| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
He was on a list titled "Leading Vancouver Artists," provided to the Labour Arts Guild on April 10, 1946 by the Vancouver Art Gallery to assist in the Guild's call for entries to the second annual B.C. At Work exhibition.
He exhibited in the B.C. Artists' shows at the Vancouver Art Gallery from 1940 to 1950, and in the 1948 and 1949 Stanley Park in Pictures exhibitions.
In 1946 - 1947 he had work in a Federation of Canadian Artists travelling exhibition, and wrote a short statement to describe his approach to painting, "Introduction to the Modern Spirit" as well as providing some notes on his paintings in the show.
He exhibited with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts in their annual exhibitions from 1942 to 1962. Interestingly, he was invited into the first ten Society exhibitions that he had work in, prior to becoming a member.
He died in Vancouver in 1962 at the age of sixty-seven.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| DATE | EXHIBITION | LOCATION |
| 1941 Jan. 7 - 26 | Solo Exhibition | VAG |
| 1942 Apr. 28 - May 10 | Solo Exhibition | VAG |
| 1944 Oct. 24 - Nov. 12 | Solo Exhibition (28 pictures) | VAG |
| DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
| 1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13 | VAG B.C. Artists 9th Annual | Winter Fantasy |
| 1942 May 15 - 31 | BCSFA 32nd Annual | Composition |
| Tennis Players | ||
| 1942 July 7 - Sept. 2 | VAG B.C. Artists 1st Annual Summer | Spring Sunshine |
| The Red Chair | ||
| 1942 Sept. 25 - Oct. 18 | VAG B.C. Artists 11th Annual | E. 19th Ave. |
| Near Coquitlam | ||
| Late Afternoon, Coquitlam | ||
| 1943 May 15 - June 6 | BCSFA 33rd Annual | Machinery Composition No. 4 |
| Basement Steps | ||
| 1943 July 2 - Aug. 25 | VAG B.C. Artists 2nd Annual Summer | Basement Steps |
| Machinery Composition No. 4 | ||
| 1943 Sept. 25 - Oct. 20 | VAG B.C. Artists 12th Annual | Organization |
| Whonnock Home (Tempera) | ||
| 1944 May 13 - June 4 | BCSFA 34th Annual | Abstraction |
| On the Veranda | ||
| 1944 July 4 - Aug. 30 | VAG B.C. Artists 3rd Annual Summer | Houses |
| 1944 Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 | VAG B.C. Artists 13th Annual | Children's Fairy Tale |
| 1945 May 18 - June 10 | BCSFA 35th Annual | Cedar Cottage in Winter |
| 1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21 | VAG B.C. Artists 14th Annual | Coquitlam |
| Seated Nude | ||
| 1946 May 31 - June 23 | BCSFA 36th Annual | Avenue Scene |
| 1946 July 2 - 28 | VAG Jubilee Exhibition | Houses |
| 1946 Sept. 21 - Oct. 13 | VAG B.C. Artists 15th Annual | Composition |
| Still Life | ||
| 1946 Oct. ? - ? | FCA 40 Selections from 15th BCA | Composition |
| 1946 - 47 | FCA Traveling Exhibition #2 | Composition C |
| Buildings | ||
| Machinery | ||
| Circles and Forms | ||
| Winter Grey Day | ||
| October in Saskatoon | ||
| Composition 2 | ||
| Composition 1 | ||
| 1947 May 9 - June 1 | BCSFA 37th Annual | Autumn |
| Composition | ||
| 1947 Sept. 20 - Oct. 12 | VAG B.C. Artists 16th Annual | River Road, Sea Island, B.C. |
| 1948 May 18 -June 6 | BCSFA 38th Annual | Back Lane, Vancouver, B.C. |
| Old Barn and Silos, Lulu Island | ||
| 1948 July 27 - Aug. 15 | VAG Stanley Park in Pictures | Checker Players |
| Tennis in the Park | ||
| 1948 Sept. 18 - Oct. 10 | VAG B.C. Artists 17th Annual | Abstraction |
| The Loges | ||
| 1949 May 3 - 22 | BCSFA 39th Annual | Burrard St. Mood |
| Organization of Varied Forms | ||
| 1949 July 12 - July 31 | VAG Stanley Park in Pictures | Early Morning, Lost Lagoon |
| Tennis Players | ||
| 1949 Oct. 8 - 30 | VAG B.C. Artists 18th Annual | Inventor's Dream of the First Megaphone |
| 1950 April 25 - May 14 | BCSA 40th Annual | Chess Tournament No. 1 |
| 1950 Nov. 28 - Dec. 17 | VAG B.C. Artists 19th Annual | The Tennis Players, Series 3 |
| Stanley Park | ||
| 1951 April 24 - May 13 | VAG BCSA 41st Annual | Fugue and Variation |
| 1951 Summer | Park Royal BCSA Summer Exhibition | Fugue and Variation |
| Stanley Park | ||
| Stanley Park | ||
| Third Beach, Vancouver | ||
| Emma Lake | ||
| 1952 April 1 - 20 | VAG BCSA 42nd Annual | Abstract Forms |
| Emma Lake Phantasy | ||
| 1953 May 5 - 31 | VAG BCSA 43rd Annual | A Summer Day in Stanley Park |
| 1954 May 25 - June 13 | VAG BCSA 44th Annual | Lingering Snow B.C. Farm |
| Flower Piece | ||
| 1955 April 26 - May 15 | VAG BCSA 45th Annual | White Birches in Spring |
| 1957 March 5 - 24 | VAG BCSA 47th Annual | Flower Piece |
A MODERN LIFE: Art and Design in British Columbia 1945-1960 (refer to VAG04)
A DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN ARTISTS (refer to M)
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA
(refer to BIAC03)
3 references cited for Brunst, including Macdonald above.
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (no certificate) (refer to BCVS)
" ... forms part of a group of abstract or semi-abstract compositions by ... S.E. Brunst ..."
From "B.C. Society of Fine Arts
Display Sets New High Mark" by Palette
Vancouver Province, May 16 1942
"Among other prominent exhibitors are ... S.E. Brunst ... "
From "Summer Show at Gallery Major Event
for Art Lovers" by Palette
Vancouver Province, July 7 1943
"In the pastel class, Honourable Mention 1 was gained by Stanley
E. Brunst of Vancouver for his picture "Organization," whilst
W.K. Caufield of Port Alberni was awarded the
second Honourable Mention for "Industry.""
From "12th Annual B.C. Artists' Exhibition"
Vancouver Art Gallery Bulletin, November 1943
"Lawren Harris and S. Brunst are in the
vanguard of the abstractionists ... "
From "Notable Exhibits of Artists' Work"
by Mildred Valley Thornton
Vancouver Sun (presumed), May 1944
"In the same field of expression but using richer and more violent
colours are ... Stanley Brunst."
From "Lively Spirit Pervades B.C. Artists' Exhibition "
by Palette
Vancouver Province, May 3 1949