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Sybil Andrews
Sybil Andrews linocut ed 14 of 60 Sybil Andrews was born in Bury St Edmunds England in 1898 She immigrated to Vancouver Island Canada in 1947 where she continued until 92 years of age to teach and make art In the late 1920 s Andrews studied with the English artist Claude Flight 1881 1955 at the Governor School in London Flight championed the linoleum block print as a simple and underrated art form
George Angliss
George Angliss watercolour George Angliss was born in Penticton in 1921 and grew up in near Three Mile Beach While growing up he worked in his father s orchard and spent much time exploring the area s hills and valleys He would later paint these hills in his own words without isms as a direct response to the structural and atmospheric beauty of the land Between 1939 and 1945 he studied at the Vanc
Ronald Bloore R.C.A.
Ronald Bloore R C A acrylic on board Ronald Bloore painter b at Brampton Ont 29 May 1925 d at Toronto 4 Sept 2009 Bloore studied at University of Toronto BA 1949 and in the US and England Appointed director of the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery Regina in 1958 he brought in important progressive exhibitions and he introduced his students at the School of Art Regina College later University of Saskatc
Fritz Brandtner
Fritz Brandtner ink on paper Fritz Brandtner painter b at Danzig Gdansk Poland Germany 28 July 1896 d at Montr al 7 Nov 1969 Generally considered to have introduced German expressionism to Canada Brandtner was trained in Berlin and came to Winnipeg in 1928 He worked as a house painter until L L FITZGERALD principal of the Winnipeg School of Art encouraged him to exhibit his own experimental painti
Jack Bush R.C.A.
Jack Bush R C A serigraph ed 67 of 100 John Hamilton Bush quot Jack quot painter b at Toronto 20 Mar 1909 d there 24 Jan 1977 Jack Bush was raised in London and Montr al where he worked initially as a commercial artist in his father s Montr al firm Rapid Electro Type Company In 1928 he moved to the Toronto office of the Rapid Grip Company where his interest in fine art as well as commercial art wa
Jack Bush R.C.A.
Jack Bush R C A acrylic on canvas John Hamilton Bush quot Jack quot painter b at Toronto 20 Mar 1909 d there 24 Jan 1977 Jack Bush was raised in London and Montr al where he worked initially as a commercial artist in his father s Montr al firm Rapid Electro Type Company In 1928 he moved to the Toronto office of the Rapid Grip Company where his interest in fine art as well as commercial art was sti
F.S. Coburn R.C.A.
F S Coburn R C A oil on board F S Coburn was born on March 18 1871 in the small village of Upper Melbourne in Quebec s Eastern Townships about 90 miles southeast of Montreal In the close knit community of his youth his talent quickly became conspicuous Soon after enrolling in the Council of Arts and Manufactures school in Montreal he had outgrown its opportunities and went to the Carl Hecker Schoo
Alan Collier R.C.A.
Alan Collier R C A oil on board Born in Toronto Ontario he became interested in art about the age of 12 He attended the Ontario College of Art where he studied under J E H MacDonald Franklin Carmichael and others 1929 33 In order to finance advanced studies in New York he worked as a miner around 1936 at the Omega deInite Mine at Larder Lake In 1937 he studied at the Art Students League New York u
Nora Collyer
Nora Collyer oil on panel Nora Collyer was born in Montreal She studied at the Art Association of Montreal one of the few art institutions that admitted female students at the time The school was directed by RCA president William Brymner At the AAM which later became the Montreal Museum of Fine Art she received professional instruction from Brymner and landscape artist Maurice Cullen In 1921 she j
Reta Cowley
Reta Cowley watercolour Reta Cowley born 1910 in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan was one of the foremost watercolourists in Canada Her first watercolours were a gift from her grandmother and her encouragement came from her mother She studied art under major teachers in the west from several generations A F Kenderdine at Emma Lake in the late 30s Walter Phillips at the Banff School in the war years Eli Born
Adrian Dingle
Adrian Dingle oil on board Born in Barmouth North Wales he came to Canada with his parents in 1914 and settled in Oakville Ontario He worked in an insurance office until he was 19 He left his job to study art and in 1931 took instruction from J W Beatty During the 1930s he worked as a commercial artist to supplement his career as a painter In 1937 he went to England where he studied at the Goldsmi
Adrian Dingle
Adrian Dingle oil on board Born in Barmouth North Wales he came to Canada with his parents in 1914 and settled in Oakville Ontario He worked in an insurance office until he was 19 He left his job to study art and in 1931 took instruction from J W Beatty During the 1930s he worked as a commercial artist to supplement his career as a painter In 1937 he went to England where he studied at the Goldsmi
Sorel Etrog
Sorel Etrog bronze Romanian Canadian sculptor Sorel Etrog 1933 2013 was born in 1933 in Iasi Jassi Born into a Jewish family his early years were spent amidst the turmoil of Hitler s rise to power and the subsequent Second World War Etrog and his family survived and in 1950 immigrated to Isreal where he was exposed to new and experimental forms of art He attended the Tel Aviv Art Institute in the
John Arthur Fraser R.C.A.
