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Artist: Rhys Douglas Farrell ~ [21st Century] Canadian
Artist: Rhys Douglas Farrell ~ [21st Century] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at itsxyz.com; represented by Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary
Rhys Douglas Farrell is an artist living and working in Calgary, Alberta. He received his
Bachelor of Fine Arts (major in Drawing +Painting) from the Alberta University of the Arts in the
spring of 2016. Farrell is the recipient of several painting scholarship from AUARTS where he was
also the Representative for the Painting Department and the Director of the Student Gallery, Quoin
Gallery. He was signed on with the Herringer Kiss Gallery when still a student and his first solo show
was named by Canadian Art Magazine as a 'Must See'. Farrell has completed a number of public art
projects with the Telus Spark Science Center, Beltline Urban Mural Project, the City of Calgary and a
number of private commissions. His work has been aggressively collected by private and corporate
collections alike and he has completed five international residencies with Pinea & Linea De Costa
A.I.R program in Spain, Graniti Murales in Sicily, the TARP Program in Kuala Lumpur with Taksu
Gallery, JupiterFab Artist Residency program in Guadalajara, Mexico as well as The W Hotel Artist in
residence in Kuala Lumpur. Gaining international recognition he signed with TAKSU Gallery in
Singapore 2019 and Gallery Mckinley in 2023. Farrell is the recipient of the 2019 Alumni Horizon
Award from AUArts. Most recently Farrell received the Visual Arts Individual Project Grant from the
Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Artist: Harold Elmer Feist ~ [1945-2021] Canadian ASA
Artist: Harold Elmer Feist ~ [1945-2021] Canadian ASA
Reference: see Harold Feist: Genesis of an Image, by K.Wilkin, Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, 1988; biography and another example in 1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975; Canada x Ten, by K. Wilkin, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1973; 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: Terry Lynn Fenton ~ [b.1940] Canadian
Artist: Terry Lynn Fenton ~ [b.1940] Canadian
Reference: biography and other examples in
The Flat Side of the Landscape - Emma Lake Artists' Workshops, by J.O'Brian, pg.87, Mendel Art Gallery, 1989;
Saskatchewan Arts Board Collection, N.Dillow, pg.32, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1978;
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.89, Fifth House Pub., 1994
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: Augustin Filipovic ~ [1931-1998] Canadian RCA
Artist: Augustin Filipovic ~ [1931-1998] Canadian RCA
Reference: biographies in A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.109; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.207; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.113, Westbridge Pub., 1999; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.123
Artist: Chris S. Flodberg ~ [21st century] Canadian
Artist: Chris S. Flodberg ~ [21st century] Canadian
Reference:
To read an article in the Calgary Journal, click here. Flodberg exhibited his Matters of Denial series at the Art Gallery of Calgary in 2008.
For more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at www.chrisflodberg.com
see Chris Flodberg: Paintings published by Douglas and McIntyre/Masters Gallery, 2016;
biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 1, pg. 116, Westbridge Publishing, 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: Gilbert A. Flodberg ~ [b.1938] Canadian
Artist: Gilbert A. Flodberg ~ [b.1938] Canadian
Reference: biography and other examples in
Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.81;
Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.16, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 116, 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: Jean Fosbrooke ~ [b.1939] Canadian
Artist: Jean Fosbrooke ~ [b.1939] 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: Lillian Freiman ~ [1908-1986] Canadian
Artist: Lillian Freiman ~ [1908-1986] Canadian
Reference: see Lillian Freiman, Paintings and Drawings, by J.Nasby, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1978; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol. A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.401; Art Collection of McMaster University, by K.Ness, pg.208; By a Lady, Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women, by M.Tippett, pg. 92; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.236, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 4, pg.513 and North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.195, Garland Pub., 1995; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.136
Artist: Pal Fried ~ [1893-1976] Hungarian/French
Artist: Pal Fried ~ [1893-1976] Hungarian/French
Reference: artist signs his paintings both Fried Pal as per Hungarian tradition and Pal Fried; included in askart.com; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website
Artist: Adam Fuss ~ [b.1961] British/American
Artist: Adam Fuss ~ [b.1961] British/American
Reference: included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website
Artist: Thomas Hilton Garside ~ [1906-1980] Canadian RCA
Artist: Thomas Hilton Garside ~ [1906-1980] Canadian RCA
Reference: biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.2, by C.MacDonald, pg.253; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pg. 145 and M.M.F.A., pg.141 by E.McMann; 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: Joanne Gauthier ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Joanne Gauthier ~ [20th century] Canadian
