Biographies by Artist's Last Name
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Artist: Jane Inglis ~ [1859-1916] British
Artist: Jane Inglis ~ [1859-1916] British
Reference: listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: John Innes ~ [1863-1941] Canadian BCSA, CSPWC, OSA
Artist: John Innes ~ [1863-1941] Canadian BCSA, CSPWC, OSA
Reference: see John Innes, Painter of the Canadian West, by J.Cowan, Rose Cowan & Latta Ltd. 1945; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.202; E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.169; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.2, pg.509 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.70, Westbridge Pub., 2000
Artist: Daniel James Mace Izzard ~ [1923-2007] Canadian/British
Artist: Daniel James Mace Izzard ~ [1923-2007] Canadian/British
Reference: see artist's website izzardfinearts.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: Alexander Young Jackson ~ [1882-1974] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA
Artist: Alexander Young Jackson ~ [1882-1974] Canadian CGP, OSA, RCA
Reference: see A.Y. Jackson Paintings 1902-1953, by Arthur Lismer, published by A.G.O, 1953; A Painter's Country - the Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson, published by Clarke, Irwin and Company, 1958; A.Y.'s Canada, Drawings by A.Y. Jackson edited by Naomi Jackson Groves, published by Clarke, Irwin and Company, 1968; Alberta Rhythm: The Later Works of A.Y. Jackson, by Dennis Reid, published by A.G.O., 1982; The Arctic 1927, by A.Y. Jackson, published by Penumbra Press, 1982; Young A.Y. Jackson, Lindsay A. Evans Memories 1902-6, edited by Naomi Jackson Groves, published by Edahl Productions Ltd., 1982; Jackson's Wars: A.Y. Jackson, the Birth of the Group of Seven, and the Great War, by Douglas Hunter, published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022
included in Works by A.Y. Jackson from the 1930's, by Naomi Jackson Groves, published by Carleton University, 1990; N.G.C. Vol. 2, G-K, edited by Charles Hill, pg. 177; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg. 205; R.C.A.A., by Evelyn McMann, pg. 204; M.M.F.A., by Evelyn McMann pg. 189; The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by Catherine Mastin, pg. 98-99
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: Alex Janvier ~ [1935-2024] Canadian RCA
Artist: Alex Janvier ~ [1935-2024] Canadian RCA
Reference: see The Art of Alex Janvier: His First Thirty Years, 1960-1990, by L.Martin, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1993; Alex Janvier, by Greg Hill, National Gallery of Canada,2016; as well as Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.24 and 86; Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.17, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992; see Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.540; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.76, Westbridge Pub., 2000 and Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.30, U. of A. Press, 1980 for biographies; exhibited at Wallace Galleries, Calgary among others; member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, inducted 2010 and Member of the Order of Canada, inducted 2007; was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2008
Artist: Georgia Jarvis ~ [1944-1990] Canadian
Artist: Georgia Jarvis ~ [1944-1990] Canadian
Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.77, 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: Joshua Jensen-Nagle ~ [b. 1981] Canadian
Artist: Joshua Jensen-Nagle ~ [b. 1981] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at jensennagle.com; represented by Newzones Gallery, Calgary, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto/Vancouver, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal and others; 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: Maryanne Jespersen ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
Artist: Maryanne Jespersen ~ [20/21st century] Canadian
Reference: Born and raised in central Alberta, Jespersen now makes her home near Enderby, British Columbia; for more biographical information and examples of work see gallery website at vandopgallery.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: Francis [Franz] Hans Johnston ~ [1888-1949] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Artist: Francis [Franz] Hans Johnston ~ [1888-1949] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Reference: see A Grand Eye for Glory, A Life of Franz Johnston, by R.Burford Mason, Dundurn Press, 1998; Paul Rodrik / Frank H. Johnston, published by Champlain College, Trent University, 1973; biography and other examples in N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.347; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.222; Art Collection of McMaster University, by K.Ness, pg.238; R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.212; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.566; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.80, 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: Diana Johnston ~ [1941-2015]
Artist: Diana Johnston ~ [1941-2015]
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Artist: John Young Johnstone ~ [1887-1930] Canadian
Artist: John Young Johnstone ~ [1887-1930] Canadian
Reference: see N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, by C.Hill, pg.348; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.571; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.80, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg213 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.194
Artist: William Borthwick Johnstone ~ [1804-1868]
Artist: William Borthwick Johnstone ~ [1804-1868]
Reference: included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website; listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: Joseph Kadar ~ [1936-2019] Hungarian
Artist: Joseph Kadar ~ [1936-2019] Hungarian
Reference: Joseph Kadar/Le K'dar: Hungarian Artist from Paris by Ian Sigvaldson and Scott Steedman, published by Bocskai István Museum, 2020; listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: Anja Karisik ~ [b.1987] Bosnian/Canadian
Artist: Anja Karisik ~ [b.1987] Bosnian/Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at www.anjakarisik.com; represented by Ingram Gallery, Toronto