John Arthur Fraser R C A oil on canvas lt p gt John Arthur Fraser 1838 1898 lt p gt lt p gt John Arthur Fraser was born in London England and studied art at the Royal Academy School with FW Topham and Richard Redgrave He came to Canada in 1856 and settled in Montreal He spent time in Ottawa and Toronto working in photography He moved to The United States and only returned to Canada for a short tim
Clarence Gagnon R.C.A.
Clarence Gagnon R C A oil on board Clarence Gagnon is best known for his rural Quebec landscape paintings and the illustrations for Louise H mon s novel Maria Chapdelaine Gagnon was also an award winning printmaker a passionate outdoorsman and an active promoter of Quebec handicrafts Clarence Gagnon was born in a small village in rural Quebec Although he trained and maintained a studio in Paris fo
Clarence Gagnon R.C.A.
Clarence Gagnon R C A oil on board Clarence Gagnon is best known for his rural Quebec landscape paintings and the illustrations for Louise H mon s novel Maria Chapdelaine Gagnon was also an award winning printmaker a passionate outdoorsman and an active promoter of Quebec handicrafts Clarence Gagnon was born in a small village in rural Quebec Although he trained and maintained a studio in Paris fo
Clarence Gagnon R.C.A.
Clarence Gagnon R C A oil on board Clarence Gagnon is best known for his rural Quebec landscape paintings and the illustrations for Louise H mon s novel Maria Chapdelaine Gagnon was also an award winning printmaker a passionate outdoorsman and an active promoter of Quebec handicrafts Clarence Gagnon was born in a small village in rural Quebec Although he trained and maintained a studio in Paris fo
Thomas Garside
Thomas Garside oil on canvas Thomas Hilton Garside was born in Dunkinfield England and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1914 He first studied art under Adam Sheriff Scott in night classes at the Monument National He later continued his studies at the Art Association of Montreal When the AAM acquired one of his canvases for their collection in 1944 an article in the Montreal Gazette noted qu
Roland Gissing
Roland Gissing oil on canvas Roland Gissing was born in Willersey in the county of Worcester England on 14 May 1895 The artistic side of his nature came from his father Algernon Gissing a well known novelist who was the brother of the quite famous writer George Gissing With the exception of a few years art instruction at George Watson s College in Edinburgh during the early 1900 s Gissing is almos
Lawren Harris
Lawren Harris oil on panel Lawren Harris met the other artists who were to form the Group of Seven through the Arts and Letters Club He had been a founding member of the Club and had a background very different to the other members of the Group Harris was born in Brantford Ontario and was an heir to the Massey Harris fortunes which supplied him with an independent income A wealthy conservative and
Frank Hennessey R.C.A.
