Reference: see Takao Tanabe 1972-1976 The Land by J.Rule, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1976; Takao Tanabe New Prints, I.Thom, Periwinkle Press, 1994; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.289; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.438; Takao Tanabe by Ian M. Thom, Roald Nasgaard, Nancy Tousley, Jeffrey Spalding, Vancouver Art Gallery, 2005; Takao Tanabe Life and Work by Ian M. Thom, Canadian Art Library, 2024; R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.396; Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.82, U. of A. Press, 1980; included in 7 West Coast Painters, by I.McNairn, Fine Arts Gallery, U.B.C., 1959; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.53-54, Westbridge Pub., 2003; included in www.artcyclopedia.com; retrospective exhibition of the artist held at the AGGV, Oct. 2005; see artist biography at National Gallery of Canada

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at ewatarsia.com; represented by Mayberry Gallery, Winnipeg

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 tonytascona-art.com

see
Dess[e]ins II / Drawing[s] II, by J.LeVeille, Les Editions du Ble, 2001;
Tony Tascona: Resonance, by P.Bovey and J.Patten, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2001

biography and another examples in
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.439;
Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg.519, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.54, Westbridge Pub., 2003;
Manitoba Visual Artists Index 1983, ed.T.Lysenko, pg.65, Canadian Artists Representation Manitoba, 1983

exhibition list in
R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.396;
M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.370

Reference: listed in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.1059, 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

Reference: Born in Saskatchewan Thibault was raised and educated in the communities of Debden and Prince Albert. He earned a Diploma of Applied Arts from Alberta College of Art and Design by 1969. He worked in the area of architectural illustration for many years, eventually establishing his own firm. He has been focused on his own painting practise since 1987.

for more biographical detail and examples of work see artist's website at Rene Thibault; see also a 2015 interview at Alberta University of the Arts

Reference: Thomas obtained his MFA from the University of Calgary in 1998 after doing post graduate studies at the Slade School of Fine Arts, London, England. His trademark works often include images of animals and are created with an encaustic technique. He is represented by Canada House Gallery, Banff.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at Visions West Contemporary

biography and other examples inCollector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg. 60, Westbridge Pub., 2003

Reference: Thomson grew up in a farming community near Craven, Saskatchewan, in the Qu'Appelle Valley. He graduated in Commercial Art from Alberta College of Art and Design and worked as a commercial artist for several years. He was an instructor at the Alberta College of Art 25 years, teaching life drawing, silkscreen printing and watercolour painting.

biography and another examples in
Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.102;
Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.55, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.258, Fifth House Pub., 1994

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: see
Mildred Valley Thornton, 1890-1967, by Butler Galleries and Westbridge Fine Arts;
The Life and Art of Mildred Valley Thornton, by Sheryl Salloum; Mother Tongue Publishing Limited, Salt Spring Island, 2011

biography and other examples in
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Women, by M.Newman, pg.252;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.63, Westbridge Pub., 2003;
British Columbia Women Artists 1885-1985, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V.

exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.375

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: Don Toney grew up on a cattle ranch in the foothills near Pincher Creek, Alberta. After majoring in fine arts at the University of Lethbridge for two years he apprenticed briefly with sculptor Leon Levesque. He set up his own foundry in 1979 and has worked as a full-time artist since.

for more biographical information and examples of work see Webster Galleries; see also a 2021 article at Lethbridge Herald

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: biography and another example in Carmana, Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest, pg.150, by Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 1989; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.69, 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: see F.H. Varley Paintings 1915-1954, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1954; Frederick Horsman Varley, by various, Burnaby Art Gallery, 1974; F.H. Varley, A Centennial Exhibition, by C.Varley, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1981; Varley, by P.Varley, Key Porter Books, 1983; F.H. Varley, Portraits Into Light, by K.Atanassova, Dundurn Press, 2007; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.319; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.486; R.C.A.A., pg.411 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.385; Westbridge,Vol.4, pg.81; The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by C.Mastin, pg.64-71

