Biographies by Artist's Last Name
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Artist: Tam Irving ~ [b. 1933] Canadian
Artist: Tam Irving ~ [b. 1933] 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: Alexander Young Jackson ~ [1882-1974] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA
Artist: Alexander Young Jackson ~ [1882-1974] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA
Reference: see A.Y. Jackson Paintings 1902-1953, by A.Lismer, A.G.O, 1953; A Painter's Country - the Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson, Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1958; A.Y.'S Canada, Drawings by A.Y. Jackson ed. Naomi Jackson Groves, Clarke, Irwin and Company, 1968; Alberta Rhythm, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1982; AY Jackson The Arctic 1927, N.Groves, Penumbra Press, 1982; Young AY Jackson, Lindsay A. Evans Memories 1902-6, ed. N.Groves, Edahl Productions, 1982; Works by A.Y. Jackson from the 1930's, by N.Groves, Carleton U., 1990; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.177; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.205; R.C.A.A., pg.204 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.189; The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by C.Mastin, pg.98-99; 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: Alex Janvier ~ [b.1935] Canadian RCA
Artist: Alex Janvier ~ [b.1935] Canadian RCA
Reference: see The Art of Alex Janvier: His First Thirty Years, 1960-1990, by L.Martin, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1993; Alex Janvier, by Greg Hill, National Gallery of Canada,2016; as well as Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.24 and 86; Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.17, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992; see Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.540; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.76, Westbridge Pub., 2000 and Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.30, U. of A. Press, 1980 for biographies; exhibited at Wallace Galleries, Calgary among others; member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, inducted 2010 and Member of the Order of Canada, inducted 2007; was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2008
Artist: Thomas Kakinuma ~ [b.1908] Canadian
Artist: Thomas Kakinuma ~ [b.1908] Canadian
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Artist: Helen Kalvak ~ [1901-1984] Inuit RCA
Artist: Helen Kalvak ~ [1901-1984] Inuit RCA
Reference: see biography in Biographies of Inuit Artists, Vol.1, by Canadian Arctic Producers; Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, by P.Furneaux, Signum Press, 1974; see Holman: Forty Years of Graphic Art for other examples; listed on www.katilvik.com disc #W2-423
Artist: Paul Kane ~ [1810-1871] Canadian
Artist: Paul Kane ~ [1810-1871] Canadian
Reference: see Paul Kane's Frontier, including Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America, by J. Russell Harper, N.G.C. & Amon Carter Museum, 1971; Following Historic Trails, Paul Kane, Artist, by B.Haig, Detselig Ent. 1984; The First Brush, Paul Kane and the Infrared Reflectography, ed. Kenneth Lister, Royal Ontario Museum, 2014; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.P.Landry, pg.360, A.G.O. by the A.G.O., pg.226; R.O.M. Canadian Watercolours, by M.Allodi; biography in E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.178 and Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.598; Robson, pg.16; Colgate, pg.12
Artist: Pierre Karlik ~ [1931-2013] Canadian
Artist: Pierre Karlik ~ [1931-2013] 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: Illingworth Holey Kerr ~ [1905-1989] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: Illingworth Holey Kerr ~ [1905-1989] Canadian ASA, RCA
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
Artist: Simeeonie Killiktee ~ Inuit
Artist: Simeeonie Killiktee ~ Inuit
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Artist: Paul Klee ~ [1879-1940] Swiss
Artist: Paul Klee ~ [1879-1940] Swiss
Reference: biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 5, pg. 263; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website; also listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: King Kuka ~ [1946-2004] American
Artist: King Kuka ~ [1946-2004] American
Reference: http://aktalakota.stjo.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8986
Artist: William Kurelek ~ [1927-1977] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: William Kurelek ~ [1927-1977] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: see Someone With Me: the Autobiography of William Kurelek, by W.Kurelek; Kurelek's Canada, by W.Kurelek, Pagurian Press, 1978; William Kurelek: A Retrospective, by A.Isaacs, E.A.G., 1979; The Last Days and Drawings of William Kurelek, by W.Kurelek, Tundra Books, 1988; A Memoir of William Kurelek, by B.Dedora, Aya Press, 1989; William Kurelek The Messanger, by M.J.Hughes, AGGV, 2011; illustrator and author of several books including A Prairie Boy's Summer, A Prairie Boy's Winter, A Northern Nativity, They Sought a New World, plus others; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.390; MacDonald Vol.3 pg.693; Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.101; 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: James Fenwick Lansdowne ~ [1937-2008] Canadian RCA
Artist: James Fenwick Lansdowne ~ [1937-2008] Canadian RCA
