Sybil Andrews colour linocut ed 21 of 50 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 a

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

Sybil Andrews colour linocut ed 49 o f 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

Sybil Andrews colour linocut ed 34 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 a

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

Franklin Arbuckle oil on board

Frank Armington oil on board Frank Armington studied art in Toronto under J W L Forster and in Paris first at the Academie Julian under Benjamin Constant and Chaumiere under Lucien Simon Frank Armington first went to Paris in 1899 but returned to Canada with his wife Caroline 1875 1939 to teach art in Winnipeg from 1901 through 1905 During this period Robert Fulton Logan was among his students Ret

Maxwell Bates R C A oil on canvas RCA ASA CGP CSGA CSPWC 1906 1980 Born in Calgary Alberta he was largely a self taught painter printmaker and architect and is considered along with W L Stevenson an innovator of Expressionism in Canada He went to England in 1931 and after the war returned to Calgary where he was associated with Jock MacDonald He then went to New York and studied with Max Beckmann

J W Beatty R C A oil on board 1869 1941 Born in Toronto Ontario Beatty quit school early to work as a house painter and engraver He became a fireman in Toronto and married Caroline Cormack who was inspirational in his development as an artist He studied under J W L Forster George A Reid F M Bell Smith and William Cruikshank in his spare time from the fire hall He also studied at the Academie Julia

J W Beatty R C A oil on board 1869 1941 Born in Toronto Ontario Beatty quit school early to work as a house painter and engraver He became a fireman in Toronto and married Caroline Cormack who was inspirational in his development as an artist He studied under J W L Forster George A Reid F M Bell Smith and William Cruikshank in his spare time from the fire hall He also studied at the Academie Julia

Paul Beaulieu watercolour

Paul Beaulieu monotype

Paul Beaulieu watercolour

Frederic Marlett Bell Smith R C A watercolour FM Bell Smith 1846 1923 Frederic Marlett Bell Smith was born in London the son of John Bell Smith He attended South Kensington Art Schools in London and The Academie Colarossi in Paris he studied under both his father and Alexander Harrison He came to Montreal in 1866 and worked as a photographer He was a founding member of the Society of Canadian Arti

Leon Bellefleur R C A oil on canvas Described by Paul Duval as a bridge between the prevailing influences of Paul Emile Borduas and Alfred Pellan Montreal born L on Bellefleur is remembered for his richly textured abstractions and a historically precocious sense of fantasy After receiving his teaching diploma in 1929 Bellefleur enrolled in evening classes at the Ecole des Beauxs arts de Montreal u

Leon Bellefleur R C A oil on canvas Described by Paul Duval as a bridge between the prevailing influences of Paul Emile Borduas and Alfred Pellan Montreal born L on Bellefleur is remembered for his richly textured abstractions and a historically precocious sense of fantasy After receiving his teaching diploma in 1929 Bellefleur enrolled in evening classes at the Ecole des Beauxs arts de Montreal u

Annora Brown silkscreen ed 17 of 19

Jack Bush R C A gouache on paper 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 stim

Florence Carlyle R C A oil on canvas In 1867 Florence Carlyle s family moved to Woodstock Ontario where in later years her mother arranged art classes inviting Paul Peel to teach Peel encouraged Carlyle to continue her studies in France Carlyle traveled there with Peel and studied for six years with T Robert Fleury Jules Lefebvre Adolphe Bouguereau Julius Rolshoven and Ulysses Delecluse She return

William Henry Clapp R C A oil on board William Henry Clapp landscape and figure painter b at Montr al 29 Oct 1879 d at Oakland Ca 21 Apr 1954 Born of American parents Clapp lived in Oakland 1885 1900 He studied at the Art Association of Montreal 1900 03 with William Brymner and painted at St Joachim and Baie Saint Paul with Clarence Gagnon From 1904 to 1908 he studied in Paris at the Acad mie Juli

F S Coburn R C A oil on canvas 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 Scho

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

Emily Coonan oil on canvas Emily Geraldine Coonan was born in the Pointe St Charles district of Montreal Coonan began her art studies at the age of thirteen at Montreal s Conseil des arts et manufactures She studied at the Art Association of Montreal with William Brymner 1905 09 winning first prize in 1907 She exhibited at the Art Association of Montreal from 1907 33 and in 1910 at the Royal Canad

Maurice Cullen R C A oil on canvas Maurice Galbraith Cullen painter b at St John s 6 June 1866 d at Chambly Qu 28 Mar 1934 Cullen moved to Montr al with his family in 1870 There he began his art training as a sculptor at the Conseil des arts et manufactures and with sculptor Louis Philippe H BERT Like other artists of his generation he went to Paris for additional training He arrived there in 1889