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
Artist: Connie Geerts ~ [b.1965] Canadian
Artist: Connie Geerts ~ [b.1965] Canadian
Reference: biography and examples of work on artist's website at conniegeerts.com; represented by Woodlands Gallery, Winnipeg
Artist: Robert Genn ~ [1936-2014] Canadian SFCA
Artist: Robert Genn ~ [1936-2014] Canadian SFCA
Reference: for biographical detail and more examples of work see artist's website www.robertgenn.com
see
Robert Genn: In Praise of Painting, by R.Genn, Merritt Publishing, 1981;
Love Letters to Art, by Robert Genn, Studio Beckett Publications, 2008;
Robert Genn The Twice-Weekly Letters, by Robert Genn, Studio Beckett Publications, 2010
Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.18, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, addendum;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.8, Westbridge Pub., 2000;
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 51, pg. 337, 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: Leonard [Len] James Gibbs ~ [1929-2010] Canadian
Artist: Leonard [Len] James Gibbs ~ [1929-2010] Canadian
Reference: see
The Art of Len Gibbs, by B.Gibbs, Reidmore Books, 1981;
Images: Thirty Stories by Favorite Writers, Paintings by Len Gibbs, by L. Gibbs, N C Press, 1988
biography and another examples in
Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.18, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.9, Westbridge Pub., 2000;
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 53, pg. 314, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009
Artist: Martin Giesen ~ [b. 1945] German/American
Artist: Martin Giesen ~ [b. 1945] German/American
Reference:
Artist: Roland Gissing ~ [1895-1967] Canadian ASA
Artist: Roland Gissing ~ [1895-1967] Canadian ASA
Reference: for biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at www.rolandgissing.com
see Roland Gissing, The People's Painter, by M.Foran, UofC Press, 1988
biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2 pg.278
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.12, Westbridge Pub., 2000;
The Alberta Society of Artists: Sixty Years, by M.Joslin, E.A.G., 1992
Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955
Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 55, pg. 369, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009
exhibition lists in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.149
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.145
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: Henry George Glyde ~ [1906-1998] Canadian ASA, CSGA, FCA, RCA
Artist: Henry George Glyde ~ [1906-1998] Canadian ASA, CSGA, FCA, RCA
Reference: see A Lifelong Journey, The Art and Teaching of H.G. Glyde, by Patricia Ainslie, published by Glenbow Museum, 1987; included in Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by Valerie Greenfield, pg. 82, 1986; National Gallery of Canada Vol. 2, G-K, edited by Charles C. Hill, pg. 35, 1988; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by Bente Roed Cochran, pg. 33-34, 1989; Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 2 pg. 283; exhibition at the Glenbow Museum in conjunction with the Group of Seven in the West exhibition, fall 2002; exhibition lists in Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members 1880-1970, by Evelyn McMann, pg. 149, 1981; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts formerly Art Association of Montréal Spring Exhibitions 1880 - 1970, by Evelyn McMann, pg. 146, 1988; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 13, Westbridge Publishing, 2000; 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: Helmut Gransow ~ [1921-2012] Canadian
Artist: Helmut Gransow ~ [1921-2012] Canadian
Reference: see Helmut Gransow, by Guy Robert, Imprimerie Simon, Montreal, circa 1980; 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: Francine Gravel ~ [b.1944] Canadian ASA
Artist: Francine Gravel ~ [b.1944] Canadian ASA
Reference: see artist's website at francinegravel.com; see Gravel, by J.Duciaume, B.Roed, Editions Marcel Broquet, 1988; Alberta Art: Works from the A.A.F., by the A.A.F., for biography and other examples; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, B.Cochran, pg.75-76; Artists of the Okanagan, by J.Davis, pg.47, Okanagan Mainline Seniors Writers, 1988; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.21, Westbridge Pub., 2000; October 2002 exhibition at Scott Gallery, Edmonton; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 61, pg. 35, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; represented by Scott Gallery, Edmonton
Artist: Toni Hafkenscheid ~ [b.1959] Dutch/Canadian
Artist: Toni Hafkenscheid ~ [b.1959] Dutch/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: David Haigh ~ [1936-2003] Canadian
Artist: David Haigh ~ [1936-2003] Canadian
Reference: represented by Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax; studied with David Hockney at art school; listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] websi
Artist: Joe Halko ~ [b.1940] American
Artist: Joe Halko ~ [b.1940] American
Reference: Contemporary Western Artists, by H.Samuels, pg.236; listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: Adeline Halvorson ~ [21st century] Canadian
Artist: Adeline Halvorson ~ [21st century] Canadian
Reference: Adeline Halvorson has exhibited for many years at the Calgary Stampede and her painting was selected for the Calgary Stampede 2014 poster.
