Reference: Joseph Anderson was born in Edmonton, raised in southern Alberta, and lives in Saskatoon. He received his MFA at the University of Saskatchewan in 2008, following a BFA at the University of Lethbridge (2000), and a Visual Communications diploma at Medicine Hat College (1998). He has exhibited his work in numerous group and solo shows, including exhibitions at the University of Lethbridge; the Mendel Art Gallery; and the Dunlop Art Gallery. His work is included in the collections of the University of Lethbridge, the University of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Mendel Art Gallery Collection at Remai Modern, and Medicine Hat College. Prior to his move to Saskatoon in pursuit of his graduate studies, Joseph was employed as the Curatorial Assistant at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.

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

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Reference: see 1993/94 Printworld Directory, pg.42, Printworld Inc, for biography; Selected View, The Longstaffe Collection 1959-1984, by L.Ward, pg.33 for biography and another example of the artist's work; N.G.C. Vol.II, Modern European Schools, by R.Hubbard, pg.173

Reference: listed on www.artprice.com

Reference: see Caroline and Frank Armington - Canadian Painter-Etchers in Paris, by N.Parke-Taylor, Art Gallery of Peel, 1990; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.17; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.7; biographies in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 1, pg.242; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.9, Westbridge Pub., 1999; North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, ed. J.Heller, pg.30, Garland Pub., 1995; Who Was Who in American Art, by P.H.Falk, Vol.1, pg.238, Sound View Press, 1999; see Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, Band 5, pg. 141, K.G. Saur Verlag Munchen-Leipzig, 1983-2009

Reference: see Caroline and Frank Armington - Canadian Painter-Etchers in Paris, by N.Parke-Taylor, Art Gallery of Peel, 1990; N.G.C. Vol.1, A-F, ed.C.Hill, pg.18; A.G.O., by the A.G.O., pg.7; biography in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 1, pg.265; Who Was Who in American Art, by P.H.Falk, Vol.1, pg.238, Sound View Press, 1999

Reference: see artist's website at www.cracklinghollows.com

Reference: Barbara Ballachey is a Calgary based abstract landscape painter. She studied at McGill University, l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts and has a BFC from University of Calgary. Her works were prominently featured to represent 70s and 80s in Glenbow’s Made in Calgary exhibitions.

see Barbara Ballachey, by Edmonton Art Gallery, 1974; biography in Contemporary '88 Calgary, by Olympic Arts Festival; Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.49, U. of A. Press, 1980; Shell Canada Collection, by B.Shammas, pg.4, Shell Canada, 1977; Spaces and Places: Eight Decades of Landscape Painting in Alberta, by J.Ironside, pg.94, A.A.F., 1986; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.15, Westbridge Pub., 1999

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

Reference: Maxwell Bennett Bates was born in Calgary in 1906. He studied painting under Lars Haukaness at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. In 1931, he moved to England to study painting and architecture where he became a member of the “Twenties Group” which was supported by Lucy Wertheim. Bates continued to live in England until 1939 when he joined the Princess Louise Machine Gun Battalion. As part of the 51st Highland Division, he was sent off to fight in France but was captured by Germans at Dunkirk. He worked as a Prisoner of War at a Thuringian salt mine for the next five years. After being freed by American forces, Maxwell Bates returned to Calgary in 1946 to work at his father’s architecture firm. Bates ‘s career as an artist flourished throughout the 50s. He held multiple exhibitions throughout Canada and became a member of Canadian Group of Painters in 1957. In 1961, he suffered a stroke which left him partially paralyzed. He moved to Victoria soon after and continued his innovations with art. He became a founding member and the president of the Limners and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary in 1971. A retrospective of his work was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1973 and he was awarded the order of Canada in 1980, shortly before his death.

