Works
  • William Perehudoff, AC-81-082, 1981
    AC-81-082, 1981
  • William Perehudoff, Thalia #19, 1970
    Thalia #19, 1970
  • William Perehudoff, AC-74-016, 1974
    AC-74-016, 1974
  • William Perehudoff, AC-86-40, 1986
    AC-86-40, 1986
  • William Perehudoff, AC-91-10, 1991
    AC-91-10, 1991
  • William Perehudoff, AC-78-K, 1978
    AC-78-K, 1978
  • William Perehudoff, AC-83-025, 1983
    AC-83-025, 1983
  • William Perehudoff, AC-79-4, 1979
    AC-79-4, 1979
  • William Perehudoff, AC-87-060, 1987
    AC-87-060, 1987
  • William Perehudoff, Amyot #17, 1976
    Amyot #17, 1976
  • William Perehudoff, AC-88-A-1, 1988
    AC-88-A-1, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, AC-89-002, 1989
    AC-89-002, 1989
  • William Perehudoff, AC-88-60, 1988
    AC-88-60, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, AC-87-115, 1987
    AC-87-115, 1987
  • William Perehudoff, AC-78-D, 1978
    AC-78-D, 1978
  • William Perehudoff, AC-81-35, 1981
    AC-81-35, 1981
  • William Perehudoff, AC-82-I, 1982
    AC-82-I, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AC-82-J, 1982
    AC-82-J, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AC-86-I, 1986
    AC-86-I, 1986
  • William Perehudoff, AC-90-E, 1990
    AC-90-E, 1990
  • William Perehudoff, AC-65-6, 1965
    AC-65-6, 1965
  • William Perehudoff, Zephrus #17, 1968
    Zephrus #17, 1968
  • William Perehudoff, Thalia # 10, 1970
    Thalia # 10, 1970
  • William Perehudoff, AC-87-B, 1987
    AC-87-B, 1987
  • William Perehudoff, AC-88-082, 1988
    AC-88-082, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, AC-88-68, 1988
    AC-88-68, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, ACP-82-9, 1982
    ACP-82-9, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AC-81-26, 1981
    AC-81-26, 1981
  • William Perehudoff, AP-82-001, 1982
    AP-82-001, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AP-84-017, 1984
    AP-84-017, 1984
  • William Perehudoff, AP-92-044, 1992
    AP-92-044, 1992
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-104, 1980
    WC-80-104, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, ACP-79-3, 1979
    ACP-79-3, 1979
  • William Perehudoff, AP-89-036, 1989
    AP-89-036, 1989
  • William Perehudoff, ACP-82-24, 1982
    ACP-82-24, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, ACP-87-30, 1987
    ACP-87-30, 1987
  • William Perehudoff, ACP-88-1, 1988
    ACP-88-1, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, AP-80-047, 1980
    AP-80-047, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, AP-82-001, 1982
    AP-82-001, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AP-82-004, 1982
    AP-82-004, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AP-87-034, 1987
    AP-87-034, 1987
  • William Perehudoff, AP-90-051, 1990
    AP-90-051, 1990
  • William Perehudoff, AP-90-54, 1990
    AP-90-54, 1990
  • William Perehudoff, Study for AC-91-10, 1980
    Study for AC-91-10, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, Untitled (Maquette for Print), 1980
    Untitled (Maquette for Print), 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-70-031, 1970
    WC-70-031, 1970
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-033, 1980
    WC-80-033, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-036, 1980
    WC-80-036, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-061, 1980
    WC-80-061, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-077, 1980
    WC-80-077, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-078, 1980
    WC-80-078, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-083, 1980
    WC-80-083, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-092, 1980
    WC-80-092, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-097, 1980
    WC-80-097, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-102, 1980
    WC-80-102, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-106, 1980
    WC-80-106, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-109, 1980
    WC-80-109, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-12, 1980
    WC-80-12, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-142, 1980
    WC-80-142, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-154, 1980
    WC-80-154, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-164, 1980
    WC-80-164, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-190, 1980
    WC-80-190, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-205, 1980
    WC-80-205, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-232
    WC-80-232
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-240, 1980
    WC-80-240, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-248, 1980
    WC-80-248, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-249, 1980
    WC-80-249, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-68, 1980
    WC-80-68, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-74, 1980
    WC-80-74, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-88-002, 1988
    WC-88-002, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, WC-88-002, 1988
    WC-88-002, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, WC-88-011, 1988
    WC-88-011, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, WC-88-015, 1988
    WC-88-015, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, WC-89-A, 1989
    WC-89-A, 1989
  • William Perehudoff, WC-90-030, 1990
    WC-90-030, 1990
  • William Perehudoff, WC-90-114, 1990
    WC-90-114, 1990
  • William Perehudoff, AC-87-109, 1987
    AC-87-109, 1987
  • William Perehudoff, AC-84-56, 1984
    AC-84-56, 1984
  • William Perehudoff, AC-92-14, 1992
    AC-92-14, 1992
  • William Perehudoff, AC-84-73, 1984
    AC-84-73, 1984
  • William Perehudoff, ACP-80-17, 1980s
    ACP-80-17, 1980s
  • William Perehudoff, AP-70-024, 1970
    AP-70-024, 1970
  • William Perehudoff, AP-72-014 (Artimus #14), 1972
    AP-72-014 (Artimus #14), 1972
  • William Perehudoff, AP-75-034, 1975
    AP-75-034, 1975
  • William Perehudoff, AP-79-067, 1979
    AP-79-067, 1979
  • William Perehudoff, AP-81-020, 1981
    AP-81-020, 1981
  • William Perehudoff, AP-81-026, 1981
    AP-81-026, 1981
  • William Perehudoff, AP-83-065, 1983
    AP-83-065, 1983
  • William Perehudoff, AP-89-035, 1989
    AP-89-035, 1989
  • William Perehudoff, AP-93-024, 1993
    AP-93-024, 1993
  • William Perehudoff, AP-93-030, 1993
    AP-93-030, 1993
  • William Perehudoff, Edge of the Wood, 1960
    Edge of the Wood, 1960
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-054, 1980
    WC-80-054, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, WC-80-231, 1980s
    WC-80-231, 1980s
  • William Perehudoff, AC-85-1, 1985
    AC-85-1, 1985
  • William Perehudoff, AP-72-17, 1972
    AP-72-17, 1972
  • William Perehudoff, AP-90-053, 1990
    AP-90-053, 1990
  • William Perehudoff, AP-91-015, 1991
    AP-91-015, 1991
  • William Perehudoff, AC-88-40, 1988
    AC-88-40, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, AC-82-34, 1982
    AC-82-34, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AC-82-011, 1982
    AC-82-011, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AC-81-50, 1981
    AC-81-50, 1981
  • William Perehudoff, AC-90-J, 1990
    AC-90-J, 1990
  • William Perehudoff, AC-73-4, 1973
    AC-73-4, 1973
  • William Perehudoff, AC-88-043, 1988
    AC-88-043, 1988
  • William Perehudoff, AC-86-020, 1986
    AC-86-020, 1986
  • William Perehudoff, AC-85-8, 1985
    AC-85-8, 1985
  • William Perehudoff, AC-89-A.A, 1989
    AC-89-A.A, 1989
  • William Perehudoff, AC-82-020, 1982
    AC-82-020, 1982
  • William Perehudoff, AC-75-045, 1975
    AC-75-045, 1975
  • William Perehudoff, AC-72-B, 1972
    AC-72-B, 1972
  • William Perehudoff, AC-84-41, 1984
    AC-84-41, 1984
  • William Perehudoff, AC-89-3, 1989
    AC-89-3, 1989
  • William Perehudoff, AC-81-89, 1981
    AC-81-89, 1981
  • William Perehudoff, AC-85-022, 1985
    AC-85-022, 1985
  • William Perehudoff, AC-83-067, 1983
    AC-83-067, 1983
  • William Perehudoff, AC-80-14, 1980
    AC-80-14, 1980
  • William Perehudoff, AC-90-16, 1990
    AC-90-16, 1990
Biography
William Perehudoff

