Reference: Lucius O'Brien was born in Shanty Bay, Ontario. He attended the Upper Canada College in Toronto and received training in Architecture but was self-taught as a painter. O'Brien was vice president of the OSA from 1873-1880 and became the first president of the RCA in 1880 where he remained in this position for ten years. He travelled to the Rockies to paint, initially as a missionary and later under funding from the Canadian Pacific Railway. See Lucius R. O'Brien, Visions of Victorian Canada, by D.Reid, A.G.O., 1990; E.P.E.C., by R.Harper, pg.239; O'Brien was instrumental in forming the R.C.A. and its first president; N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.159; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.339; for biographies see MacDonald,Vol.5, pg.1413; Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.58 and Benezit, Tome 7, pg.775; exhibition lists in R.C.A.A., pg.307 and M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg. 287

Reference: see
Daphne Odjig - A Retrospective 1946-1985 by E.McLuhan, Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre, 1985;
Odjig: The Art of Daphne Odjig, 1960-2000 by Bob Boyer and Carol Podedworny, published by Key Porter Books, 2001;
Four Decades of Prints, by M.Wood, Kamloops Art Gallery, 2005;
Daphne Odjig, by B.Devine, NGC, 2007

biography and other examples in
Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.18, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.5, pg.1419;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.58, Westbridge Pub., 2001

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: Ohe is one of the founders of Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre and Sculpture Park in Springbank, Alberta. KOAC is a contemporary art centre founded by Katie with Harry Kiyooka where visitors can view an impressive collection of outdoor sculptures while enjoying the sanctuary of the natural environment.

for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at koartscentre.org

see Katie Ohe, by Richard Gordon, published by Alberta College of Art, 1991;
Katie Ohe: Ethos, Now and Then, published by Herringer Kiss Gallery, 2015

included in
The Shell Canada Collection, by Basil Shammas, pg. 39, Shell Canada, Calgary, 1977;
Artists of Alberta, by Suzanne Devonshire Baker, pg. 36, University of Alberta Press, 1980;
Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by Valerie Greenfield, pg. 95, 1986;
Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by Kathy E. Zimon, plate 59, University of Calgary Press, 2000

biography and other examples in
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 3, pg. 60, Westbridge Publishing, 2001
Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 5, pg. 1428

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: 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: represented by Koyman Galleries, Ottawa and others

Reference: see Pauline T. Paquin, le Monde des Enfants / a Children's World, by J. de Roussan, Roussan Editeur, 1990; biographies in Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.854, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.68, Westbridge Pub., 2001; 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 Koyman Galleries, Ottawa

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at neilpattersonopamaster.com;

biography and other examples in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.71, Westbridge Pub., 2001

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 at michaelperks.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

Reference: represented by Newzones 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

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

see Walter J. Phillips, by Duncan Campbell Scott [Scott#], published by Ryerson Press, 1947;
Walter J. Phillips, A Selection of His Works and Thoughts, by Michael J. Gribbon, published by N.G.C., 1978;
The Tranquility and the Turbulence: The Life and Works of Walter J. Phillips, by Roger H. Boulet [MBL#], published by Loates, 1981;
Phillips in Print, edited by Douglas Cole and Maria Tippett, published by Manitoba Records Society, 1982;
Truth and Beauty in the Canadian Rockies, An Explorer's Guide to the Art of Walter J. Phillips, by Lisa Christensen, Fifth House Publishers, 2019;


biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol. III, by Robert Hubbard, pg. 247; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg. 365

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 Masters Gallery, Calgary, Le Balcon d'art, St. Lambert and others

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at www.joeplaskett.com

see
Joe Plaskett and His Paris, In Search of Time Past, by Fine Arts Gallery, University of B.C., 1971;
Joseph Plaskett, Reflections and Shadows, by R.Boulet, Art Gallery of South Okanagan, 1996;
A Speaking Likeness, by J.Plaskett, Ronsdale Press, 1999;
Joseph Plaskett Changes, by Winchester Galleries, 2012

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.251;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.380;
Dict. Of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.6, pg.1732;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.85, Westbridge Pub., 2001

Reference: see The Critical Development of David Pugh, by D.Godin, Penumbra Press, 1984 for overview of the artist's career; see Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.209, Fifth House Pub., 1994; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.92, Westbridge Pub., 2001; exhibited at 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

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.94, Westbridge Pub., 2001; 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, Calgary

Reference: biography and another example in N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.253; biography in E.P.E.C., by R.Harper. pg.259; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.317 and R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg.338; included on the Getty Union List of Artist Names Online, by the Getty Research Trust website

Reference: biography and other examples in
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.7 pg.1959;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.98, Westbridge Pub., 2001;
Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.923, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992

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 at christinereimer.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; represented by Vancouver Fine Art Gallery, Vancouver and Tutt Street Galleries, Kelowna

Reference: for more biographical information and examples of work see websites at riopelle.ca and fondationriopelle.com

see
Jean-Paul Riopelle, by N.G.C., XXI Venice Biennial, 1962;
Jean-Paul Riopelle: The Fifties, by C. Lafitte, Claude Lafitte Gallery, 1989;
Jean Paul Riopelle, by P.Theberge, M.M.F.A., 1999;
Jean Paul Riopelle 1939-1953, Tome 1, 1999;
Jean Paul Riopelle 1954-59, Tome 2, by Y.Riopelle, Hibou Editeurs, 2004;
Jean Paul Riopelle Catalogue raisonne des estampes, by Y.Riopelle, Hibou Editeurs, 2005

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.III, by R.Hubbard, pg.259;
A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.393; MacDonald, Vol.7, pg.2119;
Benezit, Tome 8, pg.774

exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.323

Reference: see artist's website at www.stephanierivet.com; represented by Galerie Bloom, Montreal and others

Reference: see Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.119; Images of the Land, 1919-1945, by P.Ainslie, pg.93; The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect, by A.Oko, pg.76, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1981; included in Jubilee Exhibition of Alberta Paintings, by J.Nicoll, pg.27, Calgary Allied Art Centre, 1955; see Printmaking in B.C. 1883-1983, by N.Tuele, A.G.G.V.; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.3, pg.108, Westbridge Pub., 2001; Alberta Society of Artists, the First Seventy Five Years, by K.Zimon, pg.109; the proper spelling according to the family is Foard and not Feard which possibly resulted from the artists hand written biographical information sent to the National Gallery

Reference: see artist's website at jcroy.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; represented by Emma Butler Gallery, St.John's and Harbour Gallery, Mississauga