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

Mary Bell Eastlake R C A watercolour double sided lt p gt Mary Alexandra Eastlake n e Bell studied in Montreal with Robert Harris in New York at the Art Students League with William Chase c 1885 and at the Acad mie Colarossi In 1886 she was commissioned to paint a number of works for American patrons in New York She traveled to France and England 1890 and to Paris in 1891 She became a member of th

Henry Evaluardjuk serpentine stone

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 oil on panel 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 pastel 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 quot It i

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 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

Roland Gissing oil on board 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 almost

Henry George Glyde R C A oil on canvas Throughout his long career as an artist and teacher in Calgary Banff and Edmonton English born and educated Henry G Glyde was a key player in the development of art in Alberta over a 30 year period starting in 1935 In his practice and teaching Glyde promoted the development of a distinctive view of Western Canada based on direct observation and interaction wi

Colin Graham watercolour

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas board

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas

Frederick S Haines oil on panel Fred Haines was born in Meaford Ontario His ambition to become an artist developed at a very early age moving to Toronto at seventeen to pursue his dream He made a living and financed his studies at the Central Ontario School of Art by painting portraits for a travelling art dealer He first exhibited with the Ontario Society of Artists in 1901 and was elected a memb

Frederick S Haines oil on panel Fred Haines was born in Meaford Ontario His ambition to become an artist developed at a very early age moving to Toronto at seventeen to pursue his dream He made a living and financed his studies at the Central Ontario School of Art by painting portraits for a travelling art dealer He first exhibited with the Ontario Society of Artists in 1901 and was elected a memb

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

Robert Harris pastel and charcoal on paper

Ted Harrison acrylic on canvas

Ted Harrison serigraph ed 42 of 130

Ted Harrison serigraph ed 34 of 165

Prudence Heward oil on panel Born Efa Prudence Heward in Montreal Quebec Canada into a well to do family she was educated at private schools At a young age she showed an interest in art and encouraged by her family she attended the Art Association of Montreal school for training During World War I Heward lived in England where her brothers served in the Canadian Army while she served as a voluntee

Randolph S Hewton oil on board

Edwin Holgate R C A oil on board Edwin Holgate joined the Group in 1931 Previous to joining Holgate had exhibited with the group as an invited contributor He never exhibited as a Group member due to their disbanding shortly after he joined Holgate was born in Ontario but raised in Montreal where he began studying art at an early age under William Brymer Following a number of years in Paris both be

A Y Jackson R C A oil on board Seldom was there found a subject all composed and waiting to be painted out of a confusion of motives the vital one had to be determined upon Sketching here demanded a quick decision in composition an ignoring or summarizing of much of the detail a searching out of significant form and a colour analysis that must never err on the side of timidity One must know the No

A Y Jackson R C A oil on panel Seldom was there found a subject all composed and waiting to be painted out of a confusion of motives the vital one had to be determined upon Sketching here demanded a quick decision in composition an ignoring or summarizing of much of the detail a searching out of significant form and a colour analysis that must never err on the side of timidity One must know the No

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

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

John Young Johnstone R C A oil on panel John Young Johnstone 1887 1930 was born in Montreal Quebec and studied at the Arts Association of Montreal alongside William Brymner and later at the Grande Chaumi re Academy in Paris under Castelucheo L Simon and R Menard During this period he also travelled throughout Switzerland France and Belgium He taught at the National Monument School from 1918 to 192

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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

Illingworth Kerr R C A oil on canvas board 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

Dorothy Knowles oil on canvas

William Kurelek R C A acrylic on board 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 farm

William Kurelek R C A mixed media on board 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

G Blair Laing limited edition book and ink drawing

Alfred Lalibert bronze Born at Ste lizabeth Arthabaska Laliberte attended the Conseil des Arts et M tiers in Montreal When he was twenty four a public subscription helped finance his study in Europe and one of his greatest supporters was Sir Wilfred Laurier Through this support Alfred Laliberte studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1902 under Gabriel Jules Thomas and Antoine Injalbert In

A C Leighton A R C A oil on canvas 1901 1965 Born in Hastings Sussex England he received his formal education at Hastings and in London at the Hornsey School He had no formal painting lessons but received advice and criticism from a friend E Leslie Badham R B A Leighton did paintings for a commercial organization It was while he was filling a commission for this firm at Mansion House and Temple Ba

A C Leighton A R C A pencil drawing 1901 1965 Born in Hastings Sussex England he received his formal education at Hastings and in London at the Hornsey School He had no formal painting lessons but received advice and criticism from a friend E Leslie Badham R B A Leighton did paintings for a commercial organization It was while he was filling a commission for this firm at Mansion House and Temple B