William Perehudoff’s upbringing in a small prairie farming community shaped his unique approach to color. Working alongside post-war icons such as Kenneth Noland, Donald Judd, and Jules Olitski, Perehudoff is a key yet under-historicized figure in the development of color field painting - maintaining a dedication to the Saskatchewan farmlands that so-deeply informed his practice. In 1947, Perehudoff came into contact with several Canadian artists working towards abstraction, namely Lawren Harris. By the 1950s, Perehudoff began travelling to Europe, studying under Amédée Ozenfant and marrying fellow Canadian artist Dorothy Knowles. The couple settled in Saskatchewan and were instrumental in developing an international presence for Canadian abstraction through the Emma Lake Workshops. William Perehudoff and Jack Bush pioneered Canadian Color Field painting; Perehudoff continued to receive several honors in the 1990s and 2000s. He was given the Canada 125 Commemorative Medal in 1993, the Member of the Order of Canada in 1999, an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Regina in 2003, and the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal in 2005. In 2010, a large exhibition of his work, The Optimism of Colour, was organized by Mendel Art Gallery and traveled to several institutions throughout Canada. Its catalogue, in French and English, included essays by Karen Wilkin, Roald Nasgaard, and Robert Christie. Perehudoff continued to farm and paint until close to the time of his passing in 2013. Perehudoff's works are held in the public collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Portland Art Museum, Art Gallery of Alberta, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, and the Canada Council Art Bank, among others. Rukaj Gallery has represented the Perehudoff Estate for several decades; the gallery is steward to the legacy of Perehudoff and upholds a commitment to advancing the enduring cultural significance of his art. 

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Exhibitions
  • Ten Variations on a Theme

    Ten Variations on a Theme

    Group Exhibition 5 Jun - 31 Jul 2025
    Rukaj Gallery is pleased to present Ten Paintings - an exhibition focusing on large-scale work. The emergence of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s marked a turning point in the...
  • William Perehudoff

    William Perehudoff

    Solo Exhibition 10 Oct - 7 Nov 2024
    Perehudoff: Three Decades follows the Canadian abstractionist through the 1960s to his later work of the 1990s. This exhibition traces the evolution of William Perehudoff, one of Canada’s foremost colour...
  • William Perehudoff

    William Perehudoff

    Solo 2 Nov - 7 Dec 2017
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