Biographies by Artist's Last Name
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Artist: Alex Cameron ~ [b.1947] Canadian
Artist: Alex Cameron ~ [b.1947] Canadian
Reference: represented by Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto and 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] website
Artist: Simon H. Camping ~ [1928-2018] Canadian
Artist: Simon H. Camping ~ [1928-2018] Canadian
Reference: for biography and another examples see Carmana - Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest, ed.A.Hansen, pg.46, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 1989
see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.9, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.57, Westbridge Pub., 1999
Artist: Alfred Joseph Casson ~ [1898-1992] Canadian CSPWC, CGP, OSA, RCA
Artist: Alfred Joseph Casson ~ [1898-1992] Canadian CSPWC, CGP, OSA, RCA
Reference: see
A.J. Casson, by P.Duval, Roberts Gallery, 1975;
A.J. Casson, by J.Murray, Art Gallery of Windsor, 1978;
A.J. Casson: His Life and Works / A Tribute, by P.Duval, Cerebrus, 1980;
A.J. Casson, My Favourite Watercolours 1919 to 1957, by P.Duval, Cerebrus, 1982;
A.J. Casson: Early Works, by I.Thom, McMichael Collection, 1984;
A.J. Casson: An Artist's Life by Christopher E. Jackson, published by McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1998;
A.J. Casson: Behind the Scenes, C. Jackson, Varley Art Gallery, 2006
biography and other example in
N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.180;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.63;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.122;
Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 60
exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg. 65
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]
Artist: Claudette Castonguay ~ [b.1949] Canadian
Artist: Claudette Castonguay ~ [b.1949] Canadian
Reference: Castonguay is a self-taught painter who has exhibited paintings across Canada regularly since 1979. After Special Education studies, she worked with young children for 15 years and in 1984, she left her teaching post to devote herself exclusively to painting.
see more examples at gallery website auptitbonheur.com/collections/claudette-castonguay;
listed in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.359, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992
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]
Artist: Horace Champagne ~ [b.1937] Canadian PSC
Artist: Horace Champagne ~ [b.1937] Canadian PSC
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see gallery website at koymangalleries.com/artist/horace-champagne/#bio
see biographies in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1 addendum
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.62, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.301, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992;
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 18, pg. 139, 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]
Artist: Colin John Chandler ~ [b.1955] English
Artist: Colin John Chandler ~ [b.1955] English
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Artist: Rod Charlesworth ~ [b.1955] Canadian
Artist: Rod Charlesworth ~ [b.1955] Canadian
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at www.rodcharlesworth.com
biography and other example in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.63, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
Magazin'Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, by Editart, pg.254, Magazin'Art, 1998;
Artists of the Okanagan, by J.Davis, pg.73, Okanagan Mainline Seniors Writers, 1988
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]
Artist: Victor Cicansky ~ [1935-2025] Canadian
Artist: Victor Cicansky ~ [1935-2025] Canadian
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at cicansky.ca; was represented by Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Susan Whitney Gallery, Regina and Slate Gallery, Regina
see
Victor Cicansky, Clay Sculpture, by B.Ferguson, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1983;
The Garden of Art, Vic Cicansky, Sculptor, by D.Kerr, 2004, UofC Press;
The Mendel Art Gallery, 25 Years of Collecting, by M.Teitelbaum, pg.71;
University of Saskatchewan Permanent Art Collection, by L.Bell, pg.31
biography and other example in
Biographical Dictionary of Saskatchewan Artists - Men by M.Newman, pg.47, Fifth House Pub., 1994;
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 19, pg. 157, 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]
Artist: Frederick Simpson Coburn ~ [1871-1960] Canadian RCA
Artist: Frederick Simpson Coburn ~ [1871-1960] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Frederick Simpson Coburn, by Gerald Stevens, Ryerson Press, 1958; Beyond The Landscape, by E.Coburn, Firefly Books, 1997; other examples and biography in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.195 and A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.74; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.76; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.134 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.68; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 20, pg. 38, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009
Artist: Gary Cody ~ [b.1950] Canadian
Artist: Gary Cody ~ [b.1950] Canadian
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Artist: Alan Caswell Collier ~ [1911-1990] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: Alan Caswell Collier ~ [1911-1990] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: see
Alan Caswell Collier, Of Man and Nature, by Doren Martin, Ottawa Art Gallery, 1998;
An Artist's Journey - Alan Collier, R.C.A. in 1991
biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.200 for paintings in the N.G.C.;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1 pg.135;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.69, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 20, pg. 298, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009
Artist: Ulysse Comtois ~ [1931-1999] Canadian
Artist: Ulysse Comtois ~ [1931-1999] Canadian
Reference: biography and another example in N.G.C. A-F, pg.210; 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
Artist: Stanley Morel Cosgrove ~ [1911-2002] Canadian CGP, RCA
Artist: Stanley Morel Cosgrove ~ [1911-2002] Canadian CGP, RCA
Reference: see Cosgrove, by J.Bazin, Collection Signatures, 1980; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.213; A.G.O, by the A.G.O., pg.81; Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.1, by C.MacDonald, pg.145 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.73, Westbridge Pub., 1999 for biographies; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pg.83 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.82
Artist: Jack Lee Cowin ~ [1947-2014] Canadian
Artist: Jack Lee Cowin ~ [1947-2014] Canadian
Reference: Cowin was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He entered Indiana University with an eye on a career as a medical illustrator. Later transferring to fine arts and specializing in printmaking, he completed his BFA in 1969 and received his MFA from the University of Illinois in 1971. He then accepted a position in the Fine Arts Dept. at the University of Regina, teaching for 36 years, retiring in 2007.