Frank Hennessey R C A oil on canvas RCA FRSA OSA 1893 1941 Born in Ottawa Ontario Hennessey studied at Albion College Michigan B A 1916 but he was largely self taught He travelled to the Arctic Circle as an assitant naturalist and artist c 1907 He worked for the Geological Survey of Canada 1913 15 and as an entomologist for the federal Department of Agriculture 1921 41 Working mainly in coloured c
Franz (Frank) Johnston
Franz Frank Johnston oil on panel quot In Johnston one can almost see the sound swelling into the vastness of infinity The small panel is no restriction to the eye and one stands among the stars of timeless space Dancing formless light subaqueous in feeling ephemeral as Aurora Borealis It holds one motionless in moving space quot 1 Frank Johnston was born in Toronto and like many other Group membe
Jean-Paul Jérôme R.C.A.
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean-Paul Jérôme R.C.A.
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean-Paul Jérôme R.C.A.
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean-Paul Jérôme R.C.A.
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean-Paul Jérôme R.C.A.
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Jean-Paul Jérôme R.C.A.
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on cardboard Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of L
Jean-Paul Jérôme R.C.A.
Jean Paul J r me R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Montreal Quebec Jerome studied with Stanley Cosgrove at l Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal 1945 52 and in France Italy Switzerland and Austria 1956 58 His early work was influenced by Mondrian Kandinsky and the Cubists Working in oil acrylic charcoal and pastel he painted images of heads still life and non representational works He was a member of Les
Dusan Kadlec
Dusan Kadlec oil on canvas Dusan Kadlec was born in Czechoslovakia in 1942 He pursued his interest in art from a very early age ultimately studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague where he received a Masters Degree in 1967 His studies there covered twenty two subjects including bookbinding papermaking drawing painting portraiture as well as the more conventional subjects of history political
John Kasyn
John Kasyn watercolour on paper OSA CSPWC 1926 2009 Born in Poland Kasyn came to Winnipeg Manitoba in 1938 and studied at the Ontario College of Art and the Central Technical School 1940 both in Toronto Working in oils acrylic and watercolour he paints Toronto streetscapes with particular emphasis on the backs and backyards of houses usually row houses or semidetached in various Toronto neightbour
John Kasyn
John Kasyn watercolour OSA CSPWC 1926 2009 Born in Poland Kasyn came to Winnipeg Manitoba in 1938 and studied at the Ontario College of Art and the Central Technical School 1940 both in Toronto Working in oils acrylic and watercolour he paints Toronto streetscapes with particular emphasis on the backs and backyards of houses usually row houses or semidetached in various Toronto neightbourhoods He
John Kasyn
John Kasyn oil on board OSA CSPWC 1926 2009 Born in Poland Kasyn came to Winnipeg Manitoba in 1938 and studied at the Ontario College of Art and the Central Technical School 1940 both in Toronto Working in oils acrylic and watercolour he paints Toronto streetscapes with particular emphasis on the backs and backyards of houses usually row houses or semidetached in various Toronto neightbourhoods He
John Kasyn
John Kasyn watercolour OSA CSPWC 1926 2009 Born in Poland Kasyn came to Winnipeg Manitoba in 1938 and studied at the Ontario College of Art and the Central Technical School 1940 both in Toronto Working in oils acrylic and watercolour he paints Toronto streetscapes with particular emphasis on the backs and backyards of houses usually row houses or semidetached in various Toronto neightbourhoods He
Illingworth Kerr R.C.A.
Illingworth Kerr R C A oil on canvas Illingworth Holey Kerr quot Buck quot painter illustrator writer b at Lumsden Sask 20 Aug 1905 d at Calgary 6 Jan 1989 Kerr attended Central Technical School Toronto and Ontario College of Art He also studied at Westminster School of Art London in 1936 and returning to Canada taught at Vancouver School of Art 1945 47 In 1947 he became director of the art depart
Illingworth Kerr R.C.A.