Reference: Born in 1836, Frederick A. Verner traveled to England in 1856 to study art at the South Kensington School of Art. While in England he served for the British army. Upon his return to Canada in 1862 he opened a studio in Toronto. During his time spent in Canada he painted many fine portrais of native people as well as native scenes and landscapes. Although Paul Kane was much older, they became close friends in the artist's later uears and it is thought by some that Verner replace Kane as Canada's most accoplished artist at the time. Verner was well exhibited throughout his life; showing with the RCA from its founding in 1880 until 1927, and with the OSA until 1911. He also exhibited with the Art Association of Montreal from 1872 to 1922. Verner even exhibited his scenes of Canada with Buffalo Bill's show in London. See The Last Buffalo, by J.Murray, Pagurian Press, 1984 as well as N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg. 324; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.494; biography in Early Painters and Engravers in Canada, by J. Russell Harper, pg.316, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1970; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.83, Westbridge Pub., 2003; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.412 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.386; Westbridge,Vol.4, pg.83

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.84, 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: 'I was born and spent my childhood in rural Ontario, and have since lived in cities across Canada and abroad.

I completed the Studio Arts Foundation Program at Capilano University in Vancouver BC, where I studied painting with Marcus Bowcott and Nancy Boyd, sculpture with George Rammell, and printmaking with Wayne Eastcott. With funding assistance from the BC Centre for International Education, I then studied overseas for one year, completing the 3rd Year Fine Arts Program at the Malaysian Institute of Art in Kuala Lumpur, with a focus on Chinese Ink Painting.

I have maintained a committed studio practice for over twenty years, and have exhibited my work in public and commercial galleries across Canada. My artworks can be found in collections in Canada, the USA, Europe and Malaysia.

In addition, I teach art-making processes and facilitate ways of seeing, working with adults and with students in public and private schools, through various avenues including Artist-in-Residence programs.

I am is currently based in Calgary AB, where I continue to actively create and exhibit my work, and to engage with growing young minds through art.'

biography from artist's website vernavogel.ca

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; for other examples see Douglas Udell website www.douglasudellgallery.com

Reference: Walker originates from Montreal, Quebec and has been making art for over 35 years. His work can be found in many government, corporate and private collections internationally. He was formally educated at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto. He continues to paint his progressive, perceptual realist style on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He was elected an honorary member of the Drawing Society of Canada in 2003. His artwork is in the Royal Collection and he was elected an honourary fellow for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in 2016.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at Christopher Walker;

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: see Lowrie L. Warrener, by L.Daniels, Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery, 1990; Northern Journal, Number 25, J.Flood, pg.11-54, pub. Penumbra Press, 1982; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.417; Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.51

Reference: see N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.419; E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.324; charter member of the R.C.A.; Robson, pg.94; Colgate, pg.34; see biographies in Dict. Of Victorian Painters, by C.Wood, pg.186, Antique Collector's Club, 1971 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.96, Westbridge Pub., 2003; exhibition lists in M.M.F.A., pg.394 and R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.422; 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: Webb emigrated from England to Canada in 1968 and became a teacher, a principal and a school superintendent in Edmonton, Alberta. His first solo exhibition was at the West End Gallery in 1986. He retired in 1990 to become a full-time artist.

for more biographical information, examples of work, and a video tribute of Bill Webb's life see West End Gallery; see also a 2014 article about the artist's work at Avenue Magazine;

biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.97, 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: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at avwilson.com

Reference: artist's web site jeroenwitvliet.com

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's gallery website at stephenloweartgallery.ca

Reference: Wood was born in Winnipeg and began his artistic career in Vancouver in 1964. He moved to the Ghost River region near Cochrane, Alberta about 1984. His artistic practise was devoted to the mountain landscapes and flora and fauna of western Canada and he often painted on location in the backcountry. Karl Wood's father, Robert E. Wood, was an artist and his son, Robert Wood, is also a painter.

for more biographical information and examples of work see Karl Wood and Koyman Galleries;

biography and another examples in
Contemporary Western Artists, by P.Samuels, pg.586, Bonanza Books, 1982;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, 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]

Reference: see artist's website www.robertewood.ca

represented by Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary; grandson of Robert E. Wood and son of Karl E. Wood

Reference: see Silent Stories, by Vilem Zach, 2000; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 4, pg. 122, Westbridge Publishing, 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; exhibited at Gainsborough Galleries and others; artist's website at www.vilemzach.com