Bob Rennie

Artistas en su colección de arte

Doris Salcedo

Ian Wallace

Rodney Graham

Descripción del Profesional del arte

Businessman and art collector. The Rennie Collection, one of the largest collections of contemporary art in Canada, has evolved over a number of years to focus on works—mainly painting and photography—related to identity, social injustice, and appropriation. In 2012, Bob Rennie donated Court by Brian Jungen to the National Gallery of Canada, and, in 2017, donated again to this Gallery, a total of 197 paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media pieces made by some of the most well-known and established Canadian and international artists working today. A gift to the nation in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, the donation of artwork by this businessman and art collector, is one of the largest gifts of contemporary art ever received by the Gallery and is valued at more than $12M. Some of the major, iconic pieces were created by internationally renowned artists, such as Colombian Doris Salcedo, as well as important Vancouver-based artists Brian Jungen, Damian Moppett, Rodney Graham, Ian Wallace, and Geoffrey Farmer, who is Canada’s selection for the 57th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2017. This important donation enriches and complements the Gallery’s collection by these artists. Bob Rennie, a real estate marketer and principal of the Rennie Foundation, is active in the Vancouver and international art communities. He is a former Chair of the Tate Modern’s North American Acquisitions Committee and a member of the Tate International Council and the Board of Trustees for the Art Institute of Chicago. He also sits on the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia. In 2008 Bob was recognized with an honorary doctorate from Emily Carr University, and in 2014 he was appointed to the Order of British Columbia for his distinguished leadership and exceptional dedication to strengthening and enhancing arts and culture in British Columbia.