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Heroines: Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell is one of Canada's most prolific Canadian musicians. Her life and career are profiled here, with LOTS of links for further study.
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Tommy Hunter: Canada's Country Gentleman
Discographies, photos, biography, current concert news and a Question & Answer section highlights the official Internet home of Tommy Hunter, Canada's Country Gentleman. Tommy Hunter was a Canadian Country Music recording artist...
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Art Gallery of Hamilton: Maurice Cullen
Explore two of the pieces of artwork by Canadian painter, Maurice Cullen: " Cape Diamond" and " Paris, Winter on the Seine". Read about his life as an impressionist artist who also did landscapes.
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Native American Indian Art
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan: Ken Lochhead
Biographical information on Canadian born painter and teacher, Ken Lochhead. He directed the Regina College School of Art and started the Mackenzie Art Gallery. In 1961, he displayed his paintings at the National Gallery of Canada with...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: Rene Richard: Painter of the North
Rene Richard was a native of Switzerland who worked as a trapper and hunter to avoid the hardships of farming life that his family endured. He came to appreciate Alberta's north and went to France to train as an artist. When he returned,...
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Michael Snow Biography
Featured is Michael Snow's own autobiography. A Toronto born painter and sculptor, he is also an award winning musician, filmmaker, and photographer.
Terres en Vues (Land InSights)
Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Ashukan
View examples of Ashukan, which is songs, visual arts and traditional crafts representing contemporary First Nations, by Jean-Pierre Fontaine and Isabelle Courtois.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Emily Carr's Trees (Lesson Plan)
The objective of this art project from KinderArt is to learn about flowing lines and form. Follow the lesson plan to see how it is done.
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company: Lights of a City Street
A good look at the story behind a painting titled "Lights of a City Street."
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Up to 1914
The Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta has placed several of their best paintings on this website. A museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the expansion of Western Canada, these oil portraits are treasures to be shared with all...
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Red Kettle: Jean Paul Riopelle
Brief biography of Canadian abstract artist Jean-Paul Riopelle who formed a group of artists known as the Automatistes.
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Heroines: Pauline Julien
Pauline Julien is an example of a Canadian woman who followed her dream in the arts. To find out more about her, there are lots of references and a link.
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Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Homepage
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival is held yearly in Ontario. This commercial site provides information about the festival, the plays that will be performed each year, and the artists who take part in the festival. Also contains...
Curated OER
The Mc Michael Canadian Art Collection: Edwin Holgate
Canadian portrait painter from Montreal, teacher, and graphic artist, Edwin Holgate (1892-1977) was instrumental in the founding of the Canadian Society of Graphic Artists. He was invited to join the Group of Seven in 1930.
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Norval Morrisseau: Canadian Ojibwe
Dedicated to the works of Woodland style painter, Norval Morrisseau, whose work influenced many younger Ojibwe and Cree artists. Includes biography, copies of many of his works, and information on the beginnings of Woodland, or Medicine,...
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Photograph of Joyce Wieland at Work on a Painting
Biographical information about Canadian artist Joyce Wieland, filmmaker and mixed media artist, who is thought to be one of Canada's foremost artists of the second half of the 20th century.
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Portrait De Claude Tousignant
In French, read biographical information and view example of the work of contemporary Canadian artist, Claude Tousignant.
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Claude Tousignant
Extensive biographical material on contemporary Canadian artist Claude Tousignant. Because he creates his own pigments, his work focuses primarily on color.
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Portrait of Romeo Beaudry
Romeo Beaudry and Herbert Berliner were prominent producers of Quebecois music in the early days of recorded music. Through their efforts, many French Canadian artists were able to develop careers as musicians. Many of the songs they...