for more biographical information and examples of his work see gallery website at www.slategallery.ca/jack-cowin;
see Country Pleasures, The Angling Art of Jack Cowin, by A.Oko, Fifth House, 1984 and
biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.222; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.55, Fifth House Pub., 1994;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.75, 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
Artist: Reta Madeline Cowley ~ [1910-2004] Canadian CSPWC
Artist: Reta Madeline Cowley ~ [1910-2004] Canadian CSPWC
Reference: represented by art placement, Saskatoon
see Reta Summers Cowley, by T.Fenton, Mendel Art Gallery, 2006;
biography and other examples in
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Women, by M.Newman, pg.29;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.150;
Saskatchewan: Art and Artists, by N.Dillow, pg.28, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1971;
Watercolour Painting in Saskatchewan 1905-1980, by Robert D. Christie, Mendel Art Gallery, 1981;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.75, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.138, Garland Pub., 1995
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
Artist: Patrick Douglass Cox ~ [b.1953] Canadian
Artist: Patrick Douglass Cox ~ [b.1953] Canadian
Reference: Looking West, a Ten Year Retrospective of Patrick Cox's Work, was held at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary in 1994; The High Realism of Patrick Douglass Cox, by C.Jackson, Masters Gallery, 2002; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.76, Westbridge Pub., 1999; represented by Masters Gallery, Calgary
Artist: Toller Cranston ~ [1949-2015] Canadian
Artist: Toller Cranston ~ [1949-2015] Canadian
Reference: listed in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.76, Westbridge Pub., 1999; also 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; artist (former World Champion figure skater) lived in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; see biography and examples on website at toller-cranston.com
Artist: Duncan MacKinnon Crockford ~ [1920-1991] Canadian
Artist: Duncan MacKinnon Crockford ~ [1920-1991] Canadian
Reference: biography and other examples in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.77, Westbridge Pub., 1999;
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 22, pg. 380, 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
Artist: Salvador Dali ~ [1904-1989] Spanish
Artist: Salvador Dali ~ [1904-1989] Spanish
Reference: see
Salvador Dali: Catalogue Raisonne of Etchings and Mixed Media Prints 1924-1980, by R.Michler & L.Wopsinger, Prestel-Velag, Munich, Germany, 1994;
Salvador Dali, by R.Descharmes, Abrams, N.Y., 1993;
The Official Catalogue of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali, by Albert Field, Salvador Dali Archives, 1996
biography and other examples in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 3, pg.14
Artist: Shana Danilyants ~ [b.1967] Uzbeks/Canadian
Artist: Shana Danilyants ~ [b.1967] Uzbeks/Canadian
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's gallery website at stgermaingallery.com
Artist: Charles Ernest de Belle ~ [1873-1939] Canadian RCA
Artist: Charles Ernest de Belle ~ [1873-1939] Canadian RCA
Reference: biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.74; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.19; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.170; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.86, Westbridge Pub., 1999
Artist: Nicholas de Grandmaison ~ [1892-1978] Canadian ASA, MSA, RCA
Artist: Nicholas de Grandmaison ~ [1892-1978] Canadian ASA, MSA, RCA
Reference: see
History in Their Blood; Indian Portraits of Nicholas de Grandmaison, by H.Dempsey, Douglas and McIntyre, 1982;
Drawn from the Past, Nicholas de Grandmaison, by Gordon Snyder, Snyder Fine Art, 2007
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2 pg.305;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.87, Westbridge Pub., 1999
exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.155
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]
Artist: N. Nicholas [Jr.] de Grandmaison ~ [b.1938] Canadian
Artist: N. Nicholas [Jr.] de Grandmaison ~ [b.1938] Canadian
Reference: son of Nicholas de Grandmaison [1892-1978]
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]
Artist: Orestes [Rick] de Grandmaison ~ [1932-1985] Canadian
Artist: Orestes [Rick] de Grandmaison ~ [1932-1985] Canadian
Reference: see Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.122; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.20, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.306 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.87, Westbridge Pub., 1999; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 60, pg. 292, 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
Artist: Iosif Derecichei ~ [1920-1988] Romanian/Canadian
