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STUDIO
Imants Tillers’ artistic practice has developed over the decades not only in relation to the shifting global and local art worlds, but within the physical constraints (both the ordinary and the specific) of each of his studios.
Part atelier, part research library, Imants’ studio facilitates his meticulous and unique canvasboard system; shaping his enduring exploration of images, ideas and memory in his artworks
“I began working on canvasboard panels at the end of 1981. My first work consisted of 49 canvasboard panels - with an individual image drawn in pencil on each one. Subsequently I made larger paintings composed of multiple canvasboards. I also began numbering the panels from 1 to 49 and initially intended to keep a consecutive count - to infinity! A preposterous idea!
In February 2026, almost 45 years later, I am up to 117,681 panels.
While many of my works are large in scale, the individual panel, as a stand-alone piece has always been present in my ouevre, and I value this fundamental unit - a single canvasboard. I am now very happy to make these small units available for a wider audience.
They embody the spirit of my work. One small, transient being. I am indeed a fundamental unit! We all are.”
Imants Tillers
Blairgowrie, Cooma
25 February, 2026
A selection of small works, direct from the studio
Limited in number, limited release.
