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;
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

biography and other examples in
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, edited by Jules Heller and Nancy G. Heller, pg. 26, Garland Publishing, 1995;
Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940, by J.Johnson, pg. 27, published by Acc Art Books, 2007;
Westbridge, Vol. 1, pg. 5

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: for biography and another example of the artist's work see
1993/94 Printworld Directory, pg.42, Printworld Inc;
Selected View, The Longstaffe Collection 1959-1984, by L.Ward, pg.33 ;
N.G.C. Vol.II, Modern European Schools, by R.Hubbard, pg.173

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;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg. 14
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: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at janearmstrong.ca

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 gallery website at Canada House Gallery;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: Born in High Prairie, Alberta Dr. Dale Auger B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph. was a prominent western Canadian and Sakaw Cree Indian painter, educator, author, and popular public speaker. His primary medium was acrylic paint and his subjects included portraits, figures, animals, and still life.

For more biographical information and examples of work see article at White Wolf Pack;

see Mwakwa, Talks to the Loon, written and illustrated by D.Auger, Heritage Publishing, 2006;
Medicine Paint: The Art of Dale Auger, by Dale Auger and Mary-Beth Laviolette, Heritage House, 2009;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: biography and other examples in
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 1 pg.415;
Who Was Who in American Art, by P.H.Falk, Vol.1, pg.215, Sound View Press, 1999

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 1950s. 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 and other examples 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at www.georgebatesart.com;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: see
J.W. Beatty, by D.Hoover, Ryerson Press, 1948;
Catalogue Of Memorial Exhibition Of C. Gagnon / J.W. Beatty, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1942;
J.W. Beatty 1869-1941, by Dorothy Farr, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1980;

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.66
A.G.O., by the A.G.O, pg.14;

exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.24;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.30;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.23, Westbridge Pub., 1999;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: represented by Webster Galleries, Calgary, Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina and others

biography and another example in
Magazin Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, pg.215, pub. Editart International;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at lynnberryhill.com

Reference: see artist's website www.nathanbirch.com; represented by Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary and Madrona Gallery, Victoria;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: represented by Artym Gallery, Invermere and Stephen Lowe Gallery, Calgary;

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at cameronbirdstudio.com

Reference: blackwood David Blackwood was born in 1941 in Wesleyville, Newfoundland as 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 College, 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.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at 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

exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.38

Reference: see
R.L. Bloore Sixteen Years: 1958-1974 by T.Fraser, Windsor Art Gallery, 1975;
Ronald Bloore, Not Without Design, by T.Heath,Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1993;
Five Painters from Regina, by the N.G.C., 1961;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.33; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.98;
Visions: Contemporary Art in Canada, by R.Bringhurst, pg.98;
Selected View: The Longstaffe Collection 1959-1984, by L.Farrell-Ward, V.A.G., pg.38;

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at bobakart.com

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

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.102;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.36;
MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.55
Westbridge, Vol.1, 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

Reference: was represented by Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver

Reference: Founding member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour

for biography and other examples in
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.42;
N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.132;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1 pg.85;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.46, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg.69, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003

exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.44

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at 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 and other examples 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: represented by Wallace Galleries, Calgary and Agnes Bugera Gallery, Edmonton

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at gabriellebrownart.com

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. He was represented by Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, Canada House Gallery, Banff and others

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 and other examples in Biographical Dict. Of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.36, Fifth House Pub., 1994;
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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Reference: see artist's web site http://www.davidburdeny.com/ also listed on www.artprice.com

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

Reference: the artist now lives in the interior of British Columbia and exhibits widely in Canada as well as the United States; see the artist's website at www.burrowfineart.com