the world, Toronto artist Howard Podeswa creates a new series of paintings that articulate an end-of-times cosmology inspired by artistic and scientific visions. The immersive compositions build upon intricate layers of reference and meaning to convey a complex meditation on the human condition.

Howard Podeswa

Howard Podeswa is an artist who lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Over the past 27 years he has exhibited his work in Canada, the U.S., Germany and South Africa. His paintings are held in numerous private and public collections including The Donovan Collection, The Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Ciba-Geigi AG, SEI Investments and The University of Toronto.  His work often begins with personal history as a catalyst for meditations on art historical legacy, physics, theories of perception and the state of the world.