List of Canadian painters

The following is a brief alphabetical list of professional Canadian artists primarily working in watercolour or oil paint. See other articles for information on Canadian art or a List of Canadian artists for other information.
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Phil Alain (b. 1968)
Amelia Alcock-White (b. 1973)
Shelagh Armstrong (b. 1961) illustrator
William Armstrong (1822-1914) landscape watercolourist
Leo Ayotte (1909-1976) oil painter
Philip Aziz (1923-2009) artist in a variety of media, painter, sculptor, and designer of buildings
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Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995) - American painter, printmaker and sculptor, raised in Canada
Robert Bateman (1930-) - naturalist and painter
Arnold Belkin (1930-1992) - Mexican painter known as "The Canadian Son of Mexican Muralism"
William Berczy (1744-1813) - pioneer and painter
David Bierk (1944-2002), American-born Canadian painter
Paul-Emile Borduas (1905-60) - painter known for his abstract paintings
Fritz Brandtner (1896-1969)
William Brymner (1855-1925) - figure and landscape painter
Jack Bush (1909-1977) - Abstract expressionist
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Franklin Carmichael (1890-1945) - artist and member of the Group of Seven
Emily Carr (1871-1945) - Canadian artist and writer inspired by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
A. J. Casson (1898-1992) - painter of landscapes, forests and farms and member of the Group of Seven
Benjamin Chee Chee (1944-1977) - Ojibwa painter
Victor Child (1897-1960) - newspaper illustrator, painter, etcher
Alex Colville (1920- ) - painter
Bruno Cote (1940- ) - landscape painter
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Ken Danby (1940-2007) - painter
Charles Daudelin (1920-2001) - sculptor and painter
Forshaw Day (1837-1903) - painter, educator
Mary Dignam (1860-1938) - painter and pioneer activist for women artists
Edmond Dyonnet (1859-1954) - painter
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George Fertig (1915-1983) - painter and photographer
LeMoine Fitzgerald (1890-1956) - artist and member of the Group of Seven
Nehemiah Ford (unknown-1858/1862) - politician and painter
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Eric Goldberg (artist) (1890-1969) - Jewish-Canadian landscape painter
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John A. Hammond (1843-1939) - adventurer, photographer artist, printmaker and art educator
Lawren Harris (1855-1970) - painter and member of the Group of Seven
Robert Harris (1848-1919) - painter most noted for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation
Ron Hawkins ( - ) - rock singer, songwriter and painter
Prudence Heward (1896-1947) - painter and member of the Beaver Hall Group
Edwin Holgate (1892-1977) - artist, painter, engraver, and member of the Group of Seven
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A. Y. Jackson (1882-1974) - painter and founding member of the Group of Seven
Charles William Jefferys (1869-1951) - painter, illustrator, author, and teacher best known as a historical illustrator
Frank Johnston (1888-1949) - artist associated with the Group of Seven
Jack Nichols (born 1921) painter
Leonel Jules (born 1953) painter
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Paul Kane (1810-1871) - Irish-Canadian painter of First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and the Native Americans in the Oregon Country
Aart Kemink (1914-2006) - Dutch-Canadian painter
Bert Kloezeman - painter and art educator
Harold Klunder (1943- ) - Dutch-born Canadian painter
Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) - painter of landscapes and outdoor life
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Ozias Leduc (1864-1955) - Quebec painter of portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and religious works
Joseph Legare (1795-1855) - painter
Serge Lemoyne (1941-1998) - performance artist and painter
Oleg Lipchenko (born 1957) - painter, graphic artist, illustrator
Arthur Lismer (1881-1969) - painter and member of the Group of Seven
Laura Muntz Lyall (1860-1930) - impressionist painter
John Goodwin Lyman (1886-1967)
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J. E. H. MacDonald (1873-1932) - painter and member of the Group of Seven
Jean Marois ( - ) - French-Canadian painter and writer
Arthur N. Martin (1889-1961) - painter
