Biographies by Artist's Last Name
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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 Arthur Lismer, published by A.G.O, 1953;
A Painter's Country - the Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson, published by Clarke, Irwin and Company, 1958;
A.Y.'s Canada, Drawings by A.Y. Jackson edited by Naomi Jackson Groves, published by Clarke, Irwin and Company, 1968;
Alberta Rhythm: The Later Works of A.Y. Jackson, by Dennis Reid, published by A.G.O., 1982;
The Arctic 1927, by A.Y. Jackson, published by Penumbra Press, 1982;
Young A.Y. Jackson, Lindsay A. Evans Memories 1902-6, edited by Naomi Jackson Groves, published by Edahl Productions Ltd., 1982;
Jackson's Wars: A.Y. Jackson, the Birth of the Group of Seven, and the Great War, by Douglas Hunter, published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022;
Works by A.Y. Jackson from the 1930's, by Naomi Jackson Groves, published by Carleton University, 1990; 
biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol. 2, G-K, edited by Charles Hill, pg. 177;
 
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg. 205;
 
The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by Catherine Mastin, pg. 98-99 
exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E. McMann, pg. 204; 
M.M.F.A., by E. McMann pg. 189
Artist: Max Jacquiard ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Max Jacquiard ~ [20th century] Canadian
Reference: exhibited at Abbotsford Art Gallery, Vancouver and Fleetwood Art Gallery, Vancouver; numerous prints of his work at galleries across the continent
Artist: Alex Janvier ~ [1935-2024] Canadian RCA
Artist: Alex Janvier ~ [1935-2024] 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: Georgia Jarvis ~ [1944-1990] Canadian
Artist: Georgia Jarvis ~ [1944-1990] Canadian
Reference: biography and other examples 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]
Artist: Maryanne Jespersen ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
Artist: Maryanne Jespersen ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
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
Artist: Francis [Franz] Hans Johnston ~ [1888-1949] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Artist: Francis [Franz] Hans Johnston ~ [1888-1949] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Reference: see A Grand Eye for Glory, A Life of Franz Johnston, by R.Burford Mason, Dundurn Press, 1998; Paul Rodrik / Frank H. Johnston, published by Champlain College, Trent University, 1973; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.347; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.222; Art Collection of McMaster University, by K.Ness, pg.238; R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.212; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.566; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.80, 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: Anish Kapoor ~ [b.1954] British
Artist: Anish Kapoor ~ [b.1954] British
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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;
Paint and Circumstance, by I.Kerr, Calgary, 1987
biography and other examples in
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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]
Artist: Mary Spice Kerr ~ [1905-1982] Canadian
Artist: Mary Spice Kerr ~ [1905-1982] Canadian
Reference: biography and other examples 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]
Artist: Jack [Jac] Elmo King ~ [1920-1998] American
Artist: Jack [Jac] Elmo King ~ [1920-1998] American
Reference: King was born in Phoenix, Arizona. After serving with the US Navy in WWII, he trained for two years at the Los Angeles Art Centre School. Despite working full-time in the aerospace industry as a draftsman/design engineer, he continued to paint whenever possible. After retirement, in 1970, he painted full-time and his work was marketed exclusively through an agent in Canada. He exhibited for many years at the Calgary Stampede Western Art Auction.
Artist: Andrew Kiss ~ [b.1943] Canadian
Artist: Andrew Kiss ~ [b.1943] Canadian
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at kissfineart.com
biography and other examples in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg. 95, 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: Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka ~ [1928-2022] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka ~ [1928-2022] Canadian ASA, RCA
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;
University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999, as a faculty member
biography in 
MacDonald, Vol. 3, pg. 649
 
Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 96
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: Irene Klar ~ [b.1950] Canadian
Artist: Irene Klar ~ [b.1950] Canadian
Reference: see Common Threads, the Etchings of Irene Klar, by I.Klar, pub. Irene Klar Studio Ltd., 2004; Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.640, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.171, Westbridge Pub., 2003
Artist: Dorothy Knowles ~ [1927-2023] Canadian RCA
Artist: Dorothy Knowles ~ [1927-2023] Canadian RCA
Reference: Knowles was represented by art placement, Saskatoon.
see
Dorothy Knowles Paintings 1964-1982, by T.Fenton, E.A.G., 1983;
Land Marks: the Art of Dorothy Knowles, by Terry Fenton, Hagios Press, 2008;
Selected View: The Longstaffe Collection 1959-1984, by L.Farrell-Ward, V.A.G., pg.75;
1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975
	biography and other examples in
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed.J.Heller, pg.309, Garland Pub., 1995; 
	Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Women, by M.Newman, pg.100, Fifth House Publishing
	
