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Birth City: St. Boniface

Carole Freeman

First Name: Carole

Last Name: Freeman

Biography (English): Carole Freeman graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Arts from the School of Painting, Royal College of Art, London, England, which included a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France. Freeman’s work is represented in private and public collections in Canada, U.S.A., England, Italy, Ireland, and Australia. Freeman has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Toronto, Winnipeg, London, New York, and Los Angeles. Her work has been highlighted in The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and Now Magazine as well as blogs and art news sites such as Akimbo Art and Tech Blog, ArtDaily Newsletter, ArtSlant, Berkshire News, Los Angeles Magazine, and Visual Art Source. In 2010 and 2011, Freeman’s celebrity portraits were a popular feature during The Toronto International Film Festival. Her 2011 solo exhibition Portraits of Facebook at Edward Day Gallery in Toronto was opened by Jordan Banks, Managing Director of Facebook Canada with Facebook Canada executive and public participation at a Portrait Painting Party during the run of the exhibition, garnering much media attention. In 2012, Freeman was invited to speak and present her art practice on the panel Making Art in the Age of New Media during The Canadian Arts Summit, a unique national leadership forum that yearly brings together the chief executives, artistic directors, and board chairs of Canada’s largest 50 not-for-profit cultural institutions, at The Banff Centre in Banff, Canada. In 2013, she participated in the group exhibition, Women’s Art Now, with artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Elizabeth Peyton. In July 2014, Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Los Angeles, invited Freeman to exhibit drawings in the exhibition Classical Values: Modern and Contemporary Drawings along with Picasso, Matisse, Lautrec, Klimt, Hockney, and other important artists.

Biography (French): Carole Freeman est titulaire d'un baccalauréat spécialisé en beaux-arts de l'Université du Manitoba et d'une maîtrise ès arts de la School of Painting du Royal College of Art de Londres, en Angleterre, qui comprenait une résidence à la Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris, en France. Le travail de Freeman est représenté dans des collections privées et publiques au Canada, aux États-Unis, en Angleterre, en Italie, en Irlande et en Australie. Freeman a participé à des expositions individuelles et collectives à Toronto, Winnipeg, Londres, New York et Los Angeles. Son travail a été mis en valeur dans le Globe and Mail, le National Post et le Now Magazine, ainsi que dans des blogs et des sites d'actualité sur l'art tels que Akimbo Art and Tech Blog, ArtDaily Newsletter, ArtSlant, Berkshire News, Los Angeles Magazine et Visual Art Source. . En 2010 et 2011, les portraits de célébrités de Freeman étaient un élément populaire lors du Festival international du film de Toronto. Son exposition personnelle de 2011 Portraits of Facebook à la Edward Day Gallery de Toronto a été inaugurée par Jordan Banks, directeur général de Facebook Canada, avec la participation des dirigeants et du public de Facebook Canada à une soirée de peinture de portraits pendant le déroulement de l'exposition, attirant beaucoup l’attention des médias. En 2012, Freeman a été invitée à prendre la parole et à présenter sa pratique artistique au sein du panel Making Art in the Age of New Media lors du Sommet canadien des arts, un forum national unique sur le leadership qui rassemble chaque année les chefs d'entreprise, directeurs artistiques et présidents du conseil d'administration des 50 plus grandes institutions culturelles à but non lucratif du Canada, au Banff Centre à Banff, au Canada. En 2013, elle a participé à l'exposition collective Women's Art Now, avec des artistes comme Helen Frankenthaler et Elizabeth Peyton. En juillet 2014, Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Los Angeles, a invité Freeman à exposer des dessins dans l'exposition Valeurs classiques : dessins modernes et contemporains aux côtés de Picasso, Matisse, Lautrec, Klimt, Hockney et d'autres artistes importants. .

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Website Link: https://www.carolefreeman.art/

