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Prints: $200.00 each
Set of 8 Art Cards: $20.00

Alexander Young Jackson, 1882 - 1974 began his career at the age of 12, working in a Montreal print shop and taking evening classes. At 23 he attended night class at the Art Institute of Chicago. Jackson then spent six years in Italy and France, studying and sketching. He returned to Canada to exhibit in Toronto, where he made friends with Lawrence Harris and J.E.H. Macdonald. During the war years of 1914 to 1918, Jackson was a soldier and was appointed official artist for Canadian war memorials.

In 1919 Jackson joined Harris and J.E.H. Macdonald as founding members of the original Group of Seven. He sought to capture Canada's northern landscapes in his rugged impressionistic style, travelling to the arctic in 1927 and 1933, to the Great Slave Lake in 1928 and across Alberta in 1940. Jackson was the only member of the Group of Seven to paint prairie landscapes.

Oat Fields was purchased by Fairview College as a reminder of our agricultural roots. Over the past half-century the painting's position as part of Canada's rich art heritage has motivated students and faculty to strive for excellence.