Norbertine Von Bresslern Roth linocut

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

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 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

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 monotype

Paul Beaulieu watercolour

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

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

Molly Lamb Bobak R C A oil on canvas Molly Joan Lamb Bobak was born on 25 February 1922 in Vancouver British Columbia She studied art at the Vancouver School of Art from 1938 1941 with Jack Shadbolt and Charles Scott In 1942 she joined the Canadian Women s Army Corps and became the first Canadian female war artist in 1945 she painted in this capacity at Aldershot Britain and later in Holland Of he

Roger Boulet limited edition book ed 50 of 150

Harry Britton R C A oil on canvas laid down on board lt p gt Harry Britton was born in Cambridge England and moved to Toronto with his parents in 1881 he began his art education in Toronto under the tutiledge of Farquar McGillivray Knowles from 1902 1908 He then returned to England to study at the Heatherley School of Art from 1909 1911 He taught at St Ives in Cornwall where he met his future wife

Annora Brown silkscreen ed 17 of 19

Franklin Brownell R C A pastel Peleg Franklin Brownell painter teacher b at New Bedford Mass 27 July 1857 d at Ottawa 13 Mar 1946 After studying at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts he went to Paris to study under Robert Fleury Bouguereau and Bonnat In 1886 he became principal of the Ottawa Art School and subsequently headed the Woman s Art Association of Ottawa later Ottawa Art Association retiring

Jack Bush R C A silkscreen ed 82 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 w

Jack Bush R C A acrylic polymer 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

Jack Bush R C A watercolour 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

Oscar Cah n oil on masonite Oscar Cah n painter illustrator b at Copenhagen Denmark 8 Feb 1916 d at Oakville Ont 26 Nov 1956 Trained in Europe he taught in Prague before escaping the Nazi occupation in 1938 Because he held German citizenship he was interned in England in 1939 and then shipped to Canada in 1940 as an enemy alien and interned at Sherbrooke Qu His artistic contacts in Canada secured

A J Casson P R C A oil on board Alfred Joseph Casson painter b at Toronto 17 May 1898 d there 20 Feb 1992 After study at Hamilton 1913 15 and Toronto 1915 17 A J Casson got his first real job in 1919 at a Toronto commercial art firm as Franklin Carmichael s apprentice Carmichael had the greatest influence on Casson as an artist taking him sketching and camping and introducing him to members of the

A J Casson P R C A watercolour on paper Alfred Joseph Casson painter b at Toronto 17 May 1898 d there 20 Feb 1992 After study at Hamilton 1913 15 and Toronto 1915 17 A J Casson got his first real job in 1919 at a Toronto commercial art firm as Franklin Carmichael s apprentice Carmichael had the greatest influence on Casson as an artist taking him sketching and camping and introducing him to member

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

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

Alan Collier R C A oil on canvas 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

Maurice Cullen R C A pastel 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 and de

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

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

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 panel 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 wit

Henry George Glyde R C A watercolour 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 with

Ted Godwin R C A oil on canvas amp lt p amp gt Born in Calgary in 1933 he studied at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art Calgary under Illingworth Kerr and others at the University of Saskatchewan Workshops under Barnett Newman and John Ferren He worked as a television artist in Lethbridge and as a neon sign designer in Lethbridge and Calgary and won second prize in an international neo

Colin Graham watercolour

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas board

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on board

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

Robert Harris pastel and charcoal on paper

Ted Harrison serigraph ed 34 of 165

Ted Harrison serigraph ed 42 of 130

Ted Harrison silkscreen on paper ed 78 of 150

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

Robert Indiana painted aluminum ed 5 of 13 Known especially for his typographic rendering of the word quot love quot expressed as paintings and sculpture which has been widely imitated satirized and reproduced as unauthorized products This work represented only one of many text based works that he produced and is considered one of the forerunners of what became known as Pop Art Information from Ge

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 board 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

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 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

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

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 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

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

G Blair Laing limited edition book and ink drawing

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

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

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

Maud Lewis oil on board Maud Lewis 1903 1970 was born to John and Agnes Dowley on the Yarmouth and Acadian Shore of Nova Scotia Although there is some debate about her exact birth place recent research has revealed that Maud was born in the town of Yarmouth NS As a child Maud spent most of her time alone mostly because she felt uncomfortable about her differences around the other children She had

Arthur Lismer R C A graphite

Arthur Lismer R C A oil on board

John Lyman oil on canvas

Manly MacDonald oil on canvas

Charles MacDonald Manley oil on board

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

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

Mario Mauro oil on board

Mario Mauro oil on board

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

Arthur Meadows oil on canvas

Jim Millard watercolour

Leo Mol R C A bronze ed 2 of 15

Norval Morrisseau R C A acrylic on board 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 ar

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

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

Lucius O Brien P R C A watercolour on paper Lucius O Brien 1832 1899 Lucius O Brien was born in Shanty Bay Ontario He attended the Upper Canada College in Toronto He received training in Architecture but was self taught as a painter O Brien was vice president of OSA from 1873 to 1880 and became the first president of the RCA in 1880 and remained at this position for ten years He traveled to the Ro

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

William Perehudoff R C A acrylic on canvas Born in Langham Saskatchewan in 1918 William Perehudoff was one of Canada s foremost modernist painters and a central figure in the Canadian Colour Field movement He entered the art world in the 1940s participating in exhibitions in Saskatoon and taking part in classes at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Perehudoff met and became employed by art coll

Walter Joseph Phillips R C A wood engraving ed 20 of 120 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 Japane

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 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 80 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 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 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

Eric Riordon oil on board 1906 1948 Born in St Catharines Ontario the son of Mr amp amp Mrs Carl Riordon his family moved to Montreal in 1908 He was educated at Ashbury College Ottawa and McGill University Montreal After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumi re and Acad mie Julian then travelled and

Eric Riordon pastel 1906 1948 Born in St Catharines Ontario the son of Mr amp amp Mrs Carl Riordon his family moved to Montreal in 1908 He was educated at Ashbury College Ottawa and McGill University Montreal After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts Montreal he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumi re and Acad mie Julian then travelled and painte

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

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

Arthur Rozaire oil on panel Born in Montreal as Arthur Rosaire the son of a decorative designer He received his art education in classes at Quebec Council of Arts and Manufac tures at Monument Nationale under Edmond Dyonnet Next he studied at the AAM under Brymner and also under Maurice Cullen He first exhibited in the Montreal Spring Shows in 1900 and continued to show his work there until 1917 W

George Horne Russell oil on board Born in Banff Scotland he studied at the Aberdeen School of Art and the South Kensington School of London under Professor Legros and Sir George Reid He came to Canada in 1889 on invitation By 1900 he had done large canvases like Kicking Horse Pass for the C P R this particular painting hung for many years at the Palliser Hotel Calgary He established a studio in Mo

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 color 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 and

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

Antoine St Gilles oil on canvas

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 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 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

Andy Warhol serigraph on silk handkerchief unique 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 main

Andy Warhol screenprint ed 225 of 250 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 aesth

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

Karl Wood oil on boad

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