| |
Click here to view larger image.
ARTIST NAME: Christopher, Ken
ACCESSION NUMBER: 2015.048.008
TITLE: KANANASKIS, SEPTEMBER 1985
DATE: 1985
CATEGORY: Painting
MEDIUM: watercolour
SUPPORT: paper
DIMENSIONS: Actual: 18.6 × 27.5 cm (7 5/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
COLLECTION: Alberta Foundation for the Arts


OTHER HOLDINGS: Christopher, Ken
ARTIST BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Celebrated landscape painter Ken Christopher was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1942. He attended Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and the Alberta College of Art in Calgary. Ken is a fixture in the Calgary art community, and although in his seventies, he continues to paint with passion and has no plans to retire. Bold. Enthusiastic. Important. Ken’s paintings not only epitomize these values, but they are also full of joy. The viewer can feel Ken’s delight as they peruse the vigorous brushstrokes and vibrant colours. Through these works, Ken explores the relationships in and the beauty of nature, capturing the sense of place and highlighting his closeness with the land. Influenced by the modernist works of Jackson Pollock, Ken’s work folds abstract concepts into traditional landscape painting. In addition to landscapes, some of Ken’s pieces include human figures and western and abstract themes. Ken’s work has been exhibited throughout Canada and in California and Japan. His pieces are in a number of permanent collections, including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Bank of Montreal, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Canadian Embassy in New York, Canadian Pacific, the Art Gallery of Alberta, Esso Resources, the Glenbow Museum, Imperial Oil, Xerox Canada, PetroCanada Petroleum, the Prime Minister of Canada's Collection, Royal Bank, Shell Canada and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.


Freedom to Create. Spirit to Achieve. 
 

Home    Contact Us    Login
Alberta Foundation for the Arts   Government House   AFA Collection   Contact the Arts Branch
© 2024    Government of Alberta    Copyright and Disclaimer   Privacy    Accessibility