Birth Year: 1954

Medium: drawing painting photography

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Bruce Head

First Name: Bruce

Last Name: Head

Biography (English): Canadian artist Bruce Head RCA began drawing and sketching as an elementary school student in central Winnipeg, where his principal noted his talent and sent him to study at the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Saturday morning classes for students. He graduated from the University of Manitoba’s School of Art in 1953, one of a handful of young Manitoba artists whose work sparked a dramatic surge in interest in contemporary art in Western Canada, and who came to represent a unique, Prairie-based visual movement. Head’s insistence on the integrity of the creative process permeated his professional life. As a graphic designer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he brought uniquely recognizable energy and bold strength to his work– energy that reflects consistently in his canvasses and sculptures. He exhibited in almost every province in Canada in both group and one-man shows, and his work is housed in corporate collections across the country. Elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in the early seventies (at the time the youngest Manitoban to be elected), he took early retirement from the CBC in the late eighties, building a large studio onto his home in south Winnipeg where he worked constantly, exhibiting frequently in galleries primarily in Western Canada, and accepting occasional commissions. Today, his work is represented in hundreds of private and public collections, ranging from small, select personal collections to the National Gallery of Canada. Major pieces hang in public spaces in his home province, from corporate head offices, country clubs, government of Manitoba lobbies, to the unique circular concrete wall in the underground concourse below Canada’s windiest corner at Portage and Main. More than four hundred feet in circumference, the piece is the largest concrete form created by an artist in Canada. The University of Manitoba, St. John’s College, the University of Manitoba School of Art, St. Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba School of Medicine, province of Manitoba Art Bank, and the City of Winnipeg all shelter substantive collections of his work, many of the pieces on display in public spaces across Winnipeg. Aside from the concourse wall, perhaps his most easily-spotted public works can be seen in the lobby of the Woodsworth Building and the Manitoba Hydro lobby in downtown Winnipeg. His one-man fifty-year retrospective, a three-month solo exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery mounted in the last year of his life, remains the largest solo show the Gallery has ever curated, covering five decades of his art, with a simultaneously-published book analyzing and documenting the exhibition.

Biography (French): L'artiste canadien Bruce Head ARC a commencé à dessiner et à dessiner alors qu'il était élève d'une école primaire du centre de Winnipeg, où son directeur a remarqué son talent et l'a envoyé étudier aux cours du samedi matin pour les étudiants de la Winnipeg Art Gallery. Il est diplômé de l'École d'art de l'Université du Manitoba en 1953, l'un des rares jeunes artistes manitobains dont le travail a suscité un regain d'intérêt spectaculaire pour l'art contemporain dans l'Ouest canadien et qui en est venu à représenter un mouvement visuel unique basé dans les Prairies. L’insistance de Head sur l’intégrité du processus créatif a imprégné sa vie professionnelle. En tant que graphiste pour la Société Radio-Canada, il a apporté à son travail une énergie unique et une force audacieuse – une énergie qui se reflète constamment dans ses toiles et ses sculptures. Il a exposé dans presque toutes les provinces du Canada dans le cadre d'expositions collectives et individuelles, et son travail fait partie de collections d'entreprise à travers le pays. Élu à l'Académie royale du Canada au début des années 70 (à l'époque le plus jeune Manitobain élu), il a pris une retraite anticipée de la SRC à la fin des années 80, construisant un grand studio sur sa maison du sud de Winnipeg où il a travaillé constamment, exposant fréquemment dans des galeries principalement dans l'Ouest canadien et acceptant des commandes occasionnelles. Aujourd'hui, son travail est représenté dans des centaines de collections privées et publiques, allant de petites collections personnelles sélectionnées au Musée des beaux-arts du Canada. Des pièces majeures sont accrochées dans les espaces publics de sa province natale, depuis les sièges sociaux d'entreprises, les country clubs, les halls d'entrée du gouvernement du Manitoba, jusqu'au mur de béton circulaire unique dans le hall souterrain sous le coin le plus venteux du Canada à Portage et Main. D'une circonférence de plus de quatre cents pieds, l'œuvre est la plus grande forme de béton créée par un artiste au Canada. L'Université du Manitoba, le St. John's College, l'École d'art de l'Université du Manitoba, l'Hôpital Saint-Boniface, l'École de médecine de l'Université du Manitoba, la Banque d'art de la province du Manitoba et la Ville de Winnipeg abritent tous d'importantes collections de son œuvre, dont de nombreuses des pièces exposées dans les espaces publics de Winnipeg. Mis à part le mur du hall, ses œuvres publiques les plus facilement repérables peuvent être vues dans le hall de l'édifice Woodsworth et dans le hall de Manitoba Hydro, au centre-ville de Winnipeg. Sa rétrospective personnelle sur cinquante ans, une exposition personnelle de trois mois à la Winnipeg Art Gallery organisée au cours de la dernière année de sa vie, reste la plus grande exposition personnelle que la Galerie ait jamais organisée, couvrant cinq décennies de son art, avec simultanément une -publié un livre analysant et documentant l'exposition.

