Biographies by Artist's Last Name
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Artist: David T. Alexander ~ [b.1947] Canadian
Artist: David T. Alexander ~ [b.1947] Canadian
Reference: see David Alexander - Expanding the Tradition, by G.Arnold, Mendel Art Gallery, 1985; David Alexander, Continental Drift, by D.Ring, Mendel Art Gallery, 1995; The Mendel Art Gallery - Twenty Five Years of Collection, by M.Teitelbaum, pg.61, Mendel Art Gallery; The Flat Side of the Landscape - The Emma Lake Artists' Workshop, by J.O'Brian, pg.90, Mendel Art Gallery; biography in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.2, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Art Collection of McMaster University, by K.Ness, pg.184; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 1, pg. 201, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; the artist is represented by Wallace Galleries, Calgary, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver/Toronto and many others
Artist: Sybil Andrews ~ [1898-1992] Canadian CPE
Artist: Sybil Andrews ~ [1898-1992] Canadian CPE
Reference: see Sybil Andrews, Colour Linocuts, by P.White, Glenbow Museum, 1982; Linocuts of the Machine Age, by S.Coppel, Scolar Press, 1995; see Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.5; Dict. of British Artists 1880-1940, by J.Johnson, pg.27; North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.26, Garland Pub., 1995 for biographies; The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect, by A.Oko, pg.73, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981; Sybil and Cyril: Cutting Through Time by Jenny Uglow, published by Faber and Faber Limited, 2021
Artist: Roger D. Arndt ~ [b.1960] Canadian
Artist: Roger D. Arndt ~ [b.1960] 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; exhibited at Canada House Gallery, Banff and Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna; see artist's website at https://www.rogerarndt.ca for biography and other examples of his work
Artist: Alain Attar ~ [b.1957] Canadian
Artist: Alain Attar ~ [b.1957] 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: Nixie Barton ~ [b.1958] Canadian
Artist: Nixie Barton ~ [b.1958] Canadian
Reference: see The Romance Continues - the Art and Garden of Grant Leier and Nixie Barton, by G.Niosi, Touchwood Editions, 2005; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.20, Westbridge Pub., 1999; represented by Canada House Gallery, Banff, West End Gallery, Edmonton among others
Artist: Maxwell Bennett Bates ~ [1906-1980] Canadian ASA, CGP, CSPWC, RCA
Artist: Maxwell Bennett Bates ~ [1906-1980] Canadian ASA, CGP, CSPWC, RCA
Reference: see Maxwell Bates, Retrospective Exhibition, by R.Bloore, Norman Mackenzie, 1961; Maxwell Bates, by C.Graham, AGGV, 1966; Maxwell Bates, by F.Eckhardt, WAG, 1968; Maxwell Bates, in Retrospect, by T.Guernsey, VAG, 1973; Maxwell Bates, A Retrospective, by I.Thom, AGGV, 1982; Maxwell Bates: Landscapes 1948-1978, by N.Townshend, Medicine Hat Art Gallery, 1982; Maxwell Bates, Biography of an Artist, by K.Snow, U. of Calgary Press; Maxwell Bates: Canada's Premier Expressionist of the 20th Century, by N.Townshend, 2005; wrote and illustrated A Wilderness of Days, by Maxwell Bates, Sono Nis Press, 1978; biography in Benezit, Tome 1, pg.506; 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: Thomas Harold Beament ~ [1898-1984] Canadian RCA
Artist: Thomas Harold Beament ~ [1898-1984] Canadian RCA
Reference: biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.64; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.14 and exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.14 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.21; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.22, Westbridge Pub., 1999; included in Check List of the War Collection, R.Wodehouse, pg.71, N.G.C., 1968
Artist: John William Beatty ~ [1869-1941] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: John William Beatty ~ [1869-1941] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: see J.W. Beatty, by D.Hoover, Ryerson Press, 1948; Catalogue Of Memorial Exhibition Of C. Gagnon / J.W. Beatty, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1942; J.W. Beatty 1869-1941, by Dorothy Farr, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1980; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.66 and A.G.O., by the A.G.O, pg.14; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.24; biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.30; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.23, Westbridge Pub., 1999; 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: Pierre Bedard ~ [b.1960] Canadian
Artist: Pierre Bedard ~ [b.1960] Canadian
Reference: biography and another example in Magazin Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, pg.215, pub. Editart International; 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 Webster Galleries, Calgary, Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina and others
Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith ~ [1846-1923] Canadian OSA, SCA, RCA
Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith ~ [1846-1923] Canadian OSA, SCA, RCA
Reference: see Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith [1846-1923], by R.Boulet, A.G.G.V., 1976; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.76; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.17 for other examples; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.36; E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.26 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.27, Westbridge Pub., 1999; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pp.28-32 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pp.26-28
Artist: Andre Bertounesque ~ [1937-2005] Canadian
Artist: Andre Bertounesque ~ [1937-2005] Canadian
Reference: see Andre Bertounesque, by J.Roussan, Les Editions Multi Art, Pointe-Claire, 1994 for biography and other examples; Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pub. Le Guide Vallee, pg.197
Artist: Antoine Bittar ~ [b.1957] Canadian
Artist: Antoine Bittar ~ [b.1957] Canadian
Reference: see Antoine Bittar - Beyond Borders, by R.Babinska, published by Galerie d'art Vincent, Ottawa, 2000; listed in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.271, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.34, Westbridge Pub., 1999
