Clarence Alphonse Gagnon

Clarence Alphonse Gagnon Artist Bio: Clarence A. Gagnon (1881-1942) Clarence Gagnon was born in Montreal and studied first with William Brymner at the Art Association in Montreal and later with Jean-Paul Laurens in Paris. Gagnon was noted for his impressionistic...

Carol Hoorn Fraser

Carol Hoorn Fraser Artist Bio: Carol Hoorn Fraser (1930-1991) Carol Fraser was born in Wisconsin. She studied Biology at the Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter’s, Minnesota, and later obtained an MFA in Painting at the University of Minnesota. Carol came to...

Gerald Ferguson

Gerald Ferguson Artist Bio: Gerald Ferguson 1937-2009 Gerry Ferguson was one of the most important conceptual artists working in Canada. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and came to the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1968 from Ohio State University. Garry...

Peter Ewart

Peter Ewart Artist Bio: Peter Ewart (1918-2001) Born in Saskatchewan, Peter Ewart studied commercial art in Montreal and New York in the 1930s. While in New York, Ewart came under the influence of several major American artists including Frederick Waugh, Carl Rungius,...

Berthe Des Clayes

Berthe Des Clayes Artist Bio: Berthe Des Clayes, ARCA (1977-1968) Berthe Des Clayes was born at Aberdeen, Scotland. Known for her Impressionist-style landscapes, the eldest of the three Des Clayes sisters traveled between Montreal and England throughout her life. Her...