Artist: Iosif Derecichei ~ [1920-1988] Romanian/Canadian
Reference: represented by Stephen Lowe Gallery, Calgary; for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at iosifart.ca
Artist: Berthe des Clayes ~ [1877-1968] Canadian
Artist: Berthe des Clayes ~ [1877-1968] Canadian
Reference: biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.270; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.98; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pg.100 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.99; Robson, pg.113; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 91
Artist: John Adrian Darley Dingle ~ [1911-1974] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: John Adrian Darley Dingle ~ [1911-1974] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: Born in Barmouth, North Wales, Dingle came to Canada with his parents in 1914 and settled in Oakville, Ontario. He worked in an insurance office until he was 19. In 1931 he took instruction from J.W. Beatty at the summer school of the Ontario College of Art. He went to England where he was employed as an illustrator by Stillwell and Darby, Lond. [1935-37] and in his free hours studied at the Goldsmith’s College of Art, London, under James Bateman and John Mansbridge. In England he executed several portraits and exhibited with the London Portrait Society. On his return to Canada he became a regular exhibitor at the OSA annuals and with other groups. Much of his work was sold through the T. Eaton Company’s Fine Art Gallery. He taught at the Doon School of Fine Arts, Doon [Kitchener], Ont. [1952-54] and the Etobicoke Community Art School, Ont. [1954]
biography and another examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg. 274; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg. 180
exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg. 105;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg. 103
Artist: Cameron Douglas ~ [b.1957] Canadian
Artist: Cameron Douglas ~ [b.1957] Canadian
Reference: represented by Masters Gallery, Calgary and Alan Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal/Toronto
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]
Artist: Walter Drohan ~ [1932-2007] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: Walter Drohan ~ [1932-2007] Canadian ASA, RCA
Reference: Studied at the Provincial Institue of Technology and Art (now Alberta University of the Arts) and studied under Luke Lindoe. After graduating, he worked at Ceramic Arts (established by Lindoe), started teaching at the Alberta College of Art and eventually served as college Dean.
see Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.78, for biography and Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.2, for another example; Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.98; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.12, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.96; exhibited at Wallace Galleries, Calgary
Artist: Amy Dryer ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Amy Dryer ~ [20th century] Canadian
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]
Artist: William [Bill] Duma ~ [b.1936] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: William [Bill] Duma ~ [b.1936] Canadian ASA, RCA
Reference: During Duma's many years as a painter he participated in numerous one-man and group shows throughout Canada and abroad. His work is represented in many major public, corporate and private collections in Canada, USA and Europe such as The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Massey Foundation Ottawa, the BC Government Collection, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask., Alberta House in England and Japan, the Nickel Arts Museum, Edmonton Art Gallery, University of Alberta and the Glenbow Museum.
biography and other examples in
Founders of the A.C.A. by L.Greenfield, pg.79;
Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.12, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.90, UofC Press;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.98, Westbridge Pub., 1999
Artist: Paul Dykman ~ [b.1953] American
Artist: Paul Dykman ~ [b.1953] American
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at pauldykman.com
listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: Maureen Enns ~ [b.1949] Canadian ASA
Artist: Maureen Enns ~ [b.1949] Canadian ASA
Reference: see
Beauty Pageant - Paintings by Maureen Enns, by E.Brown, Peter Whyte Museum, 1984;
Maureen Enns: Back of Beyond, by D.McAlear, Nickle Arts Museum, 1988;
Enns, Evans and Ulrich, Walter J. Phillips Gallery/SAAG, 1977
biography and other examples in
Alberta Art, Works from the A.A.F., by L.Schmidt
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.105, Westbridge Pub., 1999
exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.117
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]







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