Michael Audain
Michael Audain collects art from coastal British Columbia, from historical Northwest Coast masks to contemporary Vancouver artists. His private collection is housed at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler, which opened in 2016. He has written a memoir about building the collection.
Artists named in the collection
Jeff Wall, Stan Douglas, Rodney Graham, Dana Claxton, Marianne Nicolson, Emily Carr, Jean Paul Riopelle
On record
- His book Pictures on the Wall: Building a Canadian Art Collection appeared in 2023.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.
Institutional roles
- Founder, Audain Art Museum
Questions
What does Michael Audain collect?Michael Audain collects art from coastal British Columbia, from historical Northwest Coast masks to contemporary Vancouver artists. His private collection is housed at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler, which opened in 2016. He has written a memoir about building the collection.
Which artists are in the Michael Audain collection?Cited sources name works by Jeff Wall, Stan Douglas, Rodney Graham, Dana Claxton, Marianne Nicolson, Emily Carr, Jean Paul Riopelle.
Can the public see the collection of Michael Audain?Yes. Works are shown at Audain Art Museum in Whistler, Canada.
Sources
- Audain Art Museum, Wikipedia
- Pictures on the Wall by Michael Audain, Miramichi Reader, 2024
- Michael Audain, Art Canada Institute
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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Helga de Alvear, W. Bruce C. Bailey, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys (The Dean Collection), Harald Falckenberg, Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, Ydessa Hendeles