Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy
1950 -
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1950, Greg Hardy is best known for his dramatic and edgy prairie landscapes. He lives in Saskatoon and keeps a studio at Meacham, Saskatchewan.

Hardy is self taught, and is part of the milieu of serious, accomplished painters that live in Saskatchewan, such as Dorothy Knowles. He participated in the Emma Lake workshops (affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan) regularly between 1973 and 1988. Hardy has been influenced by painters such as David Milne, Milton Avery and Adolph Gottlieb.

Although Hardy produced abstract paintings in the 1970s, as well as more recently, he is principally known for his energetic and expressionistic landscapes of Saskatchewan. He sketches en plein air in the wilderness, often from the vantage point of his kayak and canoe. Energetic and expressionistic, these sketches are used in the studio as references for location, weather and time of day. His work evokes the drama of extremes of weather and light, depicting extraordinary skies full of layered cumulus formations and distinctive hovering clouds, with a heightened colour palette. He has developed a distinctive vocabulary, and his loaded brushwork expresses a passionate urgency. Although he depicts specific locations, he manipulates his images, compressing and tilting space, and he exaggerates his landscape elements such as clouds, which resemble sailing ships or floating sculptures. In 1985 he spent fall and winter in Toronto, and produced a series of still lifes with flowers.

Hardy’s teaching experience includes the University of Alberta in 1987, the Community College System from 1980 to 1982 and the Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts from 1975 to 1980.

In 1978, Hardy was commissioned to produce a large-scale clay mural for the exterior of a new Government building in Saskatoon. Hardy has shown in commercial galleries and museums for over 30 years. His work is in the collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Edmonton Art Gallery, the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, the Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, the University of Alberta and Glenbow Museum in Calgary, among many others.
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Road Towards Cloudbank of Light by Greg Hardy sold for $11,875
Greg Hardy
Road Towards Cloudbank of Light
33 x 66 in, 83.8 x 167.6 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CDN
Sold for: $11,875 CDN (premium included)
Canadian Art from an Important Corporate Collection on Thursday, May 29, 2025
Veiled Clouds (Fog Lifting) by Greg Hardy sold for $6,875
Greg Hardy
Veiled Clouds (Fog Lifting)
42 x 66 in, 106.7 x 167.6 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $6,875 CDN (premium included)
Artists of the West Coast on Thursday, January 28, 2021
Green Hills (03763/A84-0038) by Greg Hardy sold for $5,938
Greg Hardy
Green Hills (03763/A84-0038)
45 x 45 in, 114.3 x 114.3 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,938 CDN (premium included)
Canadian Art Part 1 on Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Calm Sea, Sky Clearing by Greg Hardy sold for $5,625
Greg Hardy
Calm Sea, Sky Clearing
25 x 80 in, 63.5 x 203.2 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,625 CDN (premium included)
A Collector's Passion: Horizons on Thursday, March 26, 2020
High Winds (00924/2013-1777) by Greg Hardy sold for $5,605
Greg Hardy
High Winds (00924/2013-1777)
36 x 54 1/2 in, 91.4 x 138.4 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CDN
Sold for: $5,605 CDN (premium included)
January 2015 - 1st Session on Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Evening Sky over Canola by Greg Hardy sold for $5,000
Greg Hardy
Evening Sky over Canola
24 x 35 1/2 in, 61 x 90.2 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000 CDN
Sold for: $5,000 CDN (premium included)
Art Now on Saturday, May 27, 2023
Wolf Willow Upfront by Greg Hardy sold for $4,063
Greg Hardy
Wolf Willow Upfront
30 x 66 in, 76.2 x 167.6 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 CDN
Sold for: $4,063 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, June 25, 2020
Pasture with Wolf Willow by Greg Hardy sold for $3,750
Greg Hardy
Pasture with Wolf Willow
21 3/4 x 54 1/2 in, 55.2 x 138.4 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $3,750 CDN (premium included)
A Collector's Passion: Horizons on Thursday, March 26, 2020
Waterfall by Greg Hardy sold for $3,245
Greg Hardy
Waterfall
35 1/2 x 60 3/4 in, 90.2 x 154.3 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 CDN
Sold for: $3,245 CDN (premium included)
February 2016 - 4th session on Thursday, February 25, 2016
Dark River (03743/A85-045) by Greg Hardy sold for $2,000
Greg Hardy
Dark River (03743/A85-045)
40 x 54 in, 101.6 x 137.2 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000 CDN
Sold for: $2,000 CDN (premium included)
Canadian Art Part 1 on Wednesday, July 25, 2018