Biographies by Artist's Last Name
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Artist: John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor ~ [1917-1970] Canadian ASA
Artist: John Benjamin [J.B.] Taylor ~ [1917-1970] Canadian ASA
Reference: see From Abstraction to Realism: The Art of J.B. Taylor, by Adriana A. Davies, University of Calgary Press, 2014; Spaces and Places - Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.34 for biography and another example of the artist's work in the collection of the A.F.A.; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.55, Westbridge Pub., 2003; R.C.A.A. pg.339 and M.M.F.A. pg.371 by E.McMann for exhibition list
Artist: June Thomsen ~ [b.1959] Canadian
Artist: June Thomsen ~ [b.1959] Canadian
Reference: exhibited at Image 54 Gallery, Calgary
Artist: Mary L. Thomson ~ [20/21st century]
Artist: Mary L. Thomson ~ [20/21st century]
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Artist: Don Toney ~ [b.1954] Canadian
Artist: Don Toney ~ [b.1954] Canadian
Reference: The sculptor 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website at Artists in Canada
Artist: Harold Barling Town ~ [1924-1990] Canadian RCA
Artist: Harold Barling Town ~ [1924-1990] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Harold Town - The First Exhibition of New Work, 1969-1973., by K. Woods, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 1973; Poets and Other People, Drawings by Harold Town, by K.Saltmarche, Art Gallery of Windsor, 1980; Town, by D.Burnett, A.G.O., 1986; Silent Stars - Sound Stars - Film Stars, by Harold Town, McClelland and Stewart, 1971; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg. 316; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.463; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg. 405 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg. 378
Artist: Christine Turnauer ~ [b.1946] Austrian/Canadian
Artist: Christine Turnauer ~ [b.1946] Austrian/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 at Artists in Canada
Artist: John Davenall Turner ~ [1900-1980] Canadian ASA
Artist: John Davenall Turner ~ [1900-1980] Canadian ASA
Reference: see Sunfield Painter, The Reminiscences of John Davenall Turner, by J.Turner, University of Alberta Press, 1982 and The Artful Codger, by J.Turner, Whyte Foundation, Banff, 1978; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.56, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.30, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.74, Westbridge Pub., 2003
Artist: Florence Gertrude Vale ~ [1909-2003] Canadian
Artist: Florence Gertrude Vale ~ [1909-2003] Canadian
Reference: see The Art of Florence Vale, by J.Murray, Art Gallery of Peel, 2010; Memories, Dreams and Reflections: The Work of Florence Vale, by N.Luckyj, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1980; biography at Dict. of Canadian Artists, by A.Newlands and J.Parker, Vol.9, online only; 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; wife of Albert Franck and co-owner of Franck Gallery, Toronto in the early 1950's
Artist: Armand Frederick Vallee ~ [1921-2009] Canadian
Artist: Armand Frederick Vallee ~ [1921-2009] Canadian
Reference: see Armand F. Vallee by Elinor Ewert, published by The Artym Gallery, 2011; The Art of Armand Frederick Vallee, by A.Vallee; biographies in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.1065, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.79, 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
Artist: Jake Vandenbrink ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
Artist: Jake Vandenbrink ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
Reference: CHIN; Mountain Galleries; https://jake-vandenbrink.pixels.com/
Artist: Sylvain Voyer ~ [b.1939] Canadian
Artist: Sylvain Voyer ~ [b.1939] 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; for other examples see Douglas Udell website www.douglasudellgallery.com
Artist: Wendy [Laughlin] Wacko ~ [b.1951] Canadian
Artist: Wendy [Laughlin] Wacko ~ [b.1951] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at www.wendywackoartist.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; exhibited at Scott Gallery, Edmonton; see http://www.scottgallery.com/ for biography and further examples of her work
Artist: Lawrence Washburn ~ [1942-2023] Canadian
Artist: Lawrence Washburn ~ [1942-2023] Canadian
Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.94, Westbridge Pub., 2003; see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.57, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977
Artist: John Barney Weaver ~ [1920-2012] Canadian
Artist: John Barney Weaver ~ [1920-2012] Canadian
Reference: The Sculpture of John Weaver, Ed. A. Lesztak, John Weaver Fine Arts Ltd.,1980; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.4, pg.96, 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;see artist's website at www.johnweaverfinearts.com
Artist: George Weber ~ [1907-2002] Canadian ASA, CPE, FCA
Artist: George Weber ~ [1907-2002] Canadian ASA, CPE, FCA
Reference: see Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.146 for biography, other examples and Weber's contribution to Alberta printmaking; biography and work included in The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect, by A.Oko, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981; 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: Gustav Oswald Weisman ~ [1926-2000] Canadian
Artist: Gustav Oswald Weisman ~ [1926-2000] 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: Marlene Whyte ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
Artist: Marlene Whyte ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
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Artist: Paul Wilhelmi ~ [1859-1943] German/American
Artist: Paul Wilhelmi ~ [1859-1943] German/American
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Artist: Colin Williams ~ [1935-2022] Canadian ARCA
Artist: Colin Williams ~ [1935-2022] Canadian ARCA
Reference: see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.58, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; 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 Willock and Sax Gallery, Banff
Artist: Sharon Lynn Williams ~ [b.1954] Canadian
Artist: Sharon Lynn Williams ~ [b.1954] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at
www.sharonlynnwilliams.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
Artist: Douglas Williamson ~ [b.1974] Canadian
Artist: Douglas Williamson ~ [b.1974] Canadian
Reference: artist represented by Wallace Galleries, Calgary; see gallery website at http://www.wallacegalleries.com for biography and other examples of artists's work
Artist: Mathew Wong ~ [20/21st century] Chinese/Canadian
Artist: Mathew Wong ~ [20/21st century] Chinese/Canadian
Reference: currently represented by Stephen Lowe Gallery, Calgary http://www.stephenloweartgallery.ca/
Artist: Karl E. Wood ~ [1944-1990] Canadian
Artist: Karl E. Wood ~ [1944-1990] Canadian
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 example in Contemporary Western Artists, by P.Samuels, pg.586, Bonanza Books, 1982; biography in 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website at
Artists in Canada
Artist: Robert E. Wood ~ [1919-1980] Canadian
Artist: Robert E. Wood ~ [1919-1980] Canadian
Reference: see 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, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website
Artist: William Thomas Wood ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
Artist: William Thomas Wood ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
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Artist: Kaye York ~ [20/21st century] American
Artist: Kaye York ~ [20/21st century] American
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Artist: Charles Wurburton Young ~ [1865-1932] British
Artist: Charles Wurburton Young ~ [1865-1932] British
Reference: listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: Yone Kvietys Young ~ [1924-2011] Canadian
Artist: Yone Kvietys Young ~ [1924-2011] Canadian
Reference: represented by Collector's 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: Vilem Zach ~ [b.1946] Canadian
Artist: Vilem Zach ~ [b.1946] Canadian
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
Artist: Doris Zaharichuk ~ [1917-2012] Canadian
Artist: Doris Zaharichuk ~ [1917-2012] 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