Establishing Ground: Otto Rogers’ Modernist Vision

Establishing Ground: Otto Rogers’ Modernist Vision

Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada Saturday, April 30, 2022–Sunday, May 22, 2022


untitled white cloud with collage - modernist abstract, acrylic on canvas by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Untitled White Cloud with Collage - modernist abstract, acrylic on canvas, 2018

24,000 USD

untitled green and brown - dynamic, modernist abstract, acrylic on canvas by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Untitled Green and Brown - dynamic, modernist abstract, acrylic on canvas, 2018

24,000 USD

untitled blue white pink - dynamic, modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Untitled Blue White Pink - dynamic, modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas, 2018

24,000 USD

untitled black with sponge - dynamic, modernist abstract, acrylic on canvas by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Untitled Black with Sponge - dynamic, modernist abstract, acrylic on canvas, 2018

24,000 USD

untitled (work on paper) - vibrant, modernist abstract, mixed media on paper by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Untitled (Work on Paper) - vibrant, modernist abstract, mixed media on paper, 2018

15,400 USD

untitled landscape with white square - modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Untitled Landscape with White Square - modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas, 2019

24,000 USD

symphonic score - tall, dynamic, abstract modernist, steel and copper sculpture by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Symphonic Score - tall, dynamic, abstract modernist, steel and copper sculpture, 2011

32,000 USD

leaf reflection - dark, dynamic, abstract, acrylic, painted steel wall sculpture by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Leaf Reflection - dark, dynamic, abstract, acrylic, painted steel wall sculpture, 2016

26,400 USD

architectural dream - dark, dynamic, abstract modernist, steel sculpture by otto donald rogers

Otto Donald Rogers

Architectural Dream - dark, dynamic, abstract modernist, steel sculpture, 2011

26,400 USD

 This exhibition features works that were completed in his last years, not previously exhibited. Together, they give us the opportunity to consider Otto's contemplative journey toward the end of a long and influential career. Otto Donald Rogers (1935-2019) taught at the University of Saskatchewan (1959-1988) after receiving his MA in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin. 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. For the last two decades of his life, he maintained an active studio practice in Prince Edward County. Rogers' work is held in more than 30 public collections including: the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He has been represented by the Oeno Gallery since 2006.


"There are few artists, very few, whose work has about it a kind of magic; they sing their own song. Otto Rogers is one of these special few. I love what he does." ~ Sir Anthony Caro