A C Leighton A R C A ink drawing 1901 1965 Born in Hastings Sussex England he received his formal education at Hastings and in London at the Hornsey School He had no formal painting lessons but received advice and criticism from a friend E Leslie Badham R B A Leighton did paintings for a commercial organization It was while he was filling a commission for this firm at Mansion House and Temple Bar

A C Leighton A R C A ink drawing 1901 1965 Born in Hastings Sussex England he received his formal education at Hastings and in London at the Hornsey School He had no formal painting lessons but received advice and criticism from a friend E Leslie Badham R B A Leighton did paintings for a commercial organization It was while he was filling a commission for this firm at Mansion House and Temple Bar

A C Leighton A R C A watercolour 1901 1965 Born in Hastings Sussex England he received his formal education at Hastings and in London at the Hornsey School He had no formal painting lessons but received advice and criticism from a friend E Leslie Badham R B A Leighton did paintings for a commercial organization It was while he was filling a commission for this firm at Mansion House and Temple Bar

Jean Paul Lemieux R C A oil pastel on paper 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

Arthur Lismer R C A graphite

Arthur Lismer R C A oil on board

Arthur Lismer R C A oil on board

John Lyman oil on canvas

Henri L opold Masson R C A watercolour 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 re

Henri L opold Masson R C A lithograph ed 23 of 100 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 l

Mario Mauro oil on board

Doris McCarthy R C A oil on canvas lt p gt Born in Calgary Doris Jean McCarthy is well known for her extensive watercolour painting practice She first studied at the Ontario College of Art from 1926 1930 and later undertook post graduate studies at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London England A dedicated art educator she became a founding instructor with Arthur Lismer s Children s class

Doris McCarthy R C A watercolour lt p gt Born in Calgary Doris Jean McCarthy is well known for her extensive watercolour painting practice She first studied at the Ontario College of Art from 1926 1930 and later undertook post graduate studies at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London England A dedicated art educator she became a founding instructor with Arthur Lismer s Children s classes

Irene McCaugherty watercolour lt p gt 1914 1996 lt p gt lt p gt A painter of imagined pasts and invented histories Irene McCaugherty s works reflect an interest in narrative and story telling She first turned to art as a therapeutic practice when recovering from an illness and only began painting later in life Having lived most of her life in Lethbridge Alberta she became enthralled by its history

Arthur Meadows oil on canvas

David Milne watercolour

Rita Mount oil on board lt p gt A student of art from the age of 10 Rita Mount received extensive artistic training studying at the Cercle Internationale des Beaux Arts in Paris the Art Association of Montreal under William Brymner where she won a two year scholarship the Art Students League under Frank V Du Mond and taking courses in landscape painting with John Fabian Carlson in New York state F

Laura Muntz Lyall R C A watercolour on paper board 1860 1930 Laura Adeline Muntz Lyall came to Canada as a child and settled on a farm in Muskoka She began her formal art training at 23 studying privately with J W L Forster and she became a school teacher in Hamilton In 1887 she studied at South Kensington and later in Paris at the Acad mie Colarossi under J Leblanc and others She received honorab

Laura Muntz Lyall R C A oil on canvas laid down on board 1860 1930 Laura Adeline Muntz Lyall came to Canada as a child and settled on a farm in Muskoka She began her formal art training at 23 studying privately with J W L Forster and she became a school teacher in Hamilton In 1887 she studied at South Kensington and later in Paris at the Acad mie Colarossi under J Leblanc and others She received h

Laura Muntz Lyall R C A oil on canvas 1860 1930 Laura Adeline Muntz Lyall came to Canada as a child and settled on a farm in Muskoka She began her formal art training at 23 studying privately with J W L Forster and she became a school teacher in Hamilton In 1887 she studied at South Kensington and later in Paris at the Acad mie Colarossi under J Leblanc and others She received honorable mention in

Jim Nicoll watercolour

Marion Nicoll R C A card print ed 37 of 60 1909 1971 Marion Florence S Mackay Nicoll was born in Calgary Alberta In high school she took extra curricular painting classes at St Joseph s Convent Red Deer Alberta 1925 1926 She studied at the Ontario College of Art Toronto but she did not finish because of an illness She then studied under A C Leighton at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Ar

Marion Nicoll R C A card print ed 25 of 90 1909 1971 Marion Florence S Mackay Nicoll was born in Calgary Alberta In high school she took extra curricular painting classes at St Joseph s Convent Red Deer Alberta 1925 1926 She studied at the Ontario College of Art Toronto but she did not finish because of an illness She then studied under A C Leighton at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Ar

