| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
He exhibited his work in the 1944, 1945, and 1947 B.C. Artists exhibitions, and in the 1944 and 1945 British Columbia At Work exhibitions, all held at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Macdonald notes that he also exhibited with the Western Art Circle, Federation of Canadian Artists, and was a member of the Art, Historical & Scientific Association. He was living in Burnaby.
The 1946 Vancouver City Directory lists Planidin as an employee at Midland-Pacific Terminal, living at 406 Alexander Street in Vancouver. The 1955 Directory lists him as a labourer, living in Burnaby.
Planidin died in Burnaby in 1997 at the age of 85. No birthplace or employment was noted on the death certificate.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
| 1944 Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 | VAG B.C. Artists 13th Annual | Okanagan Lake |
| 1944 Nov. 21 - Dec. 10 | Labour Arts Guild 1st B.C. At Work | Longshoremen |
| Wheat Shoveler | ||
| Loading the Box Car | ||
| 1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21 | VAG B.C. Artists 14th Annual | Okanagan Clay Cliffs |
| Summerland, B.C. | ||
| 1945 Nov. 13 - Dec. 2 | Labour Arts Guild 2nd B.C. At Work | "Pamir" in Vancouver |
| Midland-Pacific Terminal | ||
| Passer, Jigger and Sewer | ||
| 1947 Sept. 20 - Oct. 12 | VAG B.C. Artists 16th Annual | A Ruined Castle, Nature's Clay Imitation |
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