Reference: Nationally and internationally acclaimed artist, Joe Fafard, was born September 2, 1942 to French-Canadian parents in the small agricultural community of Ste. Marthe, Saskatchewan and passed away peacefully at home on his farm near Lumsden on March 16th, 2019. Joe attended the University of Manitoba (BFA 1966) and Pennsylvania State University (MFA 1968). He was at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina from 1968–1974 and visiting lecturer at the University of California at Davis in 1980-1981. During his lifetime, Joe Fafard was a distinguished full-time artist and sculptor who lived his entire life on the Canadian Prairie; for more biographical information and examples of his work see artist's website at www.joefafard.com
see A Souvenir Album of Joe Fafard's Pensees, published by Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1973; Joe Fafard, Cows and Other Luminaries 1977-1987, by Matthew Teitelbaum, published by Mendel Art Gallery, 1987; Joe Fafard: The Bronze Years published by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1996; Joe Fafard, by Terrence Heath, published by National Gallery of Canada, 2007; Joe Fafard: Retailles, by Jennifer McRorie and Kim Houghtaling, published by Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, 2016; Joe Fafard, 'Til the Cows Come Home, by Terrence Heath, Slate Fine Art Gallery, 2017; included in Visions, Contemporary Art in Canada, edited by Russell Keziere, pg. 128, 1984; National Gallery of Canada Vol. 1 A-F, edited by Charles C. Hill, pg. 304, 1988; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 1, pg. 108, published by Westbridge, 1999; biographies in Saskatchewan: Art and Artists, by Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, pg. 29, 1971; Biographical Dictionary Of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by Marketa Newman, pg. 86, published by Fifth House, 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]

Reference: see artist's website at itsxyz.com; represented by Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary

Reference: see artist's website at www.geraldfaulder.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: 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

Reference: see artist's website at www.chrisflodberg.com; see also an article in Calgary Journal at https://calgaryjournal.ca/2018/03/12/chris-flodberg-the-contemporary-pre-renaissance-painter/; see Chris Flodberg: Paintings published by Douglas and McIntyre/Masters Gallery, 2016; exhibition Matters of Denial, at the Art Gallery of Calgary, 2008; 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

Reference: for biographical information and more examples of his work see artist's website at http://www.realfournier.com; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.120, 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: see Thomas W. Fripp 1864-1931, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V., 1983; biography in E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.122, founder of B.C.S.A.; see N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.404; R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.139

Reference: see Clarence A. Gagnon, by A.Robson, Ryerson Press, 1938; Catalogue Of Memorial Exhibition Of C. Gagnon / J.W. Beatty, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1942; Clarence Gagnon, by R.Boissay, Heritage Brouquet, 1988; The Prints of Clarence Gagnon, by I.Thom, A.G.G.V., 1981; biography and another example in N.G.C. - Vol.2, G-K, ed. C.Hill, pg.5; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.127; Printmaking in Quebec, 1900-1950, by D.Martin, pg.86, Musee du Quebec, 1988; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.244; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.2, Westbridge Pub., 2000

Reference: see His Life - His Works: Joachim Gauthier [1897-1988], Libby's of Toronto Art Gallery; included in The Adaskin Art Collection, by K.Niwa, pg.35, Maltwood Art Museum; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.260 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.7, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.145; the artist was commissioned by the McMichael Collection to paint the Group of Seven members as illustrations for their books; 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 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; Robet Genn The Twice-Weekly Letters, by Robert Genn, Studio Beckett Publications, 2010; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.18, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, addendum and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.8, Westbridge Pub., 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; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 51, pg. 337, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009

Reference: Poet and painter John Giorno was the subject of Andy Warhol's 1963 film "Sleep," and created the "Dial-A-Poem" service. He was an intimate of William S. Burroughs, among others in the downtown Manhattan art world from the 1960s onward. As Giorno Poetry Systems he released more than 50 albums of poetry and music, with collaborators such as Laurie Anderson, Gregory Corso, Patti Smith, Karen Finley, Hüsker Dü, Anne Waldman, Richard Hell, Philip Glass, Glenn Branca, and Burroughs; see an obituary at www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/15/john-giorno-artist-new-york-radical; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online by the Getty Research Trust website at www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/ulan/index.html

