A Prairie Visionary: The Life and Art of Ivan Eyre Ivan Kenneth Eyre, who passed away in November 2022 at the age of 87, was a profoundly important figure in Canadian art—a painter, sculptor, and educator whose work resonated with the vastness and subtle power of the prairie landscape. Born in the small Saskatchewan community of Tulymétik in 1935, Eyre’s artistic journey wasn't simply about depicting what he saw, but about translating a deeply felt connection to place into a visual language that explored existential themes and the complexities of human experience. His early life, marked by m…