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: Paul Kuhn ~ [b.1950] Canadian
Artist: Paul Kuhn ~ [b.1950] 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 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary
Artist: Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski ~ [1928-2014] Canadian
Artist: Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski ~ [1928-2014] Canadian
Reference: see Three Hundred Years of Kupczynski, Art West Publishing, 1994 and Kupczynski Book, by Jill Pollack, Flower Valley Press, 1996; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.100, 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: Claude Langevin ~ [1942-2024] Canadian
Artist: Claude Langevin ~ [1942-2024] Canadian
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at  claudelangevin.ca
biography and other examples in
Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.678, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992;
Magazin'Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, by Editart, pg.380, Magazin'Art, 1998;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.730;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.108, 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: David Langevin ~ [b.1959] Canadian
Artist: David Langevin ~ [b.1959] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at davidlangevin.com; represented by Stephen Lowe Gallery, Calgary, Koyman Galleries, Ottawa 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
Artist: Andreas Christian Gottfried Lapine ~ [1866-1952] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Artist: Andreas Christian Gottfried Lapine ~ [1866-1952] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Reference: biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.165; A.G.O., pg.239; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.740; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.109, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition lists R.C.A.A., pg. 232 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.215
Artist: Charles Anthony Francis Law ~ [1916-1996] Canadian
Artist: Charles Anthony Francis Law ~ [1916-1996] Canadian
Reference: biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.753; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.111, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.234; Check List of the War Collection, R.Wodehouse, pg.125, N.G.C., 1968; reminiscence in A Terrible Beauty, the Art of Canada at War, by H.Robertson, pg.133, Lorimer and Comp., 1977; 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: Brent R. Laycock ~ [b.1947] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RCA
Artist: Brent R. Laycock ~ [b.1947] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RCA
Reference: Laycock was represented by Wallace Galleries Calgary, West End Gallery, Edmonton and others.
for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at brentlaycock.com
biography and other examples 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;
 
	Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.113, Westbridge Pub., 2003
	
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: Bruce Le Dain ~ [1928- 2000] Canadian
Artist: Bruce Le Dain ~ [1928- 2000] 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: Roy Leadbeater ~ [1928-2017] Canadian ASA
Artist: Roy Leadbeater ~ [1928-2017] Canadian ASA
Reference: biography and other examples 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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]
Artist: Chester Lees ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Chester Lees ~ [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: Grant Leier ~ [b.1956] Canadian
Artist: Grant Leier ~ [b.1956] Canadian
Reference: see The Romance Continues - the Art and Garden of Grant Leier and Nixie Barton, by G.Niosi, Touchwood Editions, 2005
biography and other examples in
Artists of British Columbia, by D.Morys-Edge, pg.71, Chartwell Pub., 1986;
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, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]
Artist: Denise Lemaster ~ [21st century] Canadian
Artist: Denise Lemaster ~ [21st century] Canadian
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Artist: Fabienne Leydecker ~ [21st century] Canadian
Artist: Fabienne Leydecker ~ [21st century] Canadian
Reference: Leydecker was born in Bayonne, France and has always had a passion for nature. Wildlife is a favourite subject but she also explores abstract art in many diverse ways. Her art has been juried in Western art auctions in Canada and USA. 
for more biographical information and examples of work see gallery website at bluerockgallery.ca/collections/fabienne-leydecker
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
biography and other examples in
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;
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.150, Fifth House Pub., 1994;
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
Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by Valerie Greenfield, pg. 90, 1986;
Come Walk with Me: A Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by Linda Carney, published by Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1992;
Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by Les Graff, published by Nickle Arts Museum, 1998;
biography and other examples in
Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 3, pg. 853;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 123, Westbridge Publishing, 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: Les Linfoot ~ [b.1952] Canadian
Artist: Les Linfoot ~ [b.1952] Canadian
Reference: holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of Calgary; 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 Geoffrey Caruthers Little ~ [1928-2024] Canadian RCA
Artist: John Geoffrey Caruthers Little ~ [1928-2024] Canadian RCA
Reference: biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.4, pg.871; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.124, 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: Ernest Luthi ~ [1906-1983] Canadian
Artist: Ernest Luthi ~ [1906-1983] Canadian
Reference: see Ernest Luthi 1906-1983, by C.Phillips, Mackenzie Art Gallery, 1984; see Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.160, Fifth House Pub., 1994 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.132, Westbridge Pub., 2000 for biographies; 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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