Canadian art and architecture

Canadian art and architecture, the various types and styles arts and structures produced in the geographic area that now constitutes Canada.

For a discussion of the art of indigenous peoples of Canada, see North American Native art.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Architecture
• Sculpture, Decorative Arts, and Graphics
• Painting
• The Colonial Period
• Bibliography

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