Ivan Kenneth Eyre CM OM RCA (15 April 1935 – 5 November 2022)[1] was a Canadian artist best known for his prairie landscapes and compositionally abstract, figurative paintings.

Shortly thereafter, Katie and her three children left their rural environment and moved to urban Saskatoon while Thomas Eyre worked abroad as an Air Force electrician.

At the age of 15, while still a high school student, he began taking after-school art lessons at the Saskatoon Technical Collegiate where he studied under Ernest Lindner for the duration of 1950–1953.

[8] The American art scene was in full swing and Eyre's paintings became open to influences from such artists like Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, Joan Miró, and Max Beckmann.

"[8] At Eckhardt's recommendation, Eyre's work was selected for an exhibition at the Frankfurter Kunstkabinett in 1973 and entered the German art world with great success.

[6] Working primarily in oil and acrylic mediums, Eyre's figurative paintings and still lifes tend to be spatially complex, his landscapes large and panoramic.

Prioritizing the concept of artist-as-individual-creator above all else, Eyre has criticized movements such as the avant garde for restricting the creative capabilities of artists who fall under their umbrella and binding their adherents to a specific style or direction.

In collaboration with the Assiniboine conservancy, the Winnipeg Art Gallery agreed to curate free exhibitions in the revamped space using only works by Eyre, Phillips, and Tillenius.

"[15] At the Heffel Auction, Post-War & Contemporary Art, November 20, 2024, LOT 010, High Valley, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in, 121.9 x 121.9 cm, Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000 CAD, Sold for: $325,250 (including Buyer's Premium).