Artist: Illingworth Holey Kerr ~ [1905-1989] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: Illingworth Holey Kerr ~ [1905-1989] Canadian ASA, RCA
Reference: see Harvest of the Spirit, by M.Callahan, E.A.G., 1985 and Paint and Circumstance, by I.Kerr, Calgary, 1987; N.G.C. Vol.2 G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.368; Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.87; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.137, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.633; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.91, 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: Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka ~ [1928-2022] Canadian ASA, RCA
Artist: Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka ~ [1928-2022] Canadian ASA, RCA
Reference: Kiyooka was one of the founders of Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre and Sculpture Park in Springbank, Alberta. KOAC is a contemporary art centre founded by Harry with Katie Ohe where visitors can view an impressive collection of outdoor sculptures while enjoying the sanctuary of the natural environment. For extensive biographical information and examples of the artist's work see koartscentre.org
see Harry Kiyooka Paintings and Drawings 1953-1978 by Ron Moppett, published by Alberta College of Art, 1978; A Parallax: Roy Kiyooka - Harry Kiyooka published by Herringer Kiss Gallery, 2014; included in The Shell Canada Collection, by Basil Shammas, pg. 27, published by Shell Oil, 1977; Artists of Alberta, by Suzanne Devonshire Baker, pg. 90, published by University of Alberta Press, 1980; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by Bente Roed Cochran, pg. 91-93, 1989; biography in MacDonald, Vol. 3, pg. 649 and Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 96; included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999, as a faculty member; 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 app.pch.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/description-about.app?lang=en
Artist: Niels Christian Knudsen ~ [b.1945] Canadian
Artist: Niels Christian Knudsen ~ [b.1945] Canadian
Reference: see Christian Knudsen, by R.Swain, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1981; Selected Prints: Aspects of Canadian Printmaking, by J.Noakes, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, 1979; biography in Contemporary '88 Calgary, Olympic Arts Festival; included in Contemporary Canadian Art, by D.Burnett/M.Schiff, pg.251, Hurtig Pub., 1983; included in La Collection Tableau Inaugural, by P.Gagnon, M. d'art Contemporain, 1992; represented by Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary
Artist: Mara Korkola ~ [b.1965] Canadian
Artist: Mara Korkola ~ [b.1965] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at marakorkola.com; represented by Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto and Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver; 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: Cornelius Krieghoff ~ [1815-1872] Canadian
Artist: Cornelius Krieghoff ~ [1815-1872] Canadian
Reference: see Cornelius Krieghoff, Pioneer Painter Of North America, by Marius Barbeau, MacMillan Comp, 1934; Krieghoff, J. Russell Harper, UofT, 1979; Krieghoff, Images of Canada, by D.Reid, AG.O., 1999; Krieghoff, by J.R.Harper, Prospero Books, 1999; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.P.Landry, pg.384; A.G.O., by the A.G.O. pg.232; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., pg. 228 and M.M.F.A., pg.208 by E.McMann; biography in E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.184 and C.MacDonald, Vol.3,pg.679; Robson, pg.19; Colgate, pg.8; Benezit, Tome 6, pg.316; Cloverdale Collection of Canadiana, Public Archives, pg.70
Artist: Anda Kubis ~ [21st century] Canadian
Artist: Anda Kubis ~ [21st century] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at andakubis.com; represented by Newzones Gallery, Calgary and Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto/Vancouver; 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 Kurelek ~ [1927-1977] Canadian OSA, RCA
Artist: William Kurelek ~ [1927-1977] Canadian OSA, RCA
Reference: see Someone With Me: the Autobiography of William Kurelek, by W.Kurelek; Kurelek's Canada, by W.Kurelek, Pagurian Press, 1978; William Kurelek: A Retrospective, by A.Isaacs, E.A.G., 1979; The Last Days and Drawings of William Kurelek, by W.Kurelek, Tundra Books, 1988; A Memoir of William Kurelek, by B.Dedora, Aya Press, 1989; William Kurelek The Messanger, by M.J.Hughes, AGGV, 2011; illustrator and author of several books including A Prairie Boy's Summer, A Prairie Boy's Winter, A Northern Nativity, They Sought a New World, plus others; N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.390; MacDonald Vol.3 pg.693; Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.101; 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: Claude Langevin ~ [1942-2024] Canadian
Artist: Claude Langevin ~ [1942-2024] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website claudelangevin.ca hosted by Chase Art Gallery, Beaconsfield, Quebec at chaseartgallery.com; see Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.678, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992; Magazin'Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, by Editart, pg.380, Magazin'Art, 1998; biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.730 and in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.108, 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; represented by Chase Art Gallery, Beaconsfield and others
Artist: David Langevin ~ [b.1959] Canadian
Artist: David Langevin ~ [b.1959] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at davidlangevin.com; represented by Stephen Lowe Gallery, Calgary, Koyman Galleries, Ottawa and others; 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: James Fenwick Lansdowne ~ [1937-2008] Canadian RCA
Artist: James Fenwick Lansdowne ~ [1937-2008] Canadian RCA
Reference: see J. Fenwick Lansdowne, by L. Rombout, V.A.G., 1981; Fenwick Lansdowne, the Rare Birds of China, by N.Tuele, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, n.d. [ca.1995?]; see biography at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fenwick_Lansdowne; 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: Charles Anthony Francis Law ~ [1916-1996] Canadian
