Reference: biography and other examples in Magazin'Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, pg.196, by Editart International, 1998; article in Magazin Art, 11 annee No.2, 1998/99, pg.99; painting reproduced on a 1998 UNICEF Christmas cards

Reference: claytonart.com; rep by Madrona in Victoria

Reference: biography and examples on artist's website at annesleystudio.com; 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: biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.14; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.5; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg. 14 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 8, Westbridge Pub., 1999; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg. 11 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg. 9; 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: 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: see Jackson Beardy - Life and Art, by J.Hughes, Canadian Dimension magazine, Vol.14, number 2, 1979; see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.5, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 29, 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: David Blackwood was born in 1941 in Wesleyville, Newfoundland. He was the son to Captain Edward and Molly Blackwood, a family with a long seafaring history. In 1959, he graduated from Wesleyville Memorial High School and received a Government of Newfoundland Centennial Scholarship to study at the Ontario College of Art. Blackwood graduates from the Ontario College of Art in 1963 and was appointed as art master at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario. In 1964, the National Gallery of Canada purchased Blackwood’s first etching, The Search Party for its Biennial of Canadian Prints. In 1969, he became artist in residence at Erindale Collge, University of Toronto, in Mississauga. His works were exhibited throughout Canada and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1993, in recognition of his contributions to the cultural life and the heritage of Canada. In 2000, David and Anita Blackwood gifted a major collection of Blackwood prints which gave Art Gallery of Ontario the collection of record for Blackwood’s work and created a Blackwood Research Centre.

See artist's website David Blackwood; see David Blackwood Prints 1962-1984, by P.Grattan, Art Gallery of the Memorial University of Newfoundland; The Art of David Blackwood, by W.Gough, McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1988; David Blackwood Master Printmaker, by W.Gough, Douglas and McIntyre, 2001; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.96; exhibited at Gallery One, Toronto, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver and New Zones Gallery, Calgary; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.38; 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 Wild Flowers of Canada: Impressions and Sketches of a Field Artist by Molly Lamb Bobak, published by Pagurian Press Limited, 1978; Double Duty, Sketches and Diaries of Molly Lamb Bobak, by C.Gossage, Canadian War Museum, 1992; Molly Lamb Bobak - a Retrospective, by C.Richmond, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1993; The Canadian Art Library, Molly Lamb Bobak, Life & Work, by Michelle Gewurtz, Art Canada Institute, 2019; Anything but a Still Life: The Art and Lives of Molly Lamb and Bruno Bobak by Nathan M. Greenfield, published by Goose Lane Editions, 2021; for other examples and biography; and N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.102; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.36; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.35; North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.76, Garland Pub., 1995; biographies in MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.55 and Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.36; see website at www.bobakart.com;

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 N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.117; biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1,pg.65; exhibition list; R.C.A.A., pg.41 and M.M.F.A. by E.McMann, pg.39; see biography in www.lochmayberry.com; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 13, pg. 280, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009

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Reference: represented by West End Gallery, Edmonton and Buckland Southerst Gallery, West Vancouver; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

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

Reference: Brimacombe is originally from Manitoba, Canada but has been painting in the Harrison - Chilliwack area of British Columbia since 1980. Known especially for his fine watercolours, his focus has been on the Western Canadian landscape - prairie scenes, westcoast shorelines, and majestic mountains.

See Canwest Art Gallery for further biographical information and examples of his work; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.46, 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

Reference: see Sketches from Life, by Annora Brown, Hurtig Pub., 1981 about growing up in Fort Macleod and Old Man's Garden, by Annora Brown, Gray Pub. 1954; taught at the Banff Centre in 1949; included in Painting in Alberta - An Historical Survey, by K.Wilkin, E.A.G., 1980 and The Alberta Society of Artists - Sixty Years, by M.Joslin, E.A.G. 1991; included in Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.76; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.48, Westbridge Pub., 1999; exhibition lists in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.46 and R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.50

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: see The Art of Robert Bruce, by M. Hughes and D. DeGrow, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2004; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.1, by C.MacDonald. pg.96; Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg.76, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003; The Winnipeg School of Art, by M.Baker, pg.92, University of Manitoba, 1984; exhibited in the 6th Winnipeg Show, W.A.G., 1960; the artist taught for 21 years at the University of Manitoba School of Art; a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the UofM Gallery 111 in 1976; 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 Serge Brunoni, by C.Sauvage, Balzac Fine Arts, 2001; biography in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.262, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.50, 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: Catherine Burgess is an Alberta sculptor who has been making and exhibiting her work for the past 45 years. Born in Ponoka, Alberta in 1953, she lived in Edmonton from 1955-1960, spent the 1960’s in Vancouver and returned to Edmonton in 1969 where she has lived and worked to the present day. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alberta in 1975. Her early education also included a summer session at Yale University -Yale at Norfolk in 1974. She attended several influential artists’ workshops: Emma Lake Artists’ Workshop in 1977; the inaugural Triangle Artists’ Workshop in Pine Plains, New York in 1982; and the Hardingham Sculpture Workshop In Norfolk, England in 1988. She has been working in the medium of abstract steel and mixed media sculpture for over forty years. Her work has been widely exhibited, including solo exhibitions at the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon (1980), The Whyte Museum, Banff (touring 1982-83), The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton (1990), Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge (1995), the Nickle Arts Museum (1995), the Alberta Gallery of Art, Edmonton (2012). She has participated in over 70 group shows, both nationally and internationally. Her sculptures are represented in over twenty public collections across Canada, including the National Gallery of Canada. Downtown Edmonton is home to two of her outdoor commissioned pieces: The Big Rock, 1995 (a collaborative sculpture done with Sandra Bromley) and Return, 2001. In addition she has produced public sculptures for Banff and Guelph. Catherine currently lives and works in Edmonton.

see artist's web site at catherineburgess.ca; see Catherine Burgess, by N. Tousley, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1990; Things As They Are, by B.Grenville, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1994