Illingworth Kerr R C A woodblock print trial proof Illingworth Holey Kerr quot Buck quot painter illustrator writer b at Lumsden Sask 20 Aug 1905 d at Calgary 6 Jan 1989 Kerr attended Central Technical School Toronto and Ontario College of Art He also studied at Westminster School of Art London in 1936 and returning to Canada taught at Vancouver School of Art 1945 47 In 1947 he became director of
Cornelius Krieghoff
Cornelius Krieghoff oil on canvas Krieghoff Cornelius 1815 1872 Cornelius Krieghoff was born in Amsterdam on June 19 1815 During his childhood his family moved to Dusseldorf In his early twenties Krieghoff moved with his brother to America Once there Krieghoff enlisted in the American Army and made many topographical studied during his service He moved his young family to New York in 1842 where he
William Kurelek R.C.A.
William Kurelek R C A mixed media on panel William Kurelek Wasyl painter and writer evangelist b near Whitford Alta 3 Mar 1927 d at Toronto 3 Nov 1977 Influenced by Bosch and Brueghel and by prairie roots his UKRAINIAN heritage and Roman Catholicism Kurelek s realistic and symbolic paintings record his historic culture and religious vision The oldest of 7 children he was expected to help run the f
Jean Paul Lemieux R.C.A.
Jean Paul Lemieux R C A mixed media on board Jean Paul Lemieux painter b at Qu bec C Qu 18 Nov 1904 d at Montr al Qu 7 Nov 1990 Lemieux s artistic universe is often classified as one of northern landscapes flat barren and infinite but this preoccupation was only one characteristic of his work He attended the cole des beaux arts in Montr al from 1926 34 interrupted by a trip to Paris After teaching
Jean Paul Lemieux R.C.A.
Jean Paul Lemieux R C A oil on canvas Jean Paul Lemieux painter b at Qu bec C Qu 18 Nov 1904 d at Montr al Qu 7 Nov 1990 Lemieux s artistic universe is often classified as one of northern landscapes flat barren and infinite but this preoccupation was only one characteristic of his work He attended the cole des beaux arts in Montr al from 1926 34 interrupted by a trip to Paris After teaching at the
J.E.H. MacDonald R.C.A.
J E H MacDonald R C A pencil drawing In the autumn of 1918 Group of Seven members J E H MacDonald Lawren Harris and Frank Johnston made the first of their renowned boxcar trips to Algoma with patron Dr MacCallum Lawren Harris was able to convince the Algoma Central Railway to lend them a boxcar which was sidelined from the tracks at convenient sketching locations The boxcar was used as lodgings an
J.E.H. MacDonald R.C.A.
J E H MacDonald R C A oil on board In the autumn of 1918 Group of Seven members J E H MacDonald Lawren Harris and Frank Johnston made the first of their renowned boxcar trips to Algoma with patron Dr MacCallum Lawren Harris was able to convince the Algoma Central Railway to lend them a boxcar which was sidelined from the tracks at convenient sketching locations The boxcar was used as lodgings and
Henri Léopold Masson R.C.A.
Henri L opold Masson R C A pastel Masson Henri L opold painter b at Spy Belgium 10 Jan 1907 d at Ottawa 9 Feb 1996 Largely self taught Masson combined his narrative abilities with a fluid Group of Seven style He lived in Ottawa from 1921 and began exhibiting nationally in 1938 and internationally in 1946 His themes reflect his belief in the unity of nature and art Cityscapes and landscapes reveal
Henri Léopold Masson R.C.A.
Henri L opold Masson R C A pastel Masson Henri L opold painter b at Spy Belgium 10 Jan 1907 d at Ottawa 9 Feb 1996 Largely self taught Masson combined his narrative abilities with a fluid Group of Seven style He lived in Ottawa from 1921 and began exhibiting nationally in 1938 and internationally in 1946 His themes reflect his belief in the unity of nature and art Cityscapes and landscapes reveal
David Milne
David Milne watercolour David Brown Milne was born at Burgoyne Ontario in 1882 The youngest of 10 children born to Presbyterian Scottish immigrants Milne s training and initial recognition took place in New York In Canada he was practically unknown until 1934 and he did not receive the same attention as the Group of Seven his contemporaries until recent years Succeeding generations of artists have
Norval Morrisseau R.C.A.
