Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at www.allensapp.com

see
Cree Life - the Art of Allen Sapp, published by J. Warner, Douglas Ltd., 1977;
Two Spirits Soar - The Art of Allen Sapp, The Inspiration of Allan Gonor, by W.P. Kinsella, published by Stoddart, 1990;
Kiskayetum - Allen Sapp: - Retrospective, by Bob Boyer, published by MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1994;
The Song Within My Heart, David Bouchard, published by Raincoast Books, 2002;
Nokum is My Teacher, by David Bouchard, Red Deer Press, 2006

biography and other examples in
Time for Dialogue, by Joane Cardinal-Schubert, pg. 19, published by Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992;
Biographical Dictionary of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by Marketa Newman, pg. 223, published by Fifth House, 1994;
Westbridge, Vol. 4, pg. 4

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]

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at tonyscherman.com

biography and other examples in
see Processes, by R. Enright, Douglas Udell Gallery, 1999;
Contemporary Canadian Art, by D.Burnett and M.Schiff, pg.280, Hurtig Pub., 1983

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]

Reference: Shadbolt was born in England and came to Victoria, British Columbia as a child with his family. His work is represented in all the major galleries across Canada as well as in corporate and private collections. Shadbolt's numerous awards include the Order of Canada in 1972 and an Honorary Degree from the University of British Columbia. In 1987 he and his wife, art historian and curator Doris Shadbolt, established VIVA, the Vancouver Institute for Visual Arts, which supports and recognizes the achievement of artists in British Columbia.

for more biographical information and examples of work see the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery website at shadbolt.belkin.ubc.ca and also artist listing at National Gallery of Canada;

see
In Search of Form, by J.Shadbolt, McClelland, 1968;
Jack Shadbolt, by S.Watson, Douglas and McIntyre, 1990;
Correspondences - Jack Shadbolt, by P.Ainslie, Glenbow Museum, 1991;
Counterpoint: The Prints of Jack Shadbolt, by K.Henry, Burnaby Art Gallery, 1996

biography and other examples in
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.417;
N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.279;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.18, Westbridge Pub., 2003

exhibition lists in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.371;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.348

Reference: Raised in the mining town of Rosedale, Shelton felt a kinship with both nature and working class people which greatly influenced her art. She studied under such celebrated artists as A.C. Leighton, H.G. Glyde and Walter J. Phillips, and managed to appear regularly in Alberta art exhibitions despite raising a family during the 1950s and '60s. She was a master printmaker whose ouevre of vibrant and meticulous work has enriched the Canadian art tradition.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at margaretshelton.ca

see Margaret Shelton: Block Prints 1936-1984, by P.Ainslie [MSBP#], Glenbow Museum [no date]

biography and other examples in
Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.132;
Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.90;
Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.28, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955;
Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy-Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.43, U of C Press;
Westbridge,Vol.4, pg.507;
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed.J.Heller, pg.507, Garland Pub., 1995

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at petershostak.com

see
When Nights Were Long, by P.Shostak, Yalenka Books, 1982;
Saturday Came but Once a Week, by P.Shostak, Yalenka Books, 1984;
For Our Children, by P.Shostak, Yalenka Books, 1991

biography and other examples in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 23, 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]

Reference: Simard studied at Petit Séminaire de Québec and Académie de Québec then graduated in 1966 from Toronto’s Ontario College of Art in visual communications. He worked in advertising, commercial art, and graphic design, eventually founding his own firm, Groupe Communikart and winning several awards. He was a co-founding member of the Quebec Graphic Designers Society and became a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1981. Despite a busy schedule of business and teaching he always maintained his own artistic practise and is represented in galleries and collections across Canada. He also published 3 books on his passions of gardening and painting.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at claudeasimard.com;

see Claude A. Simard - Painting and Planting the Garden, by C.Simard, 2000

biography and another examples in
Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.990, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.25, Westbridge Pub., 2003

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at www.sopel.com;

represented by Canada House Gallery, Banff and Kube Gallery, Fort Langley;

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 Artists in Canada

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.38, Westbridge Pub., 2003; 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; the artist along with Rich Roenisch completed a massive 14 foot high scupture titled By the Banks of the Bow for the Calgary Stampede

Reference: see Spirit Matters - Ron [Gyo-Zo] Spickett, Artist, Poet, Lay-Priest, by G.Simmins, UofC Press, 2009; Founders of the A.C.A., by L.Greenfield pg.102; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.427; Permanent Collection, 1968, by F.Smith, cat.# 136, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1968; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.238, Fifth House Pub., 1994; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.29, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; retrospective exhibition at the Triangle Gallery of Visual Art, Calgary in 1999; included in Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.101, plate 41, UofC Press

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at Spina Art; also the author of Arctic Notes and Prairie Places: The Poetry and Art of Ferdinando Spina, Bayeux Arts, 2006; and Perimeter's Ridge: Mars, Musings and Machinations of F. Sping, Bayeux Arts, published 2020;

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]