Jack Chambers
An image from The Hart of London, one of the productions that also features Jack Chambers.
Jack Chambers

Jack Chambers

March 25, 1931 — London, Ontario, Canada

Jack Chambers was born in 1931 in London, Ontario. He studied art there, worked construction, traveled to Mexico, and spent eight years in Europe He lived mostly in Spain, studying art in Madrid and converting to Roman Catholicism, returning to London in 1961 when he learned that his mother was dying of cancer. He became well-known as a painter (examples are in major Canadian museums) while also writing poetry, and in 1966 began making films.

The Hart of London

The Hart of London

1970

Hybrid

1967

Mosaic

1966

R-34

1967

Circle

1969

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

1965