Website Link: https://brucehead.studio/

Birth Year: 1931

Medium: graphic design painting sculpture

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Robert Houle

First Name: Robert

Last Name: Houle

Biography (English): Robert Houle RCA is a member of Sandy Bay First Nation, Manitoba and currently lives and works in Toronto. As a child Robert was taken from his family and placed in the Sandy Bay Indian Residential School. He moved to the Assiniboia Indian Residential School in Winnipeg for High School. He received a B.A. in Art History from the University of Manitoba, and a B.A. in Art Education from McGill University and studied painting and drawing at the International Summer Academy of Fine arts in Salzburg, Austria. Robert taught native studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto for fifteen years. Robert has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibition across Canada and abroad. He was curator of contemporary aboriginal art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization from 1977 to 1981 and has curated or co-curated groundbreaking exhibitions. He has written extensively on major contemporary First Nations and Native American artists. Robert Houle’s curating, writing and teaching has played a significant role in defining indigenous identity. His considerable influence as an artist, curator, writer, educator and cultural theorist has led to his being awarded the Janet Braide Memorial Award for Excellence in Canadian Art History in 1993; the 2001 Toronto Arts Award for the visual Arts; the Eiteljorg Fellowship in 2003, membership in the royal Canadian academy; distinguished alumnus, University of Manitoba, and the Canada Council Residency Program for the Visual Arts in Paris. He is represented by Galerie Orenda in Paris; Galerie Nicolas Robert in Montreal; and Kinsman Robinson Galleries in Toronto.

Biography (French): Robert Houle ARC est membre de la Première Nation de Sandy Bay, au Manitoba, et vit et travaille actuellement à Toronto. Enfant, Robert a été retiré à sa famille et placé au pensionnat indien de Sandy Bay. Il a déménagé au pensionnat indien Assiniboia à Winnipeg pour ses études secondaires. Il a obtenu un B.A. en histoire de l'art de l'Université du Manitoba et un B.A. en éducation artistique de l'Université McGill et a étudié la peinture et le dessin à l'Académie internationale d'été des beaux-arts de Salzbourg, en Autriche. Robert a enseigné les études autochtones à l'Université d'art et de design de l'Ontario à Toronto pendant quinze ans. Robert a exposé de nombreuses fois dans des expositions individuelles et collectives partout au Canada et à l'étranger. Il a été conservateur de l'art autochtone contemporain au Musée canadien des civilisations de 1977 à 1981 et a organisé ou co-organisé des expositions révolutionnaires. Il a beaucoup écrit sur les principaux artistes contemporains des Premières Nations et amérindiens. Les activités de commissaire, d’écriture et d’enseignement de Robert Houle ont joué un rôle important dans la définition de l’identité autochtone. Son influence considérable en tant qu'artiste, conservateur, écrivain, éducateur et théoricien de la culture lui a valu de recevoir le prix commémoratif Janet Braide pour l'excellence en histoire de l'art canadien en 1993 ; le Toronto Arts Award 2001 pour les arts visuels; la bourse Eiteljorg en 2003, adhésion à l'académie royale canadienne; ancien élève distingué de l'Université du Manitoba et du Programme de résidence du Conseil des Arts du Canada pour les arts visuels à Paris. Il est représenté par la Galerie Orenda à Paris ; Galerie Nicolas Robert à Montréal; et les galeries Kinsman Robinson à Toronto.

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Birth Year: 1947

Medium: drawing painting text-based

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Robert Houle

First Name: Robert

Last Name: Houle

Biography (English): Toronto Ontario [St. Boniface, Manitoba, 1947] Robert Houle is a member of Sandy Bay First Nation, Manitoba and currently lives and works in Toronto. As a child Robert was taken from his family and placed in the Sandy Bay Indian Residential School. He moved to the Assiniboia Indian Residential School in Winnipeg for High School. He received a B.A. in Art History from the University of Manitoba, and a B.A. in Art Education from McGill University and studied painting and drawing at the International Summer Academy of Fine arts in Salzburg, Austria. Robert taught native studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto for fifteen years. Robert has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibition across Canada and abroad. He was curator of contemporary aboriginal art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization from 1977 to 1981 and has curated or co-curated groundbreaking exhibitions. He has written extensively on major contemporary First Nations and Native American artists. Robert Houle’s curating, writing and teaching has played a significant role in defining indigenous identity. His considerable influence as an artist, curator, writer, educator and cultural theorist has led to his being awarded the Janet Braide Memorial Award for Excellence in Canadian Art History in 1993; the 2001 Toronto Arts Award for the visual Arts; the Eiteljorg Fellowship in 2003, membership in the royal Canadian academy; distinguished alumnus, University of Manitoba, and the Canada Council Residency Program for the Visual Arts in Paris. He is represented by Galerie Orenda in Paris; Galerie Nicolas Robert in Montreal; and Kinsman Robinson Galleries in Toronto.