Artist: Charles Anthony Francis Law ~ [1916-1996] Canadian
Reference: biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.753; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.111, Westbridge Pub., 2000; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.234; Check List of the War Collection, R.Wodehouse, pg.125, N.G.C., 1968; reminiscence in A Terrible Beauty, the Art of Canada at War, by H.Robertson, pg.133, Lorimer and Comp., 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
Artist: Roy Leadbeater ~ [1928-2017] Canadian ASA
Artist: Roy Leadbeater ~ [1928-2017] Canadian ASA
Reference: biography in Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.3, by C.MacDonald, pg.766; Alberta Society of Artists - the First Twenty Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.112, University of Calgary Press, 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: Wee Lee ~ [b.1955] Vietnamese/Canadian
Artist: Wee Lee ~ [b.1955] Vietnamese/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; listed on www.artprice.com; represented by Assiniboia Gallery, Regina
Artist: Kari Lehr ~ [20th century] Canadian
Artist: Kari Lehr ~ [20th century] Canadian
Reference: see artist's website at karilehrart.com
Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton ~ [1901-1965] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RBA, RCA
Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton ~ [1901-1965] Canadian ASA, CSPWC, RBA, RCA
Reference: see A.C.Leighton, by L.Render, Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1971; A.C.Leighton - A Retrospective Exhibition, by R.Boulet, E.A.G., 1981; and A.C.Leighton and the Canadian Rockies, by T.Fenton, Whyte Museum, 1989; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.170; Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.799 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.117, Westbridge Pub., 2000; Robson, pg.186; Colgate, pg.107; exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.237; 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: Clement Lemieux ~ [b.1946] Canadian
Artist: Clement Lemieux ~ [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 Galerie d'art Iris, Baie-Saint-Paul
Artist: Rita Letendre ~ [1929-2021] Canadian RCA
Artist: Rita Letendre ~ [1929-2021] Canadian RCA
Reference: see Rita Letendre, The Montreal Years 1953-1963, by S.Paikowsky, Concordia Art Gallery, 1989; Les Elements, by H.Asselin, Editions Simon Blais, 2001; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.242; By a Lady, by M. Tippett, pg.121, Penguin Books, 1992; 1975-76 The Canadian Canvas, by Time Canada Ltd., 1975; biographies in Benezit, Tome 6, pg.620; MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.820; Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.119; see also North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.336, Garland Pub., 1995; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.239 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.224; see biography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Letendre
Artist: Charles Levier ~ [1920-2003] French
Artist: Charles Levier ~ [1920-2003] French
Reference: included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website; listed on www.artprice.com
Artist: Don Li-Leger ~ [1948-2019] Canadian
Artist: Don Li-Leger ~ [1948-2019] Canadian
Reference: biography and another example in Carmana, Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest, pg.98, by Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 1989; 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: Luke Orton Lindoe ~ [1913-2000] Canadian ASA, CSPWC
Artist: Luke Orton Lindoe ~ [1913-2000] Canadian ASA, CSPWC
Reference: see Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by Valerie Greenfield, pg. 90, 1986; Come Walk with Me: A Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by Linda Carney, published by Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1992; Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by Les Graff, published by Nickle Arts Museum, 1998; Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 3, pg. 853; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 123, Westbridge Publishing, 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: Matt Lindstrom ~ [1890-1975] Canadian ASA
Artist: Matt Lindstrom ~ [1890-1975] Canadian ASA
Reference: see A Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.856 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.124, Westbridge Pub., 2000 for biographies; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.20, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; see Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.31, 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
Artist: Arthur Lismer ~ [1885-1969] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Artist: Arthur Lismer ~ [1885-1969] Canadian CSPWC, OSA, RCA
Reference: see Arthur Lismer Paintings 1913-1949, by S.Key, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1950; September Gale, a Study of Arthur Lismer, by J.McLeish, Dent and Sons, 1955; Bright Land - A Warm Look at Arthur Lismer, by L.Darroch, Merritt Pub., 1981; Arthur Lismer Nova Scotia, 1916-1919, by G.Kelly, Dalhousie Art Gallery, 1983; Canadian Jungle: the Later Works of Arthur Lismer, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1985; A New Angle on Canadian Art, by I.Thom, McMichael Canadian Collection, 1985; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.172; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.244; biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 6, pg.694; The Group of Seven in Western Canada, by C.Mastin, pg.44; 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 Geoffrey Caruthers Little ~ [1928-2024] Canadian RCA
Artist: John Geoffrey Caruthers Little ~ [1928-2024] Canadian RCA
Reference: biographies in Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.4, pg.871; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.124, 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: Julia Lucich ~ [20th Century]
Artist: Julia Lucich ~ [20th Century]
Reference: see artist's website at julialucichart.com