Biography

Greg Hargarten is a self-taught painter, as well as a musician, filmmaker, and graphic artist, based in Saskatoon. Though he began drawing and painting at an early age, he started painting seriously in 2005 and became a founding member of the Men Who Paint, traveling with the collective to paint across Canada and abroad. His influences range from the French Impressionists to Canada's Group of Seven, and his work reflects his own perception of nature rather than an exact likeness, built from strong, deliberate strokes and bold colour. He is best recognized for his urban and traditional landscape work.

In 2013, Hargarten began a parallel career in filmmaking, producing a documentary on the Men Who Paint's Yukon expedition that aired on national television, and later creating a long-running web series following the group's painting expeditions. He has exhibited in more than 40 solo and group shows across Canada and abroad, with work held in international collections including the Kunstmuseum in Schwaan, Germany, where he also completed an artist residency in 2018.