Biography (French): Toronto Ontario [St. Boniface, Manitoba, 1947] Robert Houle is a member of Sandy Bay First Nation, Manitoba and currently lives and works in Toronto. As a child Robert was taken from his family and placed in the Sandy Bay Indian Residential School. He moved to the Assiniboia Indian Residential School in Winnipeg for High School. He received a B.A. in Art History from the University of Manitoba, and a B.A. in Art Education from McGill University and studied painting and drawing at the International Summer Academy of Fine arts in Salzburg, Austria. Robert taught native studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto for fifteen years. Robert has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibition across Canada and abroad. He was curator of contemporary aboriginal art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization from 1977 to 1981 and has curated or co-curated groundbreaking exhibitions. He has written extensively on major contemporary First Nations and Native American artists. Robert Houle’s curating, writing and teaching has played a significant role in defining indigenous identity. His considerable influence as an artist, curator, writer, educator and cultural theorist has led to his being awarded the Janet Braide Memorial Award for Excellence in Canadian Art History in 1993; the 2001 Toronto Arts Award for the visual Arts; the Eiteljorg Fellowship in 2003, membership in the royal Canadian academy; distinguished alumnus, University of Manitoba, and the Canada Council Residency Program for the Visual Arts in Paris. He is represented by Galerie Orenda in Paris; Galerie Nicolas Robert in Montreal; and Kinsman Robinson Galleries in Toronto.

Birth Year: 1947

Medium: drawing painting text-based

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Tony Tascona

First Name: Tony

Last Name: Tascona

Biography (English): Antonio Tascona RCA was a Canadian artist of Italian heritage, best known for his abstract constructions featuring metallic panels made of aluminum, steel, resin, and industrial paints and lacquers. Tascona's employment in the aircraft industry as a technician taught him the techniques used in his mature work featuring geometric abstraction. His work hangs in numerous public institutions in and throughout Canada. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1996. In 1946, Tascona enrolled in the Winnipeg School of Art through the Department of Veterans' Affairs. His instructor Joe Plaskett introduced him to Hans Hofmann's theories on abstraction. After receiving his diploma, he continued his education at the University of Manitoba School of Art and was there exposed to other modernist movements such as Vorticism. In 1953 Tascona began work as a technician for Trans-Canada Airlines where he developed his skills and interest in working with a variety of industrial techniques and materials including a fascination with aluminum, high-grade paints, lacquers and enamels. This formation of interest extended to his brother's auto-body garage, where Tascona became interested in the use of car paint, borrowing paint chips and supplies for use in his own studio. In 1961, Tascona moved to Montreal where he became acquainted with the works of Les plasticiens artists such as Guido Molinari and Claude Tousignant for what he called their "direct, more mathematical, more geometric approach.” In 1965, Tascona was introduced to the theories of Constructivism by William Townsend. However Tascona was not interested in the explicitly political elements inherent to Constructivism. Nonetheless Tascona was inspired by Tatlin's prediction that the art of the future would be synthesized with principles of technology and construction.

Biography (French): Antonio Tascona ARC était un artiste canadien d'origine italienne, surtout connu pour ses constructions abstraites comportant des panneaux métalliques en aluminium, acier, résine et peintures et laques industrielles. L'emploi de Tascona dans l'industrie aéronautique en tant que technicien lui a appris les techniques utilisées dans son travail de maturité mettant en vedette l'abstraction géométrique. Son travail est exposé dans de nombreuses institutions publiques au Canada et partout au Canada. Il a été nommé membre de l'Ordre du Canada en 1996. En 1946, Tascona s'inscrit à la Winnipeg School of Art par l'intermédiaire du ministère des Anciens Combattants. Son instructeur Joe Plaskett lui fait découvrir les théories de Hans Hofmann sur l'abstraction. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme, il poursuit ses études à l'École d'art de l'Université du Manitoba et y est exposé à d'autres mouvements modernistes tels que le vorticisme. En 1953, Tascona a commencé à travailler comme technicien pour Trans-Canada Airlines où il a développé ses compétences et son intérêt pour le travail avec une variété de techniques et de matériaux industriels, y compris une fascination pour l'aluminium, les peintures, laques et émaux de haute qualité. Cette formation d'intérêt s'est étendue au garage de carrosserie de son frère, où Tascona s'est intéressé à l'utilisation de peinture automobile, empruntant des éclats de peinture et des fournitures pour son propre atelier. En 1961, Tascona s'installe à Montréal où il fait la connaissance des œuvres d'artistes plasticiens tels que Guido Molinari et Claude Tousignant pour ce qu'il appelle leur « approche directe, plus mathématique, plus géométrique ». En 1965, Tascona a été initié aux théories du constructivisme par William Townsend. Cependant, Tascona n'était pas intéressé par les éléments explicitement politiques inhérents au constructivisme. Néanmoins, Tascona a été inspiré par la prédiction de Tatlin selon laquelle l'art du futur serait synthétisé avec les principes de la technologie et du constructivisme. construction.

Birth Year: 1926

Medium: painting

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