Wilfrid Flood: A Passion for Pictures

Wilfrid John Flood (1904–1946) immigrated to Canada in 1924 and settled in the Ottawa region. Employed as a draughtsman and cartographer at the Department of Mines and Resources by day, Flood also maintained a prolific painting practice and contributed to the city’s vibrant arts community throughout the 1930s and 1940s. 

Drawing on pieces from the Ottawa Art Gallery’s holdings of works by Flood—88 of which were acquired in 2016 as part of a large donation from Frances Flood—this exhibition presents a selection of the artist’s works from the early 1930s up to the time of his death in 1946.