Supported by INCO Limited

This project is the most comprehensive presentation and analysis of the sculptural work of Sudbury artist Charles Paxy. Chronicling more than fifty years of creative activity, the exhibition will include more than 100 pieces from the collections of Laurentian University, Art Gallery of Sudbury and private lenders.

Paxy's unique vision and aesthetic style predominantly explores the industrial mechanics of the mining industry. Fashioned from locally harvested basswood, the work uses gestures both intimate and grand. His cross-sectional constructions detail heavy equipment and situations of massive excavation while single figure tableaus portray the cycles of human activity.

Paxy is a local artist, his sculptures depict an important part of our community ­ the mining industry and its workers. Paxy is a native of Hungary who settled with his family in Sudbury in 1952. He was employed by Inco for a quarter century and in his early years, Paxy was in military school in Budapest where he developed his wood carving skills.

Inco Limited is one of the world's premier mining and metals companies and the second largest producer of nickel. Inco is an important producer of copper, cobalt and precious and platinum-group metals and a major producer of specialty nickel-based products. A Canadian-based company with a corporate office in Toronto, it has an operational presence in more than 40 countries.