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; included 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 for biography; 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website
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 extensive biographical information and examples of the artist's work see 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; biographies in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 3, pg. 60, Westbridge Publishing, 2001 and 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website at app.pch.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/description-about.app?lang=en
Artist: Pascale [Bigoudi] Ouellet ~ [b.1976] Canadian
Artist: Pascale [Bigoudi] Ouellet ~ [b.1976] Canadian
Reference: Bigoudi is the nom de plume of Pascale Ouellet, a native of Quebec educated in fine arts and interior design who is now a visual artist based in Canmore, Alberta. Since moving to Alberta in 2002 she has produced 29 solo exhibitions, participated in more than 35 juried group shows across Canada, and been awarded four Public Art Commissions by the Town of Canmore. She has participated in four artistic residencies at The Banff Centre and have been selected as a 2015 artist-in-residence with TRACS program on Fogo Island in Newfoundland.
For more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at bigoudi.ca; see also a 2021 article about her work at www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local/something-in-the-way-a-real-view-3662792 ; 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
Artist: Herbert Sidney Palmer ~ [1881-1970] Canadian CSGA, CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Artist: Herbert Sidney Palmer ~ [1881-1970] Canadian CSGA, CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Reference: see A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.349, and N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg. 241 for other examples; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1472 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.66, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibition lists in M.M.F.A., pg.292 and R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.312
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: William [Bill] James Parker ~ [1946-2013] Canadian ASA
Artist: William [Bill] James Parker ~ [1946-2013] Canadian ASA
Reference: biographies in Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.41, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.69, 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: Marcia Perkins ~ [b.1946] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: Marcia Perkins ~ [b.1946] Canadian ASA, RCA
Reference: see Marcia Perkins, by J.Stocking, S.A.A.G., 1989; the artist was born in Washington, D.C. and has lived in Canada since 1976; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.77, Westbridge Pub., 2001
Artist: James Stanford [Stan] Perrott ~ [1917-2001] Canadian ASA
Artist: James Stanford [Stan] Perrott ~ [1917-2001] Canadian ASA
Reference: see The Chalk and the Easel, by M.Foran, University of Calgary Press, 2001; biography and another example in Founders of the A.C.A., by L.Greenfield, pg.97; Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.86, U. of A. Press, 1980; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.26, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1612 for biography
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: Phillips, whose father was a Welsh clergyman, was born in Barton-on-Humber in Lincolnshire, England in 1884. He arrived in Winnipeg with his wife, Gladys, after spending 5 years in South Africa and then working as a teacher and commercial artist in England. For a detailed biography and examples of Phillips work see the website 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; included in N.G.C. Vol. III, by Robert Hubbard, pg. 247; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg. 365
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: Daniel Plante ~ [b.1958] Canadian
Artist: Daniel Plante ~ [b.1958] 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 Masters Gallery, Calgary, Le Balcon d'art, St. Lambert and others
Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett ~ [1918-2014] Canadian BCSA, CGP, RCA
Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett ~ [1918-2014] Canadian BCSA, CGP, RCA
Reference: 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; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.251 and 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; exhibited at Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary
Artist: Jacques Poirier ~ [b.1942] Canadian
Artist: Jacques Poirier ~ [b.1942] Canadian
Reference: biography and another example in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.892, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; Magazin'Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, by Editart, pg.456, Magazin'Art, 1998; see also Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.86, Westbridge Pub., 2001
Artist: Jane Ash Poitras ~ [b.1951] Canadian RCA
Artist: Jane Ash Poitras ~ [b.1951] Canadian RCA
Reference: see
Who Discovered the Americas, Recent Work by Jane Ash Poitras, by Janet Clark, published by Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1992;
Jane Ash Poitras: Cycle of Life, by Carolyne M. Chatel, published by Galerie d'art Vincent, 2002;
Jane Ash Poitras: Consecrated Medicine, by Virginia M. Eichhorn, published by Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 2004;
Jane Ash Poitras: Primordial Memories, by Isabelle Masse, published by Galerie d'art Vincent, 2005;
Cultural Memories adn Imagined Futures: The Art of Jane Ash Poitras, by Pamela McCallum, published by University of Calgary Press, 2011; included in
Survey Alberta 88, by Allan MacKay, pg. 49, A.C.A., 1988;
Indigena: Contemporary Native Perspectives, by Gerald McMaster, pg. 164, published by Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1992; Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, 1996
biographies in Westbridge, Vol. 3, pg. 87 and North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, edited by Jules Heller, pg. 447, Garland Publishing, 1985; 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: Bartley Robilliard Pragnell ~ [1907-1966] Canadian ASA
Artist: Bartley Robilliard Pragnell ~ [1907-1966] Canadian ASA
Reference: see Bart Pragnell 1907-1966, UofA, 1967Bart Pragnell: A Retrospective, by G.Moppett, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, 1990; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1811; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.208, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.88, Westbridge Pub., 2001; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.26, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.333; 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: Don Proch ~ [b.1944] Canadian
Artist: Don Proch ~ [b.1944] Canadian
Reference: Born in Hamilton, Ont Proch grew up in rural Manitoba and worked at a grain elevator as a youth. He studied at the University of Manitoba, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in 1964 and then a Bachelor’s in Education. He went on to teach highschool art. His work was included in numerous shows at the Winnipeg Art Gallery from the early 1970s onward, and he has exhibited extensively in Canada and internationally.
