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 at Artists in Canada

Reference: biography and other examples in A.G.O. - Canadian Collection, by the A.G.O. pg.407; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.3, Westbridge Pub., 2003, exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.362

Reference: see artist's website 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; included in Time for Dialogue, by Joane Cardinal-Schubert, pg. 19, published by Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992; biographies in 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: see Songs of Spring - Noboru Sawai 1972-1984, by L.Dompierre, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1984; A Garden of Delights: 25 Years of Prints by Noboru Sawai, K.Ylitalo, Nickle Arts Museum, 1994; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.127; included in Printmaking in B.C. 1883-1983, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V.; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.7, 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

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.10, Westbridge Pub., 2003

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Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 11, Westbridge Pub., 2003; biography and another example in N.G.C., Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.277; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.367 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.343; 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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Reference: artist's web site is vaultproject.com; see A Measure of Success: Graduates of the A.C.A. 1963-1984, by V.Greenfield, pg.114, A.C.A., 1985 for biography and another example of the artist's work; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.15, Westbridge Pub., 2003

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 further biograhical information and scholarly essays 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; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.417 and N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.279; biography in 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., pg.371 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.348

Reference: see Inglis Sheldon-Williams 1870-1940, Paintings and Drawings, by J.Irwin, Regina Public Library Art Gallery, 1969; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 20, Westbridge Pub., 2003, for biography

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 detailed biography, articles, and examples of work see the artist's website margaretshelton.ca; see also Margaret Shelton: Block Prints 1936-1984, by P.Ainslie [MSBP#], Glenbow Museum [no date]; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.132; Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.90; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.28, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; included in Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy-Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.43, U of C Press; biographies in Westbridge,Vol.4, pg.507 and North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed.J.Heller, pg.507, Garland Pub., 1995

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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

Reference: see Gordon Smith Don't Look Back, by I.Thom, Black Dog Pub., 2014; Black and White, by Patrik Andersson, pub. Equinox Gallery, 2011; Gordon Smith by D. Coupland, pub. Equinox Gallery, 2003; Gordon Smith: The Act of Painting, by I. M. Thom and A. Hunter, Douglas & McIntyre, 1997; Gordon Smith Recent Work by K.Wallace, V.A.G., 1988; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.423 as well as N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg. 283 for biography and other examples; 1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975; included in 7 West Coast Painters, by I.McNairn, Fine Arts Gallery, U.B.C., 1959; see also Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 30; 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; brother of Donald Appelbe Smith; co-founder of Artists for Kids Trust in 1989, with Jack Shadbolt and Bill Reid; see website at www.smithfoundation.ca for ongoing charitable arts-related work of Gordon and his wife, Marion

Reference: see artist's website 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: 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 Artists in Canada

Reference: 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website at Artists in Canada