Within
the paintings there is affectionate allusion
and homage to the kind of earlier Canadian
landscape painting that tended to cut off
its awe just to spite its realism. Mackenzie’s
paintings are not landscapes, however; they
are more like mystery plays unfolding on
a tundra.
Lost River
Series, Installation shot from exhibition
at Galerie France Morin, Montreal, 1981. Collection
of Glenbow Museum (left), and Art Gallery of
Ontario (right).