Artist: David Lloyd Blackwood ~ [1941-2022] Canadian CPE, CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Artist: David Lloyd Blackwood ~ [1941-2022] Canadian CPE, CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Reference: see David Blackwood Prints 1962-1984, by P.Grattan, Art Gallery of the Memorial University of Newfoundland; The Art of David Blackwood, by W.Gough, McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1988; David Blackwood Master Printmaker, by W.Gough, Douglas and McIntyre, 2001; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.96; exhibited at Gallery One, Toronto, Heffel Gallery, Vancouver and New Zones Gallery, Calgary; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.38; 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: Bruno Bobak ~ [1923-2012] Canadian BCSA, CGP, CSPWC, RCA
Artist: Bruno Bobak ~ [1923-2012] Canadian BCSA, CGP, CSPWC, RCA
Reference: see Bruno Bobak, by Bernard Riordon, published by The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 2006; Selected Works 1943-1980, published by National Museums of Canada, 1980; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.99; Vancouver: Art and Artists 1931-1983, by V.A.G., pg.401; Printmaking in B.C. 1883-1983, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V.; Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.1, by C.MacDonald, pg.53; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.35; see website at www.bobakart.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: Molly Lamb Bobak ~ [1920-2014] Canadian RCA
Artist: Molly Lamb Bobak ~ [1920-2014] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Double Duty, Sketches and Diaries of Molly Lamb Bobak, by C.Gossage, Canadian War Museum, 1992; Molly Lamb Bobak - a Retrospective, by C.Richmond, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 1993 for other examples and biography; and N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.102; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.36; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.35; North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.76, Garland Pub., 1995; biographies in MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.55 and Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.36; see website at www.bobakart.com
Artist: Rick Bond ~ [21st century] Canadian
Artist: Rick Bond ~ [21st century] 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; the artist's web site is www.rickbondart.com/index.htm and the artist is represented by Gainborough Galleries, Calgary, Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna, Madrona Gallery Victoria, Assiniboia Gallery, Regina and others across Canada
Artist: Chris Bowman ~ [b.1981] Canadian
Artist: Chris Bowman ~ [b.1981] Canadian
Reference: represented by Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon; 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: Friedrich Wilhelm [Fritz] Brandtner ~ [1896-1969] Canadian CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FCA, MSA
Artist: Friedrich Wilhelm [Fritz] Brandtner ~ [1896-1969] Canadian CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FCA, MSA
Reference: see The Brave New World of Fritz Brandtner, by H.Duffy, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1982; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.124; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.40; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.1, pg.77; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.44, Westbridge Pub., 1999; Manitoba Society of Artists by J.Stoppler, pg.62, the Manitoba Society of Artists, 2003; see Printmaking in Quebec, 1900-1950, by D.Martin, pg.56, Musee du Quebec, 1988 and Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.77 for examples of his prints; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.43 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.42
Artist: Elaine Brewer-White ~ [b.1961] Canadian
Artist: Elaine Brewer-White ~ [b.1961] Canadian
Reference: represented by West End Gallery, Edmonton and Victoria; 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: Errol Brimacombe ~ [b.1947] Canadian
Artist: Errol Brimacombe ~ [b.1947] Canadian
Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.46, Westbridge Pub., 1999; the artist lives in Chilliwack, British Columbia; 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: Adolphus George Broomfield ~ [1906-1992] Canadian
Artist: Adolphus George Broomfield ~ [1906-1992] 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: Catherine Burgess ~ [b.1953] Canadian
Artist: Catherine Burgess ~ [b.1953] Canadian
Reference: Catherine Burgess is an Alberta sculptor who has been making and exhibiting her work for the past 45 years. Born in Ponoka, Alberta in 1953, she lived in Edmonton from 1955-1960, spent the 1960’s in Vancouver and returned to Edmonton in 1969 where she has lived and worked to the present day. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alberta in 1975. Her early education also included a summer session at Yale University -Yale at Norfolk in 1974. She attended several influential artists’ workshops: Emma Lake Artists’ Workshop in 1977; the inaugural Triangle Artists’ Workshop in Pine Plains, New York in 1982; and the Hardingham Sculpture Workshop In Norfolk, England in 1988. During her career she has mounted over 30 solo exhibitions and participated in over 70 group exhibitions in Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain. Her work is represented in over 25 public collections in Canada.
see artist's web site at catherineburgess.ca; a Catherine Burgess exhibition titled aLmost actuaL was held at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in 2021
see Catherine Burgess, by N. Tousley, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1990; Things As They Are, by B.Grenville, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1994
Artist: John H. Burrow ~ [b.1955] American/Canadian
Artist: John H. Burrow ~ [b.1955] American/Canadian
Reference: the artist now lives in the interior of British Columbia and exhibits widely in Canada as well as the United States; see the artist's website at www.johnhburrow.com/ for biography and other examples of his work