Doris McCarthy (1910- ) - artist specializing in abstracted landscapes
Ray Mead (1921-1998) - member of Painters Eleven
Kenneth G. Mills (1923-2004) - painter
David Milne (1882-1953) - painter, printmaker, and writer
Lisa Milroy (1959- ), painter especially of everyday items
Guido Molinari (1933-2004) - abstract painter
James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924) - landscape painter
Thomas Mower Martin (1838-1934) - landscape painter
Kathleen Munn (1887-1974) - painter
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Guity Novin (1944- ) - Iranian-Canadian figurative painter
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Kim Ondaatje (1928- ) - painter, photographer, and documentary filmmaker
Toni Onley (1928-2004) - landscape painter
Henry Orenstein ( - ), artist specializing in easel paintings, murals and set design
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Sophie Pemberton (1869-1959) - painter
Joseph Plaskett (1918- ) - painter of interiors, still lifes, and portraits
Christopher Pratt (1935- ) - painter and flag designer
Mary Pratt (1935- ) - painter specializing in still life paintings
Jon Pylypchuk (1972- ), painter and sculptor
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Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002), painter and sculptor from Quebec
Goodridge Roberts (1904-1974), painter of landscapes, unassuming still-lifes and interiors
Daniele Rochon (1946- ), painter from Quebec
Trisha Romance (1951- ), painter in Ontario
William Ronald (1926-1998), abstract painter
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Anne Savage (1896-1971) - painter, art teacher, and member of the Beaver Hall Group
Jacques Schyrgens (1923- ), Belgian-Canadian painter of watercolors and illustrator
Marian Dale Scott (1906-1993), painter
Jack Shadbolt (1909- ) - painter, war artist, and teacher
Henrietta Shore (1880-1963) - painter
Claude A. Simard (1943- ), painter of garden scenes, landscapes, still lives and the human figure
Edith Smith (1867-1954) - painter and teacher
Freda Pemberton Smith (1902-1991), painter
Gordon A. Smith (Gordon Smith) (1919- ) - painter, printmaker, sculptor, and teacher
Lewis Smith (1871-1926)
David G. Sorensen (1937-2011) painter
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Daniel Taylor (1955- ) - painter of realism portraits and wildlife art
Tom Thomson (1877-1917) - artist and mentor of the Group of Seven
Gentile Tondino (1923-2001) artist and educator taught with Arthur Lismer
Tristan tondino (1961-)
Fernand Toupin (1930- ) - Quebec abstractionist and member of Les Plasticiens
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Francois Vaillancourt (1967- ), painter and art director
Frederick Varley (1881-1969) - painter, war artist, and member of the Group of Seven
Jessy Veilleux ( - ) - digital matte artist, digital matte painter and concept artist
James Verbicky (1973 - ) - Mixed media / abstract artist.
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Horatio Walker (1858-1938) - oils and watercolors painter
Emily Warren (1869-1956)-oils and watercolors painter
Darrell Wasyk (1958- ) - painter
Terry Watkinson (1940- ) - artist, painter, illustrator, and musician
Homer Watson (1855-1936) - landscape painter
York Wilson (1907-1984), painter and muralist
Robert E. Wood (1919-1980) - landscape and seascape painter
Related pages
Beaver Hall Group
Group of Seven
Indian Group of Seven
Painters Eleven
Regina Five
References
Harper, Russell. Painting in Canada: A History 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981.
Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting 2nd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988. .
Lord, Barry. The History of Painting in Canada: Toward A People's Art Toronto, New Canada Publications, 1974. .
Fenton, Terry and Wilkin, Karen. Modern Painting In Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers, 1978. .
Burnett, David and Schiff, Marilyn. Contemporary Canadian Art Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers, 1983. .
Duval, Paul. Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their contemporaries - 1930-1970 Toronto, Vancouver, Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1972.
Duval, Paul. High Realism in Canada Toronto, Vancouver, Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1974. .
Morris, Jerrold. 100 Years of Canadian Drawings Toronto, Methuen, 1980. .
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