See Don Proch by W.Kirby, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1977; see also Don Proch: Masking and Mapping by Patricia Bovey, University of Manitoba Press, 2019 and reviews of the book at /bordercrossingsmag.com/article/don-proch-masking-and-mapping and www.gallerieswest.ca/magazine/books/don-proch; see also a 2021 article about his work at www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2021/12/03/field-of-vision; represented by Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg and Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina; 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
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: 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: Gaston Rebry ~ [1933-2007] Canadian
Artist: Gaston Rebry ~ [1933-2007] Canadian
Reference: see Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.7 pg.1959; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.98, Westbridge Pub., 2001; Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.923, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; 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: Christine Reimer ~ [b.1954] Canadian
Artist: Christine Reimer ~ [b.1954] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at christinereimer.ca; 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 Vancouver Fine Art Gallery, Vancouver and Tutt Street Galleries, Kelowna
Artist: Jean-Paul Riopelle ~ [1923-2002] Canadian RCA
Artist: Jean-Paul Riopelle ~ [1923-2002] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Jean-Paul Riopelle, by N.G.C., XXI Venice Biennial, 1962; Jean-Paul Riopelle: The Fifties, by C. Lafitte, Claude Lafitte Gallery, 1989; Jean Paul Riopelle, by P.Theberge, M.M.F.A., 1999; Jean Paul Riopelle 1939-1953, Tome 1, 1999; Jean Paul Riopelle 1954-59, Tome 2, by Y.Riopelle, Hibou Editeurs, 2004; Jean Paul Riopelle Catalogue raisonne des estampes, by Y.Riopelle, Hibou Editeurs, 2005; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.259; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.393; MacDonald, Vol.7, pg.2119; M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.323 for exhibition list; Benezit, Tome 8, pg.774; see artist's biography at National Gallery of Canada
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: 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: William [Bill] J. Rodgers ~ [b.1952] Canadian
Artist: William [Bill] J. Rodgers ~ [b.1952] Canadian
Reference: biography and other examples in Measure of Success: Graduates of the A.C.A. 1963-1984, by V.Greenfield, pg.50; Survey Alberta 88, by A.MacKay, pg.53, A.C.A.; and Contemporary 88 Calgary, pg. 69, by the Olympic Arts Festival, 1988; A Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.7, by C.MacDonald, pg.2234
Artist: Valerie Rogers ~ [21st Century] Canadian
Artist: Valerie Rogers ~ [21st Century] Canadian
Reference: and examples of work see artist's website at valerierogers.com
Artist: Otto Donald Rogers ~ [1935-2019] Canadian RCA
Artist: Otto Donald Rogers ~ [1935-2019] Canadian RCA
Reference: see New Paintings by Otto Rogers, R.Shuebrook, Glenbow Museum, 1973; Otto Rogers, by K.Bell, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1977; and Otto Rogers: New Paintings and Sculpture 1977-78, by the Mendel Art Gallery, 1978; Otto Donald Rogers, by Sky Glabush, Radius Books, 2007; biography in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists, Men, by M.Newman, pg.214, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.7, by C.MacDonald, pg.2251; M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.328 for exhibition list; biography; exhibited at Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary
Artist: Andreas Roth ~ [1872-1949] German/American
Artist: Andreas Roth ~ [1872-1949] German/American
Reference: German born Roth emigrated to the USA in the early 1930's, settling in Los Angeles and made a number of painting trips to Lake Louise before his death in 1949.
For an extensive biography see the entry for Roth at Wikipedia