Reference: see Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.44 for another example of the artist's work in the collection of the A.F.A.; Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.1, by C.MacDonald, pg.239 addendum; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.1, Westbridge Pub., 2003; see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.1, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 1, pg. 57, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website; see artist's website at www.tymarcartstudio.com

Reference: Andrews was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England and emigrated to Canada in 1947 with her husband, Walter Morgan. Despite her love of drawing and painting as a child, her family was unable to afford further education after her school years and she apprenticed as a welder. She worked as a welder in an airplane factory during WWI and again constructing warships during WWII. In the inter-war period she taught art in Bury St. Edmunds eventually saving enough money to study at Heatherley's School of Fine Art in London by 1922. She was then employed as a secretary at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art and used her wages to take courses and began making coloured linocuts. Upon arrival in Canada, Andrews and her husband settled in Campbell River, British Columbia, in an ocean front cottage with a studio for her art making and teaching. She remained there until her death forty five years later. Her works can be found in major art museums around the world and are highly sought after by collectors.

For detailed biographical information, examples of her work, and the progress of restoring her cottage as a heritage site see Sybil Andrews Heritage Society; for a fascinating essay on modern responses to the work of Andrews see the 2021 exhibit Finding Sybil: Contemporary Responses to the Art of Sybil Andrews at Campbell River Art Gallery; see The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect, by Andrew J. Oko, pg. 73, pubished by Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981; Sybil Andrews, Colour Linocuts, by Peter White, published by Glenbow Museum, 1982; Linocuts of the Machine Age, by Stephen Coppel, published by Scolar Press, 1995; North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, edited by Jules Heller and Nancy G. Heller, pg. 26, Garland Publishing, 1995 for a biography; Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940, by J.Johnson, pg. 27, published by Acc Art Books, 2007; On the Curve: The Life and Art of Sybil Andrews, by Janet Nicol, Caitlin Press, 2019; Sybil and Cyril: Cutting Through Time by Jenny Uglow, published by Faber and Faber Limited, 2021; Westbridge, Vol. 1, pg. 5

Reference: see Caroline and Frank Armington - Canadian Painter-Etchers in Paris, by N.Parke-Taylor, Art Gallery of Peel, 1990; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.17; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.7; biographies in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 1, pg.242; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.9, Westbridge Pub., 1999; North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.30, Garland Pub., 1995; Who Was Who in American Art, by P.H.Falk, Vol.1, pg.238, Sound View Press, 1999; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 5, pg. 141, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009

Reference: see Caroline and Frank Armington - Canadian Painter-Etchers in Paris, by N.Parke-Taylor, Art Gallery of Peel, 1990; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.18; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.7; biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 1, pg.265; Who Was Who in American Art, by P.H.Falk, Vol.1, pg.238, Sound View Press, 1999

Reference: Arndt is a British Columbia landscape painter whose work is inspired by the diverse landscapes of Western Canada, from the rugged shorelines of the Pacific to the towering Rockies. He lives and works from his studio homestead on a family-owned and operated tree fruit orchard, Arndt Orchards,in Kelowna. Arndt has exhibited at the Calgary Stampede’s Western Art Showcase for 25 years. He was one of the founding members of the Western Lights Artists Group which he travelled and exhibited with for many years.

see artist's website at Roger Arndt; for more biographical information and examples of work see Canada House Gallery; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website at Artists in Canada

Reference: see Bachinski: A Decade, A Retrospective Exhibition from 1966-1976, by P.Duval, Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, 1977; Walter Bachinski: Sculpture and Drawing, by J.Plaskett, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981; Art Collection of McMaster University, by K.Ness, pg.185

Reference: Frederick Grant Banting was born at Alliston, Ontario in 1891. He studied at local schools and at the University of Toronto. In 1915 he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Medical Corps and was promoted to staff sergeant before he returned to University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine in 1916. He served with the 13th Field Ambulance in France where he won the Military Cross at Cambrai for devotion to duty. After his return to Canada, he returned to Toronto to join the staff of Dr. J. J. R. MacLeod’s laboratory. In 1921, he was successful in preparing insulin with Dr. Charles Best, for which he jointly received a Nobel Prize for medicine. Banting’s interest in art began in the 1920s when he shared his own art at an exhibition at the Hart House Sketching Club. This lead to Banting meeting with A. Y. Jackson which lead to a great friendship formed by love of adventure, travel and love of painting Canadian landscape.

see Banting as an Artist, by A.Y. Jackson, Ryerson Press, 1943; Banting & Jackson, An Artistic Brotherhood, by D.Fair, London Regional Art Museum, 1997; biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.1, by C.MacDonald, pg.21; Robson, pg.183; Colgate, pg.252

Reference: see Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.100 as well as Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.93 [under Barbara Leighton], for biography and other examples of the collaborative work of these two artists

