Art, Artists and Art Galleries: Alberta
- William Kurelek1927-1977, born in Whitford, Alberta, to Ukrainian-Canadian pioneers.
His paintings' content often dealt with families, religion, history, and tradition.
He had an interest in recording the traditions, the past, and the landscapes he came from.
A prairie boy's summerCall Number: ND 249 K94 1975a
- Peter Shostak"...raised on a farm in north eastern Alberta, his paintings reflect his love of the Alberta prairies where he grew up. ...In recognition of his achievements in the arts, the Government of Alberta awarded Peter the status of Honorary Alberta Artist in 1983. In 1990, the first annual award for artistic excellence in the field of visual arts was presented to Peter by the Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts."
Prairie BornCall Number: PZ 8.3 B68 Pr 1997
What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know about Horses? by Call Number: PZ 7 V26247 Wh 1998
Dale Auger - A Sakaw Cree from the Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta, and a visual artist whose vividly coloured acrylics captured the attention of many audiences. He is the author of award winning children's book, "Mwakwa—Talks to the Loon", for which he was awarded Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year in 2006; and received the 2007 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature, along with many other honors.
Art Galleries
- Bearclaw Gallery: First Nations Art"The gallery features works by internationally acclaimed First Nations artists Daphne Odjig, Norval Morrisseau, Alex Janvier, Jane Ash Poitras, Maxine Noel, (all of whom are recipients of the Order of Canada), Roy Thomas, Jim Logan, Aaron Paquette, Jason Carter, Linus Woods and many others."
Alberta Arts Organizations
- Alberta Foundation for the ArtsSee their Artists and Education Program : "Each year, AFA supports more than 200 schools in bringing artists into the classroom."