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Untitled (Group Shot):
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Untitled (Group Shot):
Born in London, England in 1955, Angela Grossman received a BFA from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design (now Emily Carr University) in 1985, and an MFA from Concordia University in 1991. According to her website (http://www.angelagrossmann.com…
Community (The Three Graces): Community; The Three Graces; Wooden scupture: Community (The Three Graces)
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Community (The Three Graces): Community; The Three Graces; Wooden scupture: Community (The Three Graces)
Flemming Jorgensen was born in Aalborg, Denmark, in 1934, and in 1956 immigrated to Canada. Arriving in Victoria in the late 1950s, he studied commercial art with artist Herbert Siebner. Jorgensen began painting and teaching in the early 1960s,…
Greek Torso: Untitled (Greek torso/skin head)
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Greek Torso: Untitled (Greek torso/skin head)
Ian Thomas’s career has been as an artist and a teacher. He received his initial training at Birmingham College of Arts and Crafts, going on to receive an MA in Art Education at the University of British Columbia. Thomas taught at a variety of…
Model:
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Model:
Fran Benton is a graduate of the Visual Arts Program at Camosun College. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr College of Art and Design (now Emily Carr University), and a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Victoria (UVic).…
Animals and Owners:
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Animals and Owners:
Artist and educator Charles Brookman was born in London, England. He began studying art at Camberwell and Horsey art colleges in London. He worked for several years as an interior designer for Sanderson’s London. In 1958 he immigrated to Canada,…
Winged boat:
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Winged boat:
Laurie Rolland graduated from Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design (Mississauga, Ontario) with honours. She is a professional potter and instructor, and has been active in the arts community as an instructor, artist in residence (Medalta…
The Water Diviners:
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The Water Diviners:
Artist and educator Charles Brookman was born in London, England. He began studying art at Camberwell and Horsey art colleges in London. He worked for several years as an interior designer for Sanderson’s London. In 1958 he immigrated to Canada,…
Womberra Wild Flower:
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Womberra Wild Flower:
Roz Marshall is a Welsh-born Canadian artist who has resided in Hawaii since 2002. In 1962 Marshall moved to Vancouver, BC where she studied art at the University of British Columbia (1965-1966) and honours painting at the Vancouver School of Art (…
Sky:
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Sky:
A native of Vancouver, BC Michelle Forsyth spent much of her early years living in the cramped quarters of a sailboat with 4 other members of her family. The restriction of space dictated she abandon her usual play things for pen and colored pencils…
Bunny's Dilemma:
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Bunny's Dilemma:
Richard Rondow was a mouth artist producing drawings and paintings from his home in Saanich B.C. Rondow’s work includes autobiographical themes related to physical ability and body image (Rondow was quadriplegic), and wry humour conveyed through the…
Climbing Wall: Flannel Climbers' Box; from "Re-entering the House of flowers" installation
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Climbing Wall: Flannel Climbers' Box; from "Re-entering the House of flowers" installation
Patrick Mahon is an artist, curator, writer, and a professor of visual arts at Western University, London, ON. Mahon’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions nationally (including Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto; Katzman…
The Last Dance:
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The Last Dance:
In 1987 Ken Flett received a diploma in Photographic Arts from the Alberta College of Art. Throughout his career he has used photography in his work, often building on top of selected photographic images with layers of various media (including paint…
Gathie's Cupboard State VII: Gathie's Cupboard: State VII
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Gathie's Cupboard State VII: Gathie's Cupboard: State VII
Jane Martin was born in Montreal, received her BA (Hons) at Bishop University in 1965, and her MA at Carleton University in 1966. Martin has worked extensively as a painter, printmaker, and photographer representing images of the body and exploring…
Vase:
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Vase:
Walter Dexter was born in Alberta in 1931 and received his diploma in ceramics from the Alberta College of Arts in Calgary, after which he continued his studies at the Swedish School of Arts and crafts with the help of a Swedish government…
Beechey Head Chronology: Beechey Head Chronology Landscape
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Beechey Head Chronology: Beechey Head Chronology Landscape
Born in Cheltenham, England in 1939, A. Murray B. Polson (Murray Polson) received his Bachelor of Science at the University of Oregon (1968) and his Master of Fine Arts at the Instituto Allende in Mexico (1972). He studied theatrical set design at…
Animation Still (From Flores): From Flores
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Animation Still (From Flores): From Flores
Stephen McCallum is a freelance animator, art director, and illustrator. He has collaborated on a range of project types including short films, children’s books (print and electronic format), and computer games with creative companies including the…
Reservations
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Reservations
Richard Rondow was a mouth artist producing drawings and paintings from his home in Saanich B.C. Rondow’s work includes autobiographical themes related to physical ability and body image (Rondow was quadriplegic), and wry humour conveyed through the…
Who's Fooling Who?:
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Who's Fooling Who?:
Patrick (Pat) George is an artist who works primarily in printmaking, and to a lesser extent in sculture and photography. George has exhibited his work since 1968, showing in the USA, Canada, Australia, and at international exhibitions including the…
Dogs and Owners:
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Dogs and Owners:
Artist and educator Charles Brookman was born in London, England. He began studying art at Camberwell and Horsey art colleges in London. He worked for several years as an interior designer for Sanderson’s London. In 1958 he immigrated to Canada,…
Evening Marsh:
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Evening Marsh:
Born in Montreal in 1952, Suezan Aikins studied fine arts at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, the Ontario College of Art, L'École du Musee des Beaux Arts, and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NASCAD) where she earned a BFA.…
Man-da-rins:
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Man-da-rins:
Born and educated in Graz, Austria, Karl Spreitz attended the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara and as a guest at the Arts Centre School, Los Angeles, California. He immigrated to Canada in 1952, arriving in Victoria, British Columbia…
Double headed bird vessel:
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Double headed bird vessel:
Laurie Rolland graduated from Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design (Mississauga, Ontario) with honours. She is a professional potter and instructor, and has been active in the arts community as an instructor, artist in residence (Medalta…
Speak To Me:
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Speak To Me:
In 1987 Ken Flett received a diploma in Photographic Arts from the Alberta College of Art. Throughout his career he has used photography in his work, often building on top of selected photographic images with layers of various media (including paint…
Persian coffeepot: Persian spout teapot
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Persian coffeepot: Persian spout teapot
Friederike Rahn is an artist and educator currently living in Vancouver, BC. Rahn studied ceramics at the Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design and received a BFA (ceramics major) from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1989. She…
Bird form pitcher:
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Bird form pitcher:
Friederike Rahn is an artist and educator currently living in Vancouver, BC. Rahn studied ceramics at the Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design and received a BFA (ceramics major) from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1989. She…