Graham Gillmore
Graham Gillmore
1963 -
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In his practice, Graham Gillmore plays with language by incising and painting compositions of words and phrases on colourful surfaces. By rearranging, punctuating, hyphenating and splitting the words, he inverts their original intention and creates new meanings. Gillmore’s tableaus dwell on the symbolic and literal meanings of language and letters, opening them up to a multiplicity of interpretations.

In 1985 Gillmore, alongside Atilla Richard Lukacs and Douglas Coupland, exhibited in the landmark exhibition Young Romantics at the Vancouver Art Gallery. After the success of this show, Gillmore moved to New York City, where his career continued to flourish with both international and domestic solo and group shows. He currently lives and works in Winlaw, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario and is represented by Monte Clarke Gallery in Vancouver.
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Roadblock by Graham Gillmore sold for $21,250
Graham Gillmore
Roadblock
60 x 74 in, 152.4 x 188 cm
2004
mixed media on canvas
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CDN
Sold for: $21,250 CDN (premium included)
Young Romantics on Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Sky is Falling by Graham Gillmore sold for $16,250
Graham Gillmore
Sky is Falling
74 x 60 in, 188 x 152.4 cm
oil and collage on canvas
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CDN
Sold for: $16,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, March 31, 2022
Republican Club by Graham Gillmore sold for $12,500
Graham Gillmore
Republican Club
71 1/2 x 93 in, 181.6 x 236.2 cm
mixed media on canvas
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,500 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Saturday, November 26, 2022
Wash Away Your Tears by Graham Gillmore sold for $12,500
Graham Gillmore
Wash Away Your Tears
71 1/2 x 59 3/4 in, 181.6 x 151.8 cm
oil and enamel on board
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,500 CDN (premium included)
Canadian Art Now on Thursday, March 27, 2025
I Can't Quit You by Graham Gillmore sold for $12,500
Graham Gillmore
I Can't Quit You
72 x 90 in, 182.9 x 228.6 cm
oil and enamel on board
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,500 CDN (premium included)
Back to School: Vancouver School of Art on Thursday, September 30, 2021
Major Cash, Minor Ass by Graham Gillmore sold for $9,440
Graham Gillmore
Major Cash, Minor Ass
60 x 40 in, 152.4 x 101.6 cm
oil and enamel on board
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $9,440 CDN (premium included)
September 2016 - 2nd Session on Thursday, September 29, 2016
Untitled (Two Good Horses) by Graham Gillmore sold for $8,750
Graham Gillmore
Untitled (Two Good Horses)
66 x 60 in, 167.6 x 152.4 cm
oil and enamel on board
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,750 CDN (premium included)
Canadian Art Now on Thursday, May 26, 2022
Painting Lesson by Graham Gillmore sold for $8,125
Graham Gillmore
Painting Lesson
44 x 41 in, 111.8 x 104.1 cm
enamel on board
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,125 CDN (premium included)
Young Romantics on Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The Oranges of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bi Caramel Mind by Graham Gillmore sold for $7,500
Graham Gillmore
The Oranges of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bi Caramel Mind
60 x 48 in, 152.4 x 121.9 cm
oil and enamel on board
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CDN
Sold for: $7,500 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, May 28, 2020
Good Bye Fun ding by Graham Gillmore sold for $6,875
Graham Gillmore
Good Bye Fun ding
30 x 22 in, 76.2 x 55.9 cm
oil and enamel on board
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 CDN
Sold for: $6,875 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Saturday, June 01, 2019