Norval Morrisseau R C A serigraph lt p gt Norval Morrisseau artist b at Sand Point Reserve near Beardmore Ont 14 Mar 1932 d at Toronto 4 Dec 2007 Norval Morrisseau was a self taught artist of Ojibwa ancestry his Ojibwa name which appears in syllabics on his paintings means quot Copper Thunderbird quot and he originated the pictographic style or what is referred to as quot Woodland Indian art quot
Pegi Nicol MacLeod
Pegi Nicol MacLeod watercolour lt p gt Pegi Nicol MacLeod was among Canada s most prominent artists during the second quarter of the twentieth century In her short lifetime she showed her paintings extensively across the country alongside the likes of A Y Jackson and the rest of the Group of Seven She won prestigious national art prizes and received important commissions including one for war art
Graham Norwell
Graham Norwell oil on canvas lt p style quot font weight 400 quot gt lt span style quot font weight inherit font style inherit quot gt Graham Noble Norwell lt span gt lt span style quot font weight inherit font style inherit quot gt was born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1901 Norwell came to Kingston Ontario in 1914 and studied art under Arthur Lismer George Reid J W Beatty and Robert Holmes at the Ont
Daphne Odjig
Daphne Odjig serigraph edition 205 of 250 I see my paintings as a celebration of life My sub conscious mind may well dictate some content and I m content to leave it at that I am uncomfortable with words my paintings are perhaps my most honest and legitimate statement Daphne Odjig is one of Canada s most celebrated Indigenous painters and printmakers Born on Manitoulin Island s Wikwemikong reserve
Daphne Odjig
Daphne Odjig serigraph AP I see my paintings as a celebration of life My sub conscious mind may well dictate some content and I m content to leave it at that I am uncomfortable with words my paintings are perhaps my most honest and legitimate statement Daphne Odjig is one of Canada s most celebrated Indigenous painters and printmakers Born on Manitoulin Island s Wikwemikong reserve of Odawa Potawa
Daphne Odjig
Daphne Odjig serigraph AP I see my paintings as a celebration of life My sub conscious mind may well dictate some content and I m content to leave it at that I am uncomfortable with words my paintings are perhaps my most honest and legitimate statement Daphne Odjig is one of Canada s most celebrated Indigenous painters and printmakers Born on Manitoulin Island s Wikwemikong reserve of Odawa Potawa
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific colour lithograph From the early 1880s until the 1960s the CPR commissioned many artists to create brochures posters menus and advertisements These items were used to promote travel immigration and settlement war efforts freight traffic and other services provided by the company In early years CPR sponsored artists both well known and emerging talent by providing railway passes to
Paul Peel R.C.A.
Paul Peel R C A oil on canvas Paul Peel figure painter b at London Canada 7 Nov 1860 d at Paris France 11 Oct 1892 He spent his formative student years learning the academic style at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia with the great American figure painter Thomas Eakins and at the Royal Academy Schools in London and at the cole des beaux arts in Paris His sentimental studies of
Stanford Perrott
Stanford Perrott watercolour on paper unframed Influential Albertan art educator and master watercolourist Stanford Perrott was born March 11 1917 in Claresholm Alberta Perrott attended the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art where he studied under the tutelage of Marion Nicoll Perrott came back to the Institute of Technology and Art in 1946 to teach and from 1967 to 1974 he was the Head of
Stanford Perrott
Stanford Perrott watercolour on paper unframed Influential Albertan art educator and master watercolourist Stanford Perrott was born March 11 1917 in Claresholm Alberta Perrott attended the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art where he studied under the tutelage of Marion Nicoll Perrott came back to the Institute of Technology and Art in 1946 to teach and from 1967 to 1974 he was the Head of
Walter Joseph Phillips R.C.A.
Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut ed of 100 RCA ASA CSPE CSPWC 1884 1963 Born in Barton Upon Humber England Phillips studied under Edward Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art 1899 1902 He moved to South Africa 1903 1908 before he immigrated to Winnipeg 1913 1924 1925 40 before settling in Calgary Alberta in 1941 He is best known for his colour woodcuts from 1917 influenced by Japanes
Robert Pilot R.C.A.
