Biographies by Artist's Last Name
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Artist: Daphne Odjig ~ [1919-2016] Canadian RCA
Artist: Daphne Odjig ~ [1919-2016] Canadian RCA
Reference: see
Daphne Odjig - A Retrospective 1946-1985 by E.McLuhan, Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre, 1985;
Odjig: The Art of Daphne Odjig, 1960-2000 by Bob Boyer and Carol Podedworny, published by Key Porter Books, 2001;
Four Decades of Prints, by M.Wood, Kamloops Art Gallery, 2005;
Daphne Odjig, by B.Devine, NGC, 2007
biography and other examples in
Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.18, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1419;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.58, Westbridge Pub., 2001
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: Katie von der Ohe ~ [b.1937] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: Katie von der Ohe ~ [b.1937] Canadian ASA, RCA
Reference: Ohe is one of the founders of Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre and Sculpture Park in Springbank, Alberta. KOAC is a contemporary art centre founded by Katie with Harry Kiyooka where visitors can view an impressive collection of outdoor sculptures while enjoying the sanctuary of the natural environment.
for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at koartscentre.org
see Katie Ohe, by Richard Gordon, published by Alberta College of Art, 1991;
Katie Ohe: Ethos, Now and Then, published by Herringer Kiss Gallery, 2015
included in
The Shell Canada Collection, by Basil Shammas, pg. 39, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Artists of Alberta, by Suzanne Devonshire Baker, pg. 36, University of Alberta Press, 1980;
Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by Valerie Greenfield, pg. 95, 1986;
Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by Kathy E. Zimon, plate 59, University of Calgary Press, 2000
biography and other examples in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 3, pg. 60, Westbridge Publishing, 2001
Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 5, pg. 1428
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: Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley ~ [1928-2004] Canadian BCSA, CSPWC, RCA
Artist: Norman Antonio [Toni] Onley ~ [1928-2004] Canadian BCSA, CSPWC, RCA
Reference: see
Toni Onley: A Retrospective Exhibition, by T.Lindberg, V.A.G., 1978;
Toni Onley: A Silent Thunder, by R.Boulet, Prentice Hall, 1981;
Onley's Arctic, by T.Onley, Douglas and McIntyre, 1989
biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1435;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.62, Westbridge Pub., 2001;
1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975
exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.311;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.290
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: William Panko ~ [1892-1948] Canadian
Artist: William Panko ~ [1892-1948] Canadian
Reference: Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg. 1482; included in Folk Painters of the Canadian West, Alan Jarvis, National Gallery of Canada, 1959; 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: Pauline Thibodeau Paquin ~ [b.1952] Canadian
Artist: Pauline Thibodeau Paquin ~ [b.1952] Canadian
Reference: see Pauline T. Paquin, le Monde des Enfants / a Children's World, by J. de Roussan, Roussan Editeur, 1990; biographies in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.854, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.68, Westbridge Pub., 2001; 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 Koyman Galleries, Ottawa
Artist: John Parnell ~ [1958-2022] Canadian
Artist: John Parnell ~ [1958-2022] Canadian
Reference: John Parnell was born in Edmonton in 1958, studied art at Emily Carr and graduated in 1984. While continuing his studio work he attended the University of Calgary graduating in 1988 with a Bachelor of Education.
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: Neil Patterson ~ [b.1947] Canadian OPAM
Artist: Neil Patterson ~ [b.1947] Canadian OPAM
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at neilpattersonopamaster.com;
biography and other examples in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.71, Westbridge Pub., 2001
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: William Perehudoff ~ [1919-2013] Canadian RCA
Artist: William Perehudoff ~ [1919-2013] Canadian RCA
Reference: see William Perehudoff, by R.Christie, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1977; William Perehudoff: Ten Years 1970-1980 by K.Wilkin, Mendel Art Gallery, 1981; William Perehudoff, by N.Tousley, Mendel Art Gallery, 1993; The Optimism of Colour: William Perehudoff, A Retrospective, by Karen Wilkin, Roald Nasgaard and Robert Christie, Mendel Art Gallery, 2010, Saskatchewan Art and Artists, by N.Dillow, pg.41, Norman Mackenzie Gallery, 1971; biographies in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.194, Fifth House Pub., 1994; MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1596 and Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.76
Artist: Wilf Perreault ~ [b.1947] Canadian
Artist: Wilf Perreault ~ [b.1947] Canadian
Reference: Wilf Perreault, the the Alley / Dans La Ruele, A.Kiendl, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 2014; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.187, Westbridge Pub., 2003
Artist: Fred Peters ~ Canadian
Artist: Fred Peters ~ Canadian
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see gallery website at yellowbirdartsgallery.com
Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips ~ [1884-1963] Canadian ASA, CPE, CSPWC, MSA, RCA
Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips ~ [1884-1963] Canadian ASA, CPE, CSPWC, MSA, RCA
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at wjphillips.ca
see
Walter J. Phillips, by Duncan Campbell Scott [Scott#], published by Ryerson Press, 1947;
Walter J. Phillips, A Selection of His Works and Thoughts, by Michael J. Gribbon, published by N.G.C., 1978;
The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Works of Walter J. Phillips, by Roger H. Boulet [MBL#], published by Loates, 1981;
Phillips in Print, edited by Douglas Cole and Maria Tippett, published by Manitoba Records Society, 1982;
Truth and Beauty in the Canadian Rockies, An Explorer's Guide to the Art of Walter J. Phillips, by Lisa Christensen, Fifth House Publishers, 2019;
biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol. III, by Robert Hubbard, pg. 247; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg. 365
Artist: Pablo Picasso ~ [1881-1973] Spanish
Artist: Pablo Picasso ~ [1881-1973] Spanish
