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

Franklin Arbuckle R C A oil on board Born 1909 studied at Ontario College of Art Toronto Elected to R C A 1937 member 1945 Twice winner of Jessie Dow Prize He had painted the Canadian Scenes from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and from Lake Erie to the Arctic Circle

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

Ronald Bloore R C A acrylic on panel 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

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 watercolour

Annora Brown watercolour

Franklin Carmichael R C A oil on panel Franklin Carmichael painter b at Orillia Ont 4 May 1890 d at Toronto 24 Oct 1945 A founding member of the Group of Seven Carmichael was active as a painter industrial designer and teacher In 1911 he apprenticed with the Toronto commercial art firm Grip Ltd where he met several artists who later formed the Group He studied in Antwerp 1913 14 and then worked as

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

Ken Danby watercolour

Marcelle Ferron R C A oil on canvas lt p gt Marcelle Ferron artist b at Louiseville Qu 29 Jan 1924 d at Montr al 18 Nov 2001 Sister of Jacques Ferron she was an active participant in Les Automatistes led by Paul mile Borduas and has pursued an innovative artistic career where her work in stained glass is noteworthy After studying at the cole du Meuble in Montr al and the cole des beaux arts in Qu

Robert Gagen R C A watercolour lt p gt Robert F Gagen 1848 1926 lt p gt lt p gt Robert Gagen born in London England came to Canada in 1862 with his father and settled near Seaforth Ontario He studied in London and in Toronto with William Cresswell and John A Fraser He worked for a time with Fraser at Notman s photographic studio where he became a proficient painter of photographs Gagen taught at t

Robert Genn oil on board Robert Genn was born in Victoria B C Canada in 1936 His formal training included the University of Victoria the University of British Columbia and the Art Center School in Los Angeles California Recognized as one of Canada s most accomplished painters his work is well known internationally While his subjects a re universal he has painted in many countries he excels in port

John Gould R C A mixed media Toronto Ontario 1929 Barrie Ontario 2010 Born in Toronto Ontario he enjoyed a creative family background His mother published several volumes of her poetry and his father has directed and acted in theatrical productions He entered the Ontario College of Art in 1948 where he studied drawing and painting and graduated in 1952 In his painting he has been influenced b Fred

Colin Graham watercolour

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas board

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas board

O N Rick Grandmaison oil on canvas

George Horvath oil on canvas

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

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

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

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

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 panel 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 departm

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

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

Hazel Litzgus watercolour

Henri L opold Masson R C A oil on canvas 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

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

Mabel May R C A oil on board double sided lt p gt 1877 1971 lt p gt lt p gt Henrietta Mabel May studied with William Brymner at the Art Association of Montreal 1909 1912 Subsequently she traveled with Emily Coonan to Paris where she was particularly influenced by the Impressionists Following her studies in Paris she returned to Montreal and she became an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy 191

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

William McElcheran R C A bronze ed 7 of 9 Born in Hamilton the promising young artist received a scholarship to study at the Ontario College of Art In 1948 he graduated at the top of his class and was awarded the Lieutenant Governor s Medal During his early years as a woodworker McElcheran focused on liturgical art as he began carving church furniture and pews He went on to become chief designer f

Peter Miehm watercolour

Jim Millard watercolour

David Milne watercolour

Leo Mol R C A bronze ed 2 of 15

Jim Nicoll oil on board

Jim Nicoll watercolour

Jim Nicoll watercolour

Marion Nicoll R C A card print ed 34 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 oil on canvas 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 Calgary

Marion Nicoll R C A card print ed 23 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 clay print AP 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 Calgary

Lucius O Brien P R C A watercolour 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 Rockies to

Canadian Pacific original 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

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 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 paper 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 colle

William Perehudoff R C A acrylic on paper 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 colle

Walter Joseph Phillips R C A colour woodcut ed 50 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 woodcut techniqu

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

Walter Joseph Phillips R C A coloured woodcut ed 26 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 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 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 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 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 coloured woodcut ed 48 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

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

Rich Roenisch bronze ed 7 of 9

William Ronald R C A oil on canvas William Ronald n Smith painter b at Stratford Ont 13 Aug 1926 d at Toronto Ont 9 Feb 1998 Ronald s abstract expressionism influenced an era in Canadian art he was the catalyst who organized Painters Eleven the first abstract painting group in Ontario in 1953 His gift lies in his work s spontaneity dynamism and energy and in his natural talent for handling paint A

Jack Leonard Shadboldt ink on paper 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

Doris Shadbolt limited edition book wooden box with argillite carving Doris Shadbolt was a Canadian art curator writer and co ordinator of exhibitions Born in 1918 in Preston Ontario she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts from the University of Toronto in 1941 She had positions at the Art Gallery of Ontario 1942 1943 the National Gallery of Canada 1943 1945 and the Metropolitan Museum

Margaret Shelton woodcut ed 39 of 100 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 painti

John Snow R C A lithograph ed 36 of 50 lt p gt John Harold Thomas Snow LL D R C A A S A was born in Vancouver B C in 1911 As a young boy John s family moved to England but only for him to later return in 1911 settling in Olds and then Calgary applying the modernist European approaches he was exposed to during the war to the prairie experience lt p gt lt p gt His desire to make art accessible to pe

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

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

H W Townsend oil on board

J D Turner watercolour

Nicholas N de Grandmaison oil on canvas

Nicholas de Grandmaison pastel 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 from the U