Iain Baxter
Iain Baxter
1936 -
O Ont OBC OC RCA
In his highly innovative and experimental approach to art-making, Iain Baxter& redefined the role of the artist. He was an early practitioner of conceptualism, and has worked across various media, such as photography, installation, sculpture and painting. Baxter& was also the pioneer of the light box, later used by Vancouver’s photo-based artists. In 1967 Baxter& co-founded the art-making company N.E. Thing Co. with Ingrid Baxter; placing his work in this context was an example of his conceptual view of his art activities. Baxter&’s light box works were showcased at a National Gallery of Canada exhibition in 1969 titled N.E. Thing Co.: Environment, in which Baxter& transformed a gallery space into the company’s corporate headquarters. Just as the internet was just being developed in California, N.E. Thing Co. made use of the telex, which was then the business world’s prototype of the internet.

During the late 1960s Baxter& received international notice – his work was on the cover of Art in America’s May / June 1969 issue, he participated in the seminal Conceptual art survey Information at the Museum of Modern Art (1970), and he exhibited in projects initiated by New York critic Lucy Lippard and Conceptual art dealer Seth Siegelaub.

Baxter& has a master in education, and his teaching career stretched over 40 years - at the Banff School of Fine Arts, Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, York University, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Alberta College of Art and Design and the University of Windsor.

In 2005, the artist changed his last name from Baxter to Baxter&, treating his name as a brand, and referring in the symbol to connections and collaboration.

Baxter& is a recipient of many awards; in 2003 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2019 he was made Companion of the Order of Canada (2019). He is also a member of the Order of British Colombia and the Order of Ontario. He has exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, and in 2012, the Art Gallery of Ontario mounted a major survey exhibition representing Baxter&’s work from 1958 to 2011.
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Western Landscape, Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, BC by Iain Baxter sold for $133,250
Iain Baxter
Western Landscape, Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
36 x 48 x 5 1/2 in, 91.4 x 121.9 x 14 cm
duratrans light box
Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000 CDN
Sold for: $133,250 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2017 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Mount Rundle - Banff, Alberta by Iain Baxter sold for $43,875
Iain Baxter
Mount Rundle - Banff, Alberta
32 x 37 1/2 in, 81.3 x 95.2 cm
acrylic paint on vacuum-formed plastic
Estimate: $12,000 - $15,000 CDN
Sold for: $43,875 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2011 - 1st Session on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Door, Ballantyne Wharf, Vancouver, BC by Iain Baxter sold for $18,750
Iain Baxter
Door, Ballantyne Wharf, Vancouver, BC
48 x 36 x 5 1/2 in, 121.9 x 91.4 x 14 cm
2002
Cibachrome transparency in light box
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $18,750 CDN (premium included)
West: Modern & Contemporary Works by B.C. Artists on Thursday, September 27, 2018
Still Life, 8 Crushed Bottles by Iain Baxter sold for $12,500
Iain Baxter
Still Life, 8 Crushed Bottles
32 x 38 1/2 in, 81.3 x 97.8 cm
vacuum formed plastic
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CDN
Sold for: $12,500 CDN (premium included)
Art Now on Saturday, May 27, 2023
Still life - legs, 3 plastic fruits and 1 real fruit by Iain Baxter sold for $4,688
Iain Baxter
Still life - legs, 3 plastic fruits and 1 real fruit
25 1/2 x 20 3/4 in, 64.8 x 52.7 cm
chromogenic Polaroid
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CDN
Sold for: $4,688 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, September 28, 2023
Clear Still Life - 3 Crushed Bottles by Iain Baxter sold for $3,438
Iain Baxter
Clear Still Life - 3 Crushed Bottles
21 1/4 x 16 in, 54 x 40.6 cm
vacuum formed plastic
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $3,438 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, September 28, 2023
Laminated Crumpled Paper Bag on Ringed Paper by Iain Baxter sold for $1,875
Iain Baxter
Laminated Crumpled Paper Bag on Ringed Paper
19 1/2 x 14 in, 49.5 x 35.6 cm
circa 1965
mixed media
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 CDN
Sold for: $1,875 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, September 24, 2020
Our World Needs a Green Sweep by Iain Baxter sold for $1,375
Iain Baxter
Our World Needs a Green Sweep
21 x 20 1/8 in, 53.3 x 51.1 cm
vacuum formed plastic with broom
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $1,375 CDN (premium included)
Canadian Art Now on Thursday, September 26, 2024
Still Life: Laminated Drawings of a Sponge Bottled in Plastic Twice No. 6 by Iain Baxter sold for $1,375
Iain Baxter
Still Life: Laminated Drawings of a Sponge Bottled in Plastic Twice No. 6
15 x 15 1/2 in, 38.1 x 39.4 cm
mixed media
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $1,375 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, March 25, 2021
Still Life with 2 Oranges & 3 Apples in Tension by Iain Baxter sold for $1,250
Iain Baxter
Still Life with 2 Oranges & 3 Apples in Tension
27 1/5 x 21 1/5 in, 69.1 x 53.8 cm
chromogenic Polaroid
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CDN
Sold for: $1,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, November 25, 2021