Reference: see Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 6, pg. 656-660; biography in Contemporary Artists, ed.J.Cerrito, pg.919, St. James Press; Pablo Picasso, Catalogue of the Printed Grasee; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 6, pg. 656-660; biography in Contemporary Artists, ed.J.Cerrito, pg.919, St. James Press; Pablo Picasso, Catalogue of the Printed Graphic Work 1904-1972, by G.Bloch, 4 volumes, Berne, Editions Kornfeld, 1972-1998; Picasso, Sixty Years of Graphic Arts [Dunkelman Gallery?] circa 1966; Picasso Lithographs, by H.Cantz, Cantz Publishers, 2000
Artist: Claude Picher ~ [1927-1998] Canadian RCA
Artist: Claude Picher ~ [1927-1998] Canadian RCA
Reference: exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg. 328 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg. 307; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg. 1680; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg. 82, Westbridge Pub., 2001; 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: Joseph Francis Plaskett ~ [1918-2014] Canadian BCSA, CGP, RCA
Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett ~ [1918-2014] Canadian BCSA, CGP, RCA
Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at
www.joeplaskett.com
see
Joe Plaskett and His Paris, In Search of Time Past, by Fine Arts Gallery, University of B.C., 1971;
Joseph Plaskett, Reflections and Shadows, by R.Boulet, Art Gallery of South Okanagan, 1996;
A Speaking Likeness, by J.Plaskett, Ronsdale Press, 1999;
Joseph Plaskett Changes, by Winchester Galleries, 2012
biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.251;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.380;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1732;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.85, Westbridge Pub., 2001
Artist: Leslie Donald Poole ~ [b.1942] Canadian
Artist: Leslie Donald Poole ~ [b.1942] Canadian
Reference: see
Leslie Poole - Dualties by T.Lindberg, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, 1989;
Through the Looking Glass, Self-Portraits of Leslie Poole, by R.Laurence, Kamloops Art Gallery, 1992
biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1771;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.87, Westbridge Pub., 2001
Artist: Teresa Posyniak ~ [b.1951] Canadian
Artist: Teresa Posyniak ~ [b.1951] Canadian
Reference: see Ponderosa: Paintings by Teresa Posyniak Poems of Nancy Holmes, published by Christine Klassen Gallery
represented by Mountain Galleries, biography at http://www.mountaingalleries.com/#!posyniak/cl62
Artist: John Christopher Pratt ~ [1935-2022] Canadian RCA
Artist: John Christopher Pratt ~ [1935-2022] Canadian RCA
Reference: see
Yves Gaucher and Christopher Pratt, by A.Morrison, V.A.G., 1977;
Christopher Pratt, by D.Silcox, Prentice Hall, 1982;
Christopher Pratt: A Retrospective, by J.Zemans, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1985;
The Prints of Christopher Pratt 1958-1991, Catalogue Raisonne, by J.Scott, Breakwater Press and Mira Godard Gallery, 1991
biography and other examples in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1813
Artist: David Pugh ~ [1946-1994] Canadian
Artist: David Pugh ~ [1946-1994] Canadian
Reference: see The Critical Development of David Pugh, by D.Godin, Penumbra Press, 1984 for overview of the artist's career; see Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.209, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.92, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibited at Masters Gallery, 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: William Pura ~ [b.1948] Canadian
Artist: William Pura ~ [b.1948] 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: Gregory Pyra ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Gregory Pyra ~ [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: Ted Raftery ~ [b.1938] Canadian
Artist: Ted Raftery ~ [b.1938] Canadian
Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.94, Westbridge Pub., 2001; 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; exhibited at Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary
Artist: Yvonne Reddick ~ Canadian
Artist: Yvonne Reddick ~ 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: Craig Richards ~ [b.1955] Canadian RCA
Artist: Craig Richards ~ [b.1955] Canadian RCA
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: Phil Richards ~ b.1951] Canadian
Artist: Phil Richards ~ b.1951] 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: Thomas [Tom] Keith Roberts ~ [1909-1998] Canadian RCA
Artist: Thomas [Tom] Keith Roberts ~ [1909-1998] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Tom Roberts, Perspectives on a Canadian Artist, by C.Roberts, Boston Mills Press, 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.349 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.324; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.7, pg.2177 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.106, Westbridge Pub., 2001; his grandfather started Roberts Gallery in Toronto in 1842
Artist: William Goodridge Roberts ~ [1904-1974] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, CAS, CGP, CSGA, RCA
Artist: William Goodridge Roberts ~ [1904-1974] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, CAS, CGP, CSGA, RCA
Reference: see
Goodridge Roberts, A Retrospective Exhibition, by J.Borcoman, N.G.C, 1969;
William Goodridge Roberts 1904-1974, Drawings, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1976;
Goodridge Roberts 1904-1974, by S.Paikowsky, McMichael Canadian Collection, 1998
biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.260;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O. pg.395;
MacDonald,Vol.7 pg.2168;
Westbridge,Vol.3, pg.106;
Benezit, Tome 7, pg.283
exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg. 349;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.325
Artist: Clifford Foard Robinson ~ [1917-1992] Canadian ASA, CSGA, FCA
Artist: Clifford Foard Robinson ~ [1917-1992] Canadian ASA, CSGA, FCA
Reference: see Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.119; Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.93; The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect, by A.Oko, pg.76, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.27, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; see Printmaking in B.C. 1883-1983, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V.; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.108, Westbridge Pub., 2001; Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.109; the proper spelling according to the family is Foard and not Feard which possibly resulted from the artists hand written biographical information sent to the National Gallery
Artist: Bev Rodin ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Bev Rodin ~ [20th century] Canadian
Reference: see artist's web site at www.bevrodinstudios.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