Marion Nicoll R C A watercolour on paper 1909 1971 Marion Florence S Mackay Nicoll was born in Calgary Alberta In high school she took extra curricular painting classes at St Joseph s Convent Red Deer Alberta 1925 1926 She studied at the Ontario College of Art Toronto but she did not finish because of an illness She then studied under A C Leighton at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art

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

Mona Ohoveluk stencil on linen

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

Frank Panabaker A R C A oil on board lt p gt Frank Panabaker an artist closely associated with Hamilton during his lengthy career also enjoyed a considerable international reputation for his paintings of the Canadian landscape Frank Panabaker was a member of the Allied Artists of America one of a handful of Canadians ever to be elected to the group an associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy

Ruth Pawson oil on canvas board Ruth Pawson was born in Stratford Ontario but moved to Regina Saskatchewan with her family at the age of three and a half Pawson developed an interest in painting as a child but only began studying seriously later She started by taking painting classes with Gus Kenderdine and art history classes from Gordon Snelgrove She received an Associate of Fine Arts degree fro

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

Walter Joseph Phillips R C A watercolour 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 Japanese colour woodcu

Walter Joseph Phillips R C A watercolour 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 Japanese colour woodcu

Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut ed 67 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 Japa

Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut 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 Japanese colour w

Robert Pilot R C A oil on panel 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 lat

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

Joe Plaskett pastel Joseph Plaskett was born in 1918 in New Westminster His works are in public art gallery collections from Prince Edward Island to Vancouver Island including the National Gallery of Canada the Beaverbrook Art Gallery the Winnipeg Art Gallery the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001 for his excelle

David Pugh oil on canvas

Ren Richard oil on board Born at Chaux de Fonds Switzerland his mother had come from a family of artists and his father was an engraver who sought new opportunities in Canada They came to Montreal Canada where they lived for a few years and where Rene received his elementary education The Richards then moved to north western Alberta at Cold Lake where Rene s father established a general store and

Goodridge Roberts R C A oil on board 1904 1974 Born in The Barbados B W I where his parents were on a short vacation the son of Theodore Goodridge Roberts poet and novelist and Frances Seymour Allen The family returned to Fredericton to live with his paternal grandfather then rector of the Anglican parish church He moved with his parents to England in 1908 to France in 1910 back to Canada and Fred

Albert H Robinson R C A oil on panel lt p gt 1881 1956 lt p gt lt p gt Albert Henry Robinson was a native Hamiltonian who studied with John S Gordon during the evenings and worked for the Hamilton Times as a chalk plate artist during the day In 1903 he left for Paris and continued his training at the Julian Academy with Bouguereau and Bachet and then with Ferrier at the cole des Beaux Arts Robinso

Rich Roenisch bronze ed 7 of 9

Joseph Ernest Sampson silkscreen Joseph Ernest Sampson was born in England the son of a Canadian Pacific Steamships official As a youngster Joseph Ernest Sampson studied art in Liverpool where he won several awards He then studied at the Julian Academy in Paris as well as the Grand Chaumi re and Colarossi academies again earning awards for his figure painting and composition Joseph Ernest Sampson

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

Carl Schaefer R C A watercolour on paper Carl Fellman Schaefer artist teacher b at Hanover Ont 30 Apr 1903 d at Toronto Ont 21 May 1995 A vigorous yet sensitive interpreter of rural southern Ontario scenery Schaefer is typical of regionalist Canadian artists who chose to concentrate on agrarian and social rather than wilderness themes during the 1930s His best work was inspired by the farm environ

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 colour linocut 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 some paintings an

Arthur Shilling oil on board 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 Student

Herbert Johannes Josef Siebner R C A mixed media on board

Philip Surrey R C A oil on canvas lt p gt Philip Surrey a founding member of the Contemporary Arts Society was a figurative painter with an enduring interest in human subjects within urban nightscapes For most of his career Surrey used Montreal as his stage arranging lighting and figures most often pedestrians in compositions that revealed both the gregarious nature and the solitude of humanity A

J D Turner watercolour

Frederick Arthur Verner A R C A watercolour 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 native s

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

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

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

Andy Warhol screenprint on cardboard lt p gt Born on August 6 1928 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Andy Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960s Pop art movements He ventured into a wide variety of art forms including performance art filmmaking video installations and writing and controversially blurred the lines between fine art and mainstream aesthe

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 Weston oil on panel

William Winter R C A oil on board 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 t

Andrew Wyeth portfolio of printed reproductions

Charles de Belle A R C A pastel lt p dir quot ltr quot gt Painter draughtsman illustrator Charles de Belle was born in Budapest in 1873 As a boy he drew and painted with the encouragement of his uncle On his 16th birthday he went to Paris where he studied with Mih ly Munk csy in Paris from 1889 to 1892 He won several scholarships and later an annual grant from the Royal Academy in London which ena