Robert Pilot R C A oil on canvas lt div gt Robert Wakeham Pilot was born in St John s Newfoundland 1898 His widowed mother married the Canadian artist Maurice Cullen in 1910 and they went back to Cullen s home in Montreal Young Robert often assisted his stepfather doing chores in the studio and thus learned the craft from the bottom up He also attended night classes at the Monument National and la
Mary Pratt R.C.A.
Mary Pratt R C A mixed media Mary Pratt was born in 1935 in Fredericton New Brunswick As a fine arts student at Mount Allison University Pratt was mentored by Alex Colville Mary Pratt s work represented a snapshot of a woman s domestic life creating highly realistic and dramatic still life works that were inspired by her surroundings In 1996 she became a Companion of the Order of Canada and in 201
Christopher Pratt R.C.A.
Christopher Pratt R C A silkscreen on paper ed 3 of 100 Christopher Pratt was born in St John s Newfoundland in 1935 While a pre medicine student at Mount Allison University he became interested in the fine arts and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts It was at Mount Allison under the mentorship of fellow artist Alex Colville where his work began to exhibit the meticulous rendering and stark si
Christopher Pratt R.C.A.
Christopher Pratt R C A pencil Christopher Pratt was born in St John s Newfoundland in 1935 While a pre medicine student at Mount Allison University he became interested in the fine arts and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts It was at Mount Allison under the mentorship of fellow artist Alex Colville where his work began to exhibit the meticulous rendering and stark simplicity that it is known
Jean-Paul Riopelle R.C.A.
Jean Paul Riopelle R C A oil on canvas Jean Paul Riopelle was born in 1923 in Montreal Quebec Interested in both art and drafting from an early age Riopelle s artistic endeavours were originally based in Academic style still life and landscape works He attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts briefly before moving on to study at the cole du Meuble in Montreal At the cole du Meuble he met Paul mile Bordua
Jean-Paul Riopelle R.C.A.
Jean Paul Riopelle R C A oil on canvas Jean Paul Riopelle was born in 1923 in Montreal Quebec Interested in both art and drafting from an early age Riopelle s artistic endeavours were originally based in Academic style still life and landscape works He attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts briefly before moving on to study at the cole du Meuble in Montreal At the cole du Meuble he met Paul mile Bordua
Tom Roberts R.C.A.
Tom Roberts R C A oil on board lt p gt Born in 1909 Tom Roberts was the grandson of Samuel Roberts founder of Roberts Gallery 1842 Having spent much time in the gallery during his youth Tom resolved at an early age to become an artist He studied art at Toronto s Central Technical School and at the Ontario College of Art under such well known artists as J W Beatty and Fred Haines lt p gt lt p gt Hi
Henry Sandham
Henry Sandham oil on canvas SANDHAM HENRY painter and illustrator b 24 May 1842 in Montreal and baptized 8 Feb 1863 son of John Sandham and Elizabeth Tate m there 23 May 1865 Agnes Amelia Fraser and they had six children four of whom died in infancy d 21 June 1910 in London England Henry Sandham s father had a little house painting business in which his sons Frederick and Alfred were involved in t
Jack Leonard Shadbolt
Jack Leonard Shadbolt oil on canvas lt p gt Jack Leonard Shadbolt artist teacher author poet b at Shoeburyness Eng 4 Feb 1909 d at Burnaby BC 22 Nov 1998 Best known as a painter and draftsman he wrote 3 books and many articles and through his teaching profoundly influenced art and artists in BC and across Canada He moved to British Columbia in 1912 lt p gt lt p gt Jack Shadbolt studied at the Art
Margaret Shelton
Margaret Shelton linoblock print edition unknown lt p gt 1915 1984 lt p gt lt p gt Margaret Shelton was born August 15 1915 on a farm near Bruce east of Edmonton Alberta of English parents She grew up in Drumheller Valley in south central Alberta From an early age she began to draw and was encouraged by both parents and teachers Her talent was already apparent by age 14 1929 when she had produced
Herbert Johannes Josef Siebner R.C.A.
