Reference: see John Innes, Painter of the Canadian West, by J.Cowan, Rose Cowan & Latta Ltd. 1945; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.202; E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.169; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.509 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.70, Westbridge Pub., 2000

Reference: Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 74, Westbridge Pub., 2000; also listed on www.artprice.com

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.77, 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: Born and raised in central Alberta, Jespersen now makes her home near Enderby, British Columbia; for more biographical information and examples of work see gallery website at vandopgallery.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: for more biographical information and examples of work see www.duskajulius.com

Reference: see Harvest of the Spirit, by M.Callahan, E.A.G., 1985 and Paint and Circumstance, by I.Kerr, Calgary, 1987; N.G.C. Vol.2 G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.368; Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.87; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.137, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.633; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.91, 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: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.91, 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

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Reference: biographical information and more examples of work on gallery websites at www.hedgeartgallery.com/christopher-kier and newzones.com/christopher-kier; 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: Kiyooka was one of the founders of Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre and Sculpture Park in Springbank, Alberta. KOAC is a contemporary art centre founded by Harry with Katie Ohe where visitors can view an impressive collection of outdoor sculptures while enjoying the sanctuary of the natural environment. For extensive biographical information and examples of the artist's work see koartscentre.org
see Harry Kiyooka Paintings and Drawings 1953-1978 by Ron Moppett, published by Alberta College of Art, 1978; A Parallax: Roy Kiyooka - Harry Kiyooka published by Herringer Kiss Gallery, 2014; included in The Shell Canada Collection, by Basil Shammas, pg. 27, published by Shell Oil, 1977; Artists of Alberta, by Suzanne Devonshire Baker, pg. 90, published by University of Alberta Press, 1980; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by Bente Roed Cochran, pg. 91-93, 1989; biography in MacDonald, Vol. 3, pg. 649 and Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 96; included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999, as a faculty member; 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 app.pch.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/description-about.app?lang=en

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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; represented by Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary

Reference: biography and another example in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.639; 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 William Laing, A Journey, by A.Davis, Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary, 1997, exhibition held at the Nickle February through April, 1997; Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.54, U. of A. Press, 1980; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.94-96; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 104; included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999 as a faculty member

Reference: artist's website at brentlaycock.com; included in The Alberta Society of Artists - Sixty Years, by M.Joslin, E.A.G.; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.30, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.113, Westbridge Pub., 2003; exhibits at Wallace Galleries, Calgary, West End, Edmonton/Victoria and others; 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 in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.3, by C.MacDonald, pg.766; Alberta Society of Artists - the First Twenty Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.112, University of Calgary Press, 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

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Reference: see Federation of Canadian Artists website at www.artists.ca for other examples and biography

Reference: see The Romance Continues - the Art and Garden of Grant Leier and Nixie Barton, by G.Niosi, Touchwood Editions, 2005; Artists of British Columbia, by D.Morys-Edge, pg.71, Chartwell Pub., 1986 for artist's statement and another example; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.117, 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 A.C.Leighton, by L.Render, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1971; A.C.Leighton - A Retrospective Exhibition, by R.Boulet, E.A.G., 1981; and A.C.Leighton and the Canadian Rockies, by T.Fenton, Whyte Museum, 1989; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.170; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.799 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.117, Westbridge Pub., 2000; Robson, pg.186; Colgate, pg.107; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.237; 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 Rita Letendre, The Montreal Years 1953-1963, by S.Paikowsky, Concordia Art Gallery, 1989; Les Elements, by H.Asselin, Editions Simon Blais, 2001; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.242; By a Lady, by M. Tippett, pg.121, Penguin Books, 1992; 1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975; biographies in Benezit, Tome 6, pg.620; MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.820; Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.119; see also North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.336, Garland Pub., 1995; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.239 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.224; see biography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Letendre

Reference: biography and another example in Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.13, U. of A. Press, 1980; Spaces and Places: Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.104, A.A.F., 1986; in May 2008, Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 120, Westbridge Pub., 2000; at age 89, she was the guest speaker at the Society of Western Canadian Artists monthly meeting in Edmonton; 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: biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.839; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.121, 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: biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.3, by C.MacDonald, pg.848; 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