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

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Reference: see Darrell Bell Paintings 1990-1997, by George Moppett, The Mendel Art Gallery, 1997

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Reference: see Derek Michael Besant / Diagrams, by R.Graburn, Nickle Arts Museum, 1985; Alberta Art, Works from the A.A.F., by L.Schmidt; Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.59; Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.51, U. of A. Press, 1980; Survey Alberta 88, by A.MacKay, pg.9, Alberta College of Art, 1988; included in Contemporary Canadian Art, by D.Burnett/M.Schiff, pg. 276, Hurtig Pub., 1983; included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999 as an alumnus; represented by Wallace Galleries, Calgary

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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; Anything but a Still Life: The Art and Lives of Molly Lamb and Bruno Bobak by Nathan M. Greenfield, published by Goose Lane Editions, 2021; exhibition list in M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.35; 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.1, pg.36, 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

Reference: biography and other examples in Magazin'Art Biennial Guide 1998-1999, pg.233, by Editart International, 1998; Guide Vallee, III Edition, by F.Vallee, pg.213, pub. Le Guide Vallee, 1992

Reference: see Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by B.Cochran, pg.62 for biography and other examples of the artist's work; 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: see artist's website at margarethabootsma.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: Nicholas was born in Holland and at the age of seventeen moved to Canada and settled in Smithers, where he fell in love with the scenic beauty of the British Columbia landscape. He spent many days on remote mountain slopes, some locations accessible only by helicopter.

For more biographical information and examples see artist's website at Nicholas Bott and Madrona Gallery; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.38, 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 at Artists in Canada; represented by Madrona Gallery, Victoria

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Reference: Brimacombe is originally from Manitoba, Canada but has been painting in the Harrison - Chilliwack area of British Columbia since 1980. Known especially for his fine watercolours, his focus has been on the Western Canadian landscape - prairie scenes, westcoast shorelines, and majestic mountains.

See Canwest Art Gallery for further biographical information and examples of his work; biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.46, 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 at Artists in Canada

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, exhibition list in R.C.A.A., by E.McMann, pg. 50; Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website

Reference: Bill Brownridge was born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan in 1932. He was born with a condition called Spina bifida. His inability to participate sparked his interest in creating art that reflected his passion for hockey. He graduated from Alberta College of Art in 1957 and became a professional graphic designer. In 1981 Brownridge received a commission from the Calgary Winter Olympic Development Association to create a series of silkscreens depicting winter Olympic games. They were used as part of Calgary’s presentation for 1988 Winter Olympics. In 1993, he was commissioned to design new uniforms for the Calgary Flames Hockey Team. He fully retired from working as a commercial artist in 1995 to become a full time artist and write. His first book "The Moccasin Goalie" was published in 1995 and he has published several more books since.

For more biographical information and examples of work see artist's website at Heart of Hockey; see also a 2024 interview about Brownridge with Shawn Roarke of the NHL at NHL; biography in Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.36, Fifth House Pub., 1994 and Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.1, pg.49, 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 at Artists in Canada; represented by Gibson Fine Art, Calgary, Canada House Gallery, Banff and others

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. She has been working in the medium of abstract steel and mixed media sculpture for over forty years. Her work has been widely exhibited, including solo exhibitions at the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon (1980), The Whyte Museum, Banff (touring 1982-83), The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton (1990), Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge (1995), the Nickle Arts Museum (1995), the Alberta Gallery of Art, Edmonton (2012). She has participated in over 70 group shows, both nationally and internationally. Her sculptures are represented in over twenty public collections across Canada, including the National Gallery of Canada. Downtown Edmonton is home to two of her outdoor commissioned pieces: The Big Rock, 1995 (a collaborative sculpture done with Sandra Bromley) and Return, 2001. In addition she has produced public sculptures for Banff and Guelph. Catherine currently lives and works in Edmonton.
see artist's web site at catherineburgess.ca; see Catherine Burgess, by N. Tousley, Edmonton Art Gallery, 1990; Things As They Are, by B.Grenville, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, 1994

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.burrowfineart.com

Reference: see artist's website at billieraebusby.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