Herbert Johannes Josef Siebner R C A mixed media on board Herbert Siebner was born in Stettin Germany He trained at the Atelier Richter in Stettin and at the Berlin Academy In 1954 he emigrated to Canada Siebner s works follow in the tradition of the German Expressionists with whom he studied and his artistic practice focused on the human figure Siebner held teaching appointments at the Universiti
Ron (Gyo-Zo) Spickett R.C.A.
Ron Gyo Zo Spickett R C A oil on canvas lt p gt Ronald Gyo Zo Spickett born 1926 has lived and worked in Calgary since the 1940s when he came here from his native city Regina to attend the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art forerunner of today s Alberta College of Art and Design or ACAD He enjoyed a distinguished career of teaching both at the Alberta College of Art and Design as well as t
Ron (Gyo-Zo) Spickett R.C.A.
Ron Gyo Zo Spickett R C A mixed media on paper lt p gt Ronald Gyo Zo Spickett born 1926 has lived and worked in Calgary since the 1940s when he came here from his native city Regina to attend the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art forerunner of today s Alberta College of Art and Design or ACAD He enjoyed a distinguished career of teaching both at the Alberta College of Art and Design as we
Harold Town
Harold Town mixed media Harold Barling Town lt a href quot https www thecanadianencyclopedia ca en article order of canada quot gt OC lt a gt artist born 13 June 1924 in Toronto ON died 27 December 1990 near Peterborough ON An Officer of the Order of Canada and one of his generation s most celebrated artists Harold Town was an outspoken member of lt a href quot https www thecanadianencyclopedia ca
Frederick Arthur Verner A.R.C.A.
Frederick Arthur Verner A R C A watercolour on paper 1836 1928 Frederick Verner was born in Ontario in 1836 Verner traveled to England in 1856 to study art at the South Kensington School of Art While in England he served for the British army Upon his return to Canada in 1862 he opened a studio in Toronto During his time spent in Canada he painted many fine portraits of the native people as well as
Charles Jones Way
Charles Jones Way watercolour lt p gt Charles Jones Way 1835 1919 lt p gt lt p gt Charles Jones Way was born in Dartmouth England and studied at South Kensington Art Schools He came to Canada in 1858 and settled in Montreal Way traveled extensively through Canada and Europe He became a member of the RCA the year of its inception 1880 CJ Way painted the Rocky Mountains for the Canadian Pacific Rail
William Winter R.C.A.
William Winter R C A pencil sketch lt p gt Born in Winnipeg in 1909 Winters received his art training under Lemoine Fitzgerald at the Winnipeg School of Art He moved to Toronto in 1937 where he established the advertising firm of Wookie Winter and Bush He exhibited his work widely including 19 exhibitions at Roberts Gallery Toronto beginning in 1959 He was member of the Royal Canadian Academy and
William Winter R.C.A.
William Winter R C A pencil sketch lt p gt Born in Winnipeg in 1909 Winters received his art training under Lemoine Fitzgerald at the Winnipeg School of Art He moved to Toronto in 1937 where he established the advertising firm of Wookie Winter and Bush He exhibited his work widely including 19 exhibitions at Roberts Gallery Toronto beginning in 1959 He was member of the Royal Canadian Academy and
Nicholas de Grandmaison
Nicholas de Grandmaison pastel on paper lt p gt Best known for his portraits of First Nations people de Grandmaison s oeuvre covered the whole of western Canada capturing many of the west s key figures including politicians business giants and religious leaders Along the way he was named an associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy and he received the Order of Canada and an honourary degree f
Nicholas de Grandmaison
Nicholas de Grandmaison pastel on paper lt p gt Best known for his portraits of First Nations people de Grandmaison s oeuvre covered the whole of western Canada capturing many of the west s key figures including politicians business giants and religious leaders Along the way he was named an associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy and he received the Order of Canada and an honourary degree f