Randall Finnerty’s drawings portray a cast of animal characters set in wilderness environments or at the edges of human settlement. The contexts and narrative elements of each drawing are individually significant, while also evoking a piece of a larger story.  Rooted in his experiences growing up in northern Ontario, these drawings reflect upon our disjointed relationship with nature, a kind of culture clash between humans and the natural world.  Human figures rarely appear in the images, however their presence is very much implied.  By placing animals among the detritus of our civilization, they bear a curious witness to the things in which we engage and play upon our romantic ideals of nature.

Originally from Timmins, Ontario, Randall Finnerty studied art at York University, Sheridan College and Ontario College of Art. He has lived in Montreal since 1992 where he works at the National Film Board of Canada. Most of his work is executed using charcoal on watercolour paper with dried pigments and water-based varnishes tinted with pigment. Randall Finnerty has exhibited his work in group and solo exhibitions in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. His work has appeared in a variety of art publications and is held in public and private collections including the Canada Council Art Bank and the Cirque du Soleil..