Reference: see J. Fenwick Lansdowne, by L. Rombout, V.A.G., 1981; Fenwick Lansdowne, the Rare Birds of China, by N.Tuele, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, n.d. [ca.1995?]; see biography at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fenwick_Lansdowne; 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: Bernard Leach ~ [1887-1979] British
Artist: Bernard Leach ~ [1887-1979] British
Reference: included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website; listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: Brent Learned ~ [b.1969] American
Artist: Brent Learned ~ [b.1969] American
Reference: included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website
Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton ~ [1901-1965] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RBA, RCA
Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton ~ [1901-1965] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RBA, RCA
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;
Artist: Eric [Amiraq] Lester ~
Artist: Eric [Amiraq] Lester ~
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Artist: Ernest Friedrich Lindner ~ [1897-1988] Canadian CPE, CSGA, FCA, RCA
Artist: Ernest Friedrich Lindner ~ [1897-1988] Canadian CPE, CSGA, FCA, RCA
Reference: see Ernest Lindner, A Retrospective Exhibition, by J.Climer, Mendel Art Gallery, 1970; Uprooted; the Life and Art of Ernest Lindner, by T.Heath, Fifth House, 1983; The Mendel Art Gallery - Twenty-Five Years of Collection, by M.Teitelbaum, Mendel Art Gallery, 1989; A.G.O., by A.G.O., pg.243; biographies in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.150, Fifth House Pub., 1994 and Westbridge,Vol.2, pg.122; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.240
Artist: Luke Orton Lindoe ~ [1913-2000] Canadian ASA, CSPWC
Artist: Luke Orton Lindoe ~ [1913-2000] Canadian ASA, CSPWC
Reference: see Come Walk with Me: A Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by L.Carney, Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1992; Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by L.Graff, Nickle Arts Museum, 1998; Founders of the A.C.A., by L.Greenfield, pg.90 and Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.3, by C.MacDonald, pg.853; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 123, Westbridge Pub., 2000 for biography; 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: Neil James Liske ~ [b.1936] Canadian
Artist: Neil James Liske ~ [b.1936] 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; represented by Bluerock Gallery, Black Diamond, AB
Artist: Arthur Lismer ~ [1885-1969] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Artist: Arthur Lismer ~ [1885-1969] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Reference: see Arthur Lismer Paintings 1913-1949, by S.Key, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1950; September Gale, a Study of Arthur Lismer, by J.McLeish, Dent and Sons, 1955; Bright Land - A Warm Look at Arthur Lismer, by L.Darroch, Merritt Pub., 1981; Arthur Lismer Nova Scotia, 1916-1919, by G.Kelly, Dalhousie Art Gallery, 1983; Canadian Jungle: the Later Works of Arthur Lismer, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1985; A New Angle on Canadian Art, by I.Thom, McMichael Canadian Collection, 1985; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.172; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.244; biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 6, pg.694; The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by C.Mastin, pg.44; 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: Martin Glen Loates ~ [b.1945] Canadian RCA
Artist: Martin Glen Loates ~ [b.1945] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Glen Loates, Cerebus Pub., 1977; The Art of Glen Loates, by P.Duval, Cerebus Pub., 1977; Glen Loates Birds of North America, by R.James, Cerebus Pub. 1979 as well as Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.4, by C.MacDonald, pg.874, for biography
Artist: James [Jim] A. Logan ~ [b.1955] Canadian
Artist: James [Jim] A. Logan ~ [b.1955] Canadian
Reference: represented by The Bearclaw Gallery, 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
Artist: John Lonechild ~ [b.1962] Canadian
Artist: John Lonechild ~ [b.1962] Canadian
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Artist: Michael Lonechild ~ [b.1955] Canadian
Artist: Michael Lonechild ~ [b.1955] Canadian
Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.127, 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; represeted by Assiniboia Gallery, Regina
Artist: Franco LoPinto ~ [b.1954] Italian/Canadian
Artist: Franco LoPinto ~ [b.1954] Italian/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: Robert Elmer Lougheed ~ [1910-1982] Canadian
Artist: Robert Elmer Lougheed ~ [1910-1982] Canadian
Reference: see A Painter's Legacy: Selected works from the estate of Robert Lougheed, by B. Mayberry, Mayberry Fine Art, 2003; Contemporary Western Artists, by H.Samuels, pg.316; more examples and biography at artist's website www.robertlougheed.com; listed on www.artprice.com; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website
Artist: Ernest Stephen Lumsden ~ [1883-1946] British RE
Artist: Ernest Stephen Lumsden ~ [1883-1946] British RE
Reference: see Dict. of British Artists 1880-1940, by J.Johnson, pg.321 for biography and Printmaking in B.C. 1889-1983, by N.Tuele, for biography and another example; husband of Mabel Royds; see British Etchers 1850-1940, by K.Guichard, pg.48; author of The Art if Etching, by E.S.Lumsden, Seeley and Service, 1924, reprinted by Dovre Publications, 1962