Reference: see The Romance Continues - the Art and Garden of Grant Leier and Nixie Barton, by G.Niosi, Touchwood Editions, 2005; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.20, Westbridge Pub., 1999; represented by Canada House Gallery, Banff, West End Gallery, Edmonton among others

Reference: Maxwell Bennett Bates was born in Calgary in 1906. He studied painting under Lars Haukaness at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. In 1931, he moved to England to study painting and architecture where he became a member of the “Twenties Group” which was supported by Lucy Wertheim. Bates continued to live in England until 1939 when he joined the Princess Louise Machine Gun Battalion. As part of the 51st Highland Division, he was sent off to fight in France but was captured by Germans at Dunkirk. He worked as a Prisoner of War at a Thuringian salt mine for the next five years. After being freed by American forces, Maxwell Bates returned to Calgary in 1946 to work at his father’s architecture firm. Bates ‘s career as an artist flourished throughout the 50s. He held multiple exhibitions throughout Canada and became a member of Canadian Group of Painters in 1957. In 1961, he suffered a stroke which left him partially paralyzed. He moved to Victoria soon after and continued his innovations with art. He became a founding member and the president of the Limners and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary in 1971. A retrospective of his work was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1973 and he was awarded the order of Canada in 1980, shortly before his death.

see Maxwell Bates, Retrospective Exhibition, by R.Bloore, Norman Mackenzie, 1961; Maxwell Bates, by C.Graham, AGGV, 1966; Maxwell Bates, by F.Eckhardt, WAG, 1968; Maxwell Bates, in Retrospect, by T.Guernsey, VAG, 1973; Maxwell Bates, A Retrospective, by I.Thom, AGGV, 1982; Maxwell Bates: Landscapes 1948-1978, by N.Townshend, Medicine Hat Art Gallery, 1982; Maxwell Bates, Biography of an Artist, by K.Snow, U. of Calgary Press; Maxwell Bates: Canada's Premier Expressionist of the 20th Century, by N.Townshend, 2005; wrote and illustrated A Wilderness of Days, by Maxwell Bates, Sono Nis Press, 1978; biography in Benezit, Tome 1, pg.506; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of the artist's work at www.yoelbenharrouche.co ; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website

Reference: Calgary artist well known for his wildlife paintings; chosen for the Artist of the Year, 1996 by Trout Unlimited Canada, Calgary; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: see Transformation of Visions, The Works of H.Eric Bergman, by N.Dillow, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1983; Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.79; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.84; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.26; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.43; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.29, Westbridge Pub., 1999; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.35, M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.31 and Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg.34, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003

Reference: see Antoine Bittar - Beyond Borders, by R.Babinska, published by Galerie d'art Vincent, Ottawa, 2000; listed in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.271, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.34, Westbridge Pub., 1999

Reference: biography and another example in Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by V.Greenfield, pg.75, A.C.A., 1986; University of Saskatchewan Permanent Art Collection 1980, by L. Bell, pg.12, University of Saskatchewan and Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.6, Shell Canada, 1977; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.51; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.35, Westbridge Pub., 1999; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: Mexico 90/93: Paintings, Drawings, Constructions, by D. G. Taylor, Art Gallery of Northumberland, 1994; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website; represented by Loch Gallery, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto

Reference: see Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.62 for biography and other examples of the artist's work; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: Nicholas was born in Holland and at the age of seventeen moved to Canada and settled in Smithers, where he fell in love with the scenic beauty of the British Columbia landscape. He spent many days on remote mountain slopes, some locations accessible only by helicopter.

For more biographical information and examples see artist's website at Nicholas Bott and Madrona Gallery; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.38, Westbridge Pub., 1999; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website at Artists in Canada; represented by Madrona Gallery, Victoria

Reference: see artist's bio at www.candlerartgallery.com, also listed on www.artprice.com

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of the artist's work, check out Inglewood Fine Art and Madrona Gallery

Reference: Bill Brownridge was born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan in 1932. He was born with a condition called Spina bifida. His inability to participate sparked his interest in creating art that reflected his passion for hockey. He graduated from Alberta College of Art in 1957 and became a professional graphic designer. In 1981 Brownridge received a commission from the Calgary Winter Olympic Development Association to create a series of silkscreens depicting winter Olympic games. They were used as part of Calgary’s presentation for 1988 Winter Olympics. In 1993, he was commissioned to design new uniforms for the Calgary Flames Hockey Team. He fully retired from working as a commercial artist in 1995 to become a full time artist and write. His first book "The Moccasin Goalie" was published in 1995 and he has published several more books since.

For more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at Heart of Hockey; see also a 2024 interview about Brownridge with Shawn Roarke of the NHL at NHL; biography in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.36, Fifth House Pub., 1994 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.49, Westbridge Pub., 1999; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website at Artists in Canada; represented by Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, Canada House Gallery, Banff and others

Reference: the artist is represented by Frederick Holmes and Company in Seattle, Washington, see http://www.frederickholmesandcompany.com/ for more info; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website