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BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS awarded BCHF CERTIFICATE
OF MERIT May 11 2013
INTRODUCTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS (BC ARTISTS) is an extensive digital
finding aid to reference information on more than 20,000
artists who worked or are working in British Columbia, from the
1700s to the present day. Artist information has been compiled from more
than 3,000 bibliographic references, including exhibition
catalogues, books, prospectii, newspaper reviews, archival records,
personal correspondence, websites, and artist statements.
Thousands more references are contained in over
1,900 artist biographical files.
The information is presented in over 4,300 web pages and 1,600
images, all extensively hyperlinked (there are more than 100,000
links in the project) from the main BC
ARTISTS ALPHABETICAL INDEX. The project will run on any device
with a web browser (computer, laptop, tablet, cell phone) regardless of
operating system or browser.
A recent printout of the entire project in 3-ring binders.
(the A to Z binders also contain related ephemera)
All files are printable with a single click. A single-sided printout
of the entire project, using a 12-point font, takes approximately 6,000
pages. The A to Z artist index alone takes over 600 pages.
Over 19,000 individual artworks are listed in transcribed exhibition
catalogues, which provides a huge database of titles, mediums, and
sales prices. These are also compiled vertically into artist biographies.
ABOUT THE BC ARTISTS ALPHABETICAL INDEX
Artists are listed alphabetically, with vital statistics and formal
education listed if known, and a list of bibliographic references in
which each artist is included. The table below shows 2 typical entries
from the S index, in this case for Herbert Siebner and the
editor. Each reference has a unique abbreviation with a date code,
and the abbreviation is hyperlinked
to more information about the reference. Emphasis has been placed
on listing references that contain biographical information. (Note:
the links in the box below are not active). If the artist exhibited
artwork in Vancouver prior to 1950, they will typically have their
own biographical file.
| Siebner, Herbert Johannes Josef |
1925 - 2003 |
b Stettin, Germany
arr Victoria 1954
BCA57/58/60
BCSFA58-61/67
VAG58
ARCA1973
3BC74
BCAC80
AGGV86
VAG04
AIC
CC1
VPL
Limner
BIBLIO |
| Sim, Gary Keith |
1951 - |
b Sept 26 Vancouver
AVA98
AVA99
AVA00
GO00
CT11
AMP135
AIC
BIBLIO
www.sim-publishing.com |
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
Each biographical page is divided into seven main sections that may
or may not contain information about the artist:
1. The artist's name in full, including optional spellings, single and married names.
2. The artist's dates of birth and death, as known and if applicable.
3. Groups and associations that the artist belonged to or exhibited with.
4. A biographical summary of the artist.
5. A summary of exhibitions, linked to transcribed exhibition catalogues.
6. A summary of reference material with artist references or illustrations.
7. A summary of published artist reviews, linked to transcriptions.
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The following biographical artist files are selected from the 1,900
biographical files in the project. The artists listed here have
been selected because they are important early artists who have
not otherwise received much attention. For example,
John Kyle and Spencer Perceval Judge are not even listed in Macdonald's
Dictionary of Canadian Artists, nor in McMann's Biographical Index to
Canadian Artists, yet they were fundamental in their early
support of the arts in BC.
Although BC artists are indexed up to and including the present day,
only artists who exhibited their work in Vancouver prior to 1950 have
had their biographies compiled. Since it is easier to find
information on current artists than it is finding 100 year old
information, it made sense to transcribe and compile the earlier
exhibition catalogues. These files became the basis for creation
of the biographical files.
FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE BC SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS (1908)
FOUNDING STAFF OF THE VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF ART (1925)
FOUNDING STUDENTS OF THE VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF ART (1925)
SELECTED EARLY BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS
Bell, Alistair
Binning, Bertram C.
Blomfield, James J.
Brooks, Allan
Carr, Emily
DeForest, Henry J.
Faulkner Smith, Harold Thomas
Ferris, William
Fisher, Orville
Frame, Statira
Fry, Bessie Adelaide
Hamilton, Mary Riter
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Hood, Harry
Hughes, Edward J.
Innes, John
Judge, Grace
Melvin, Grace
Parker, John Delisle
Phillips, Walter Joseph
Robertson, Maisie
Shadbolt, Jack
Tytler, Stanley
Wake, Margaret
Weston, William Perceval
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ABOUT THE BC ARTISTS BIBLIOGRAPHY of MONOGRAPHS
A bibliography of artist monographs
has been compiled and linked into the BC ARTISTS index files and artist biographies.
Many of the publications are limited edition, or from countries around
the world such as Japan, Mexico, England, Netherlands, Germany,
Indonesia, and France and thus not easily sourced. Numerous catalogues
have been donated by artists, curators, and galleries. The bibliography
currently lists 932 monographs for 453 artists.
Part of the BC ARTISTS monograph collection.
NOMINATIONS & AWARDS
Awarded PUBLISHING GRANT from Dr. Charles C. Hill, Ottawa, 2020
Awarded PUBLISHING GRANT from Dr. Yosef Wosk, Vancouver, 2019
Awarded PUBLISHING GRANT from Dr. Charles C. Hill, Ottawa, 2019
Nominated for Melva J. Dwyer Award, 2019
National Gallery of Canada exhibition: B.C. ARTISTS - THE GARY SIM
DONATION, 2018
Awarded B.C. Historical Federation CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, 2013
Nominated for Melva J. Dwyer Award, 2011
Nominated for Melva J. Dwyer Award, 2010
Nominated for Melva J. Dwyer Award, 2005
Nominated for Vancouver Art Award, 2005
Nominated for Vancouver Heritage Award, 2004
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LINKS & NEWS FOR BC ARTISTS
BC ARTS POST
Vancouver Art Gallery Library & Archives
University of British Columbia Library
BC Historical Federation
Vancouver Art Gallery Library & Archives
National Gallery of Canada Library & Archives (see NGC 2018)
National Gallery of Canada Library & Archives (see NGC 2018)
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