Biographies by Artist's Last Name
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Artist: Joseph [Joe] Fafard ~ [1942-2019] Canadian
Artist: Joseph [Joe] Fafard ~ [1942-2019] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website www.joefafard.com; see A Souvenir Album of Joe Fard's Pensees, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1973; Joe Fafard, Cows and Other Luminaries 1977-1987, by M.Teitelbaum, Mendel Art Gallery, 1987; Joe Fafard, by Terrence Heath, National Gallery of Canada, 2007; Joe Fafard: Retailles, by Jennifer McRorie and Kim Houghtaling, Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, , 2016; Joe Fafard, Til the Cows Come Home, by Terrence Heath, Slate Fine Art Gallery, 2017; biographies in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.86, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Saskatchewan: Art and Artists, by Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, pg.29; see also Visions, Contemporary Art in Canada, ed.R.Keziere, pg.128 and N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.304; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 108, 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: Joe Fleming ~ [b. 1964] Canadian
Artist: Joe Fleming ~ [b. 1964] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at joefleming.com; represented by Herringer Kiss 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: Gilbert A. Flodberg ~ [b.1938] Canadian
Artist: Gilbert A. Flodberg ~ [b.1938] Canadian
Reference: see Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.81, for biography; see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.16, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 116, Westbridge Pub., 1999; represented by Masters 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: Chris S. Flodberg ~ [21st century] Canadian
Artist: Chris S. Flodberg ~ [21st century] Canadian
Reference: see artist website www.chrisflodberg.com; Chris Flodberg: Painting published by Douglas and McIntyre and Masters Gallery, 2016; major exhibition, Matters of Denial, at the Art Gallery of Calgary, 2008; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg. 116, 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: Jonathan Forrest ~ [b.1962] Canadian
Artist: Jonathan Forrest ~ [b.1962] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at www.jonathanforrest.com;
Jonathan Forrest is an abstract painter who divides his studio time between Vancouver Island and small town Saskatchewan, Canada. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and immigrated with his family to Canada in 1977.
Forrest studied at the University of Saskatchewan receiving his BFA in 1983 and his MFA in 1991. Jonathan has participated in several artists’ workshops including The Emma Lake Artists’ Workshop (1985, 1988, 1991, 2001, 2003 and 2005), The Saskatchewan Invitational artists’ workshop, Emma Lake (2000), and Triangle Artists’ Workshop, Brooklyn, NY (2002).
His work has been shown in Western Canada in museums including the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, The Edmonton Art Gallery and The Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina. In 2021, the Art Gallery of Swift Current organized a survey exhibition, which followed the trajectory of Jonathan Forrest’s painting practice from 2002 to 2019.
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: Marc-Aurele Fortin ~ [1888-1970] Canadian RCA
Artist: Marc-Aurele Fortin ~ [1888-1970] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Fortin, by Jean-Rene Ostiguy, National Gallery of Canada, no date; Marc-Aurele Fortin en Gaspesie, by Jean-Pierre Bonneville, Editions internationales Alain Stanke Ltee, 1980; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.384 and A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.117; Printmaking in Quebec, 1900-1950, by D.Martin, pg.82, Musee du Quebec, 1988; see Esso Resources' Canadian Art Collection: Historical Selections 1779-1962, pg. 30, Esso Resources,1988; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pg.130 and M.M.F.A., pg.129, by E.McMann; biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.1, by C.MacDonald, pg.223
Artist: Richard Audley Freeman ~ [1932-1991] Canadian FCA
Artist: Richard Audley Freeman ~ [1932-1991] Canadian FCA
Reference: see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.17, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; Artists of British Columbia, by B.Morys-Edge, pg.45, Chartwell Pub., 1986; Contemporary Western Artists, by P.Samuels, pg.198, Bonanza Books, 1982; for biography see Visual Arts Newsletter, Vol.13, No.4, Dec. 1991, pg.14; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.123, Westbridge Pub., 1999; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 44, pg. 317, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; 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: Robert Ford Gagen ~ [1847-1926] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Artist: Robert Ford Gagen ~ [1847-1926] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Reference: see N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, by C.Hill, pg.3; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.126; E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.123; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.242 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.1, Westbridge Pub., 2000; included in From Ocean to Ocean: Nineteenth Century Water Colour Painting in Canada, by J.Adamson, pg.5, A.G.O., 1978; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 4, pg.125; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.140 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.137
Artist: Tom Gale ~ [b.1946] Canadian
Artist: Tom Gale ~ [b.1946] 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; represented by Bugera Matheson Gallery, Edmonton
Artist: Debra Garside ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Debra Garside ~ [20th century] Canadian
Reference: see artist’s website at debragarside.com
Artist: Thomas Hilton Garside ~ [1906-1980] Canadian RCA
Artist: Thomas Hilton Garside ~ [1906-1980] Canadian RCA
Reference: biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.2, by C.MacDonald, pg.253; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pg. 145 and M.M.F.A., pg.141 by E.McMann; 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: Marianna Gartner ~ [b.1963] Canadian
Artist: Marianna Gartner ~ [b.1963] Canadian
Reference: see artist's web site https://mariannagartner.com; represented by Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin; 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: Robert Genn ~ [1936-2014] Canadian SFCA
Artist: Robert Genn ~ [1936-2014] Canadian SFCA
Reference: see Robert Genn: In Praise of Painting, by R.Genn, Merritt Publishing, 1981; Love Letters to Art, by Robert Genn, Studio Beckett Publications, 2008; Robet Genn The Twice-Weekly Letters, by Robert Genn, Studio Beckett Publications, 2010; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.18, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, addendum and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.8, Westbridge Pub., 2000; 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 Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 51, pg. 337, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; see artist's website www.robertgenn.com
Artist: Terry Gilecki ~ [b.1954] Canadian
Artist: Terry Gilecki ~ [b.1954] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website terrygilecki.com; represented by White Rock Gallery, White Rock, B.C.