for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at adelinehalvorson.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]
Artist: John A. Hammond ~ [1843-1939] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: John A. Hammond ~ [1843-1939] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: see
John Hammond Retrospective Exhibition, by L.Rombout, Owens Art Gallery, 1967;
biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.82;
The Mountains and the Sky, by L.Render, pg.73;
E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.144;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.358;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.33, Westbridge Pub., 2000;
Robson, pg.55
exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.169
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.159
Artist: Bradley Harms ~ [b.1971] Canadian
Artist: Bradley Harms ~ [b.1971] Canadian
Reference: represented by Newzones Gallery, Calgary; included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999 as alumnus
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: Lawren Stewart Harris ~ [1885-1970] Canadian CGP, FCA, OSA
Artist: Lawren Stewart Harris ~ [1885-1970] Canadian CGP, FCA, OSA
Reference: see Lawren Harris, Paintings 1910-1948, by S.Key, A.G.T., 1948; Lawren Harris Retrospective Exhibition, by I.McNairn, N.G.C., 1963; Lawren Harris, by B.Harris, MacMillan Co. 1969; Lawren S. Harris: Urban Scenes and Wilderness Landscapes, by J.Adamason, A.G.O. 1978; Beginning of Vision - The Drawings of Lawren S. Harris, by J.Murray, Douglas and McIntyre, 1982; Atma Buddhi Manas, The Later Work of Lawren S. Harris, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1985; Lawren Harris: North by West, by C.Jackson, Glenbow, 1991; Light for a Cold Land, by P.Larisey, Dundurn Press, 1993; Lawren Harris: Where the Universe Sings, by Paul Duval, Cerebrus Publishing, 2011; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.89; A.G.O., by the A.G.O, pg.154
Artist: Ted Harrison ~ [1926-2015] Canadian
Artist: Ted Harrison ~ [1926-2015] Canadian
Reference: see
The Last Horizon by Ted Harrison, published by Merritt, 1980;
The World of Ted Harrison, by Nicholas Tuele, published by A.G.G.V., 1996;
Ted Harrison: Painting Paradise, by Katherine Gibson, published by Crown, 2009
biography and other examples in
The Yukon Permanent Collection, by the Friends of the Gallery, pg. 10, Yukon Tourism;
Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 2 addendum;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 38, Westbridge Pub., 2000
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: Hilton Macdonald Hassell ~ [1910-1980] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: Hilton Macdonald Hassell ~ [1910-1980] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.106;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.389;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.40, Westbridge Pub., 2000
exhibition lists in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.177;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.167
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: Ron Hedrick ~ [b.1942] Canadian
Artist: Ron Hedrick ~ [b.1942] Canadian
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at rhedrick.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]
Artist: Frank Charles Hennessey ~ [1894-1941] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: Frank Charles Hennessey ~ [1894-1941] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: see N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, by C.Hill, pg.118; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.171; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.427; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.47; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.184
Artist: Barbara Roe Hicklin ~ [1918-2010] Canadian
Artist: Barbara Roe Hicklin ~ [1918-2010] Canadian
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
Artist: Attributed to Prince II Hoare ~ [1755-1834] British
Artist: Attributed to Prince II Hoare ~ [1755-1834] British
Reference:
Artist: Dave Hodges ~ [20th century] American
Artist: Dave Hodges ~ [20th century] American
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at hodgesfineart.com
Artist: Mara Hofmann ~ [b.1943] Canadian
Artist: Mara Hofmann ~ [b.1943] Canadian
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
Artist: Nicholas Hornyansky ~ [1898-1965] Canadian CPE, CSGA, OSA, RCA
Artist: Nicholas Hornyansky ~ [1898-1965] Canadian CPE, CSGA, OSA, RCA
Reference: see Nicholas Hornyansky Retrospective 1926-1965, by V.Michaels, Oakville Centennial Gallery, 1976; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.149; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.195; A Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.470; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.60, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pg.194 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.180; 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