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 for many examples of the artist's work; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2 pg.278 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.12, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.149 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.145; included in The Alberta Society of Artists: Sixty Years, by M.Joslin, E.A.G., 1992; Colgate, pg.184; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 55, pg. 369, 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: 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

Reference: see Five Painters from Regina, by the N.G.C., 1961; Ted Godwin, the Tartan Years 1967-1976, by A.Davis, Nickle Arts Museum, 1999; Lower Bow, A Celebration of Wilderness, Art and Fishing, by T.Godwin, MacKenzie Art Gallery exhibition, 1991; The 75th Anniversary Edition, by A.Schmidt, University of Alberta Faculty of Extension, 1987; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.37; Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.83; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg. 99, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg. 14; Westbridge,Vol.2, pg.285; 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 Art in Victoria 1960/1986, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V. for biography and another example of the artist's work; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.19, Westbridge Pub., 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

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

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Reference: born in Netherlands and immigrated to Canada in 1955. Haeseker received BFA [1966] from University of Calgary and diploma from Alberta College of Art [1968].She has also received Master of Arts degree in 1972 from the University of Calgary. Haeseker instructed painting, drawing and printmaking at ACAD from 1973-2003 and is now a Lecturer Emeritus at AUArts. Recent international exhibitions include The Elisabeth Anna-Palais in Germany [2015]; The Lamego Art Museum in Portugal [2016]; the Ardel Museum in Thailand [2017]; The Taoxichuan Art Museum in China [2018]; and Edinburgh Printmakers in Scotland [2020]; for biographical information and examples of work see gallery website at www.glenhyrst.ca/haeseker-alexandra
see Alexandra Haeseker, Twenty Years, by L.Smith, A.C.A., 1992; A Measure of Success: Graduates of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.83, A.C.A., 1985; Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.57, U. of Alberta Press, 1980; Selected View: The Longstaffe Collection 1959-1984, by L.Farrell-Ward, V.A.G., pg.60; Western Untitled, by T.Heath, 1976; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.27, Westbridge Pub., 2000; included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999 as alumna; 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 John Hammond Retrospective Exhibition, by L.Rombout, Owens Art Gallery, 1967; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.82; The Mountains and the Sky, by L.Render, pg.73; biographies in 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 lists in R.C.A.A., pg.169 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.159

Reference: included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website at www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/ulan/index.html

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; included 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.54, Westbridge Pub., 2000

Reference: see Edwin H. Holgate, by D.Reid, N.G.C., 1976 and The Prints of Edwin Holgate, by I.Thom, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1989 for catalogue of the artist's prints; Edwin Holgate, by R.Pepall, MMFA, 2005; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.133; Printmaking in Quebec, 1900-1950, by D.Martin, pg.96, Musee du Quebec, 1988; Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.62

Reference: Holliday and Sidorenko are Calgary-based collaborative artists; for more examples of their work see artists' websites at www.aaronsidorenko.ca and www.markholliday.com

Reference: Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 59, Westbridge Pub., 2000; represented by Mira Godard, Toronto; 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 The Art of Yvonne McKague Housser, by J.Murray, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 1995; 4 Women Who Painted in the 1930s and 1940s, by A.Boutilier, Carleton University Art Gallery, 1999; examples in A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.196 and N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, by C.Hill, pg.149; By a Lady, Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women, by M.Tippett, pg.107; biographies in Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.61 and North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.263, Garland Pub., 1995; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.195

Reference: see biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.475 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.62, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.196 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.182

Reference: biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg. 477; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 62, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg. 197; 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

Reference: to see more examples of this Alberta artist's work see her website at http://www.hughesfineart.ca/