Artist: Roland Gissing ~ [1895-1967] Canadian ASA
Artist: Roland Gissing ~ [1895-1967] Canadian ASA
Reference: see Roland Gissing, The People's Painter, by M.Foran, UofC Press, 1988 for many examples of the artist's work; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2 pg.278 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.12, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.149 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.145; included in The Alberta Society of Artists: Sixty Years, by M.Joslin, E.A.G., 1992; Colgate, pg.184; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 55, pg. 369, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; 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 www.rolandgissing.com
Artist: Henry George Glyde ~ [1906-1998] Canadian ASA, CSGA, FCA, RCA
Artist: Henry George Glyde ~ [1906-1998] Canadian ASA, CSGA, FCA, RCA
Reference: see A Lifelong Journey, The Art and Teaching of H.G. Glyde, by P.Ainslie, Glenbow Museum, 1987; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.35; Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.82; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2 pg.283; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.13, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.149 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.146; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.33-34; exhibition at the Glenbow Museum in conjunction with the Group of Seven in the West exhibition, fall 2002; 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: Edward William [Ted] Godwin ~ [1933-2013] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: Edward William [Ted] Godwin ~ [1933-2013] Canadian ASA, RCA
Reference: see Five Painters from Regina, by the N.G.C., 1961; Ted Godwin, the Tartan Years 1967-1976, by A.Davis, Nickle Arts Museum, 1999; Lower Bow, A Celebration of Wilderness, Art and Fishing, by T.Godwin, MacKenzie Art Gallery exhibition, 1991; The 75th Anniversary Edition, by A.Schmidt, University of Alberta Faculty of Extension, 1987; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.37; Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.83; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg. 99, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg. 14; Westbridge,Vol.2, pg.285; work included in Mackenzie Art Gallery, www.mackenzieartgallery.sk.ca/; 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: Barb Goodman ~ [20th Century]
Artist: Barb Goodman ~ [20th Century]
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Artist: Colin D. Graham ~ [1915-2010] Canadian RCA
Artist: Colin D. Graham ~ [1915-2010] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Art in Victoria 1960/1986, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V. for biography and another example of the artist's work; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.19, Westbridge Pub., 2000; 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: Francine Gravel ~ [b.1944] Canadian ASA
Artist: Francine Gravel ~ [b.1944] Canadian ASA
Reference: see artist's website at francinegravel.com; see Gravel, by J.Duciaume, B.Roed, Editions Marcel Broquet, 1988; Alberta Art: Works from the A.A.F., by the A.A.F., for biography and other examples; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, B.Cochran, pg.75-76; Artists of the Okanagan, by J.Davis, pg.47, Okanagan Mainline Seniors Writers, 1988; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.21, Westbridge Pub., 2000; October 2002 exhibition at Scott Gallery, Edmonton; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 61, pg. 35, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009; represented by Scott Gallery, Edmonton
Artist: Lois Green ~ [b.1951] Canadian
Artist: Lois Green ~ [b.1951] Canadian
Reference: represented by Masters Gallery, Calgary
Artist: Alexandra [Sandra] Haeseker ~ [b.1945] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RCA
Artist: Alexandra [Sandra] Haeseker ~ [b.1945] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RCA
Reference: see Alexandra Haeseker, Twenty Years, by L.Smith, A.C.A., 1992; A Measure of Success: Graduates of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.83, A.C.A., 1985; Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.57, U. of Alberta Press, 1980; Selected View: The Longstaffe Collection 1959-1984, by L.Farrell-Ward, V.A.G., pg.60; Western Untitled, by T.Heath, 1976; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.27, Westbridge Pub., 2000; included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999 as alumna; 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: Adeline Halvorson ~ [21st century] Canadian
Artist: Adeline Halvorson ~ [21st century] Canadian
Reference: see artist's web site at www.adelinehalvorson.com
has exhibited for many years at the Calgary Stampede and her painting was selected for the Calgary Stampede 2014 poster; 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: John A. Hammond ~ [1843-1939] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: John A. Hammond ~ [1843-1939] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: see John Hammond Retrospective Exhibition, by L.Rombout, Owens Art Gallery, 1967; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.82; The Mountains and the Sky, by L.Render, pg.73; biographies in E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.144; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.358; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.33, Westbridge Pub., 2000; Robson, pg.55; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.169 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.159
Artist: Hans Herold ~ [1925-2011] Canadian
Artist: Hans Herold ~ [1925-2011] Canadian
Reference: see History of Batoche, Paintings by Hans Herold, by P.Wright, [no date]; biography in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.118, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.23; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.48, Westbridge Pub., 2000; 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: Linda Hobley ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Linda Hobley ~ [20th 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
Artist: George A. Horvath ~ [b.1933] Canadian
Artist: George A. Horvath ~ [b.1933] Canadian
Reference: biographies in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.61, Westbridge Pub., 2000; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.23; 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