Terry Fenton
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Terry Fenton | |
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| Born | July 1, 1940 |
| Education | University of Regina,Emma Lake Artists' Workshops, |
| Known for | painter,writer,Curator |
| Movement | landscape painting,modernism, |
| Patron(s) | University of Lethbridge |
Terry Fenton(born July 1, 1940) is a Canadian artist,[1]author, critic,[2]and curator[3]known for his landscape paintings,[4]his support ofmodernistart,[3]and his writing on the work of artists such asJack Bush,Anthony Caro,Peter Hide,Dorothy Knowles,Ken Macklin,Kenneth Noland,Jules Olitski,andWilliam Perehudoff.[5][6][7]Fenton is the former director of theEdmonton Art Gallery(1972 - 1987), the A.C. Leighton Foundation,Calgary(1987 - 1993) and theMendel Art Gallery,Saskatoon(1993 - 1997).[8][9]Since 2013, Fenton has resided inVictoria, British Columbia.[10]
Education
[edit]Terry Fenton was born inRegina, Saskatchewanin 1940, and studied at Regina College's School of Fine Art (nowUniversity of Regina) from 1958–1960, withRonald Bloore,Roy Kiyooka,andArthur McKay.Moving to the Saskatoon campus to study English literature, Fenton earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962. Along with studies at theUniversity of Regina(1965-1966), Fenton attendedEmma Lake Artist's Workshopsin Saskatchewan withJohn CageandLawrence Allowayin 1965,Frank Stellain 1967, and Michael Steiner in 1969.[11][12]
Painting
[edit]The imagery in Terry Fenton's paintings is often focused on the large skies and wide open prairies of his home province. In Fenton's words:
"Because of their apparent lack of scenery, the open prairies haven't been much painted by anyone. Even painters who've flourished in Saskatchewan have preferred the river valleys in the plains or the aspen parkland and forest to the north and east. While I admire and have absorbed much from them, I'm drawn south and west to the grasslands, partly because I was born and raised in Regina, but especially because the colour and light there is so luminous."[11]
Fenton's paintings can be found in a number of collections, including theUniversity of Lethbridge,Alberta; theMacKenzie Art Gallery,Regina; theArt Gallery of Greater Victoria,British Columbia; and the Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa.[13][14]
Writing
[edit]Fenton's writing on art has touched on subjects both historical and contemporary, from essays onFayum mummy portraits[15]andGiovanni Bellini'sSt. Francis in Ecstasy,[16]to articles onMorris Louis[17]andAdolph Gottlieb.[18]Fenton has written a number of books, includingmonographsonDorothy Knowles,Reta Cowley,[19]Anthony CaroandKenneth Noland,as well as his 2009 treatise on pictorial art, "About Pictures."
References
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- ^abBannard, Walter Darby.Walter Darby Bannard: an exhibition organized by Terry Fenton, the Edmonton Art Gallery.
- ^"Terry Fenton's - Big Sky Country".artistsincanada.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^ArtSask."ArtSask".
- ^Fenton, Terry."Terry Fenton: writing on art".
- ^"Terry Fenton - The Canadian Encyclopedia".
- ^"Terry Fenton - Biography".askart.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^"Terry Fenton art | Odon Wagner Contemporary".Odon Wagner Gallery.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^"Terry Fenton: LAND and SEA - Canadian Art".
- ^abSquareflo."Saskatchewan NAC Artists - Terry Fenton".
- ^"Bugera Matheson Gallery, Terry Fenton: Biography"(PDF).
- ^"Terry Fenton Curriculum Vitae".sharecom.ca.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^"Terry Fenton Online".artcyclopedia.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^"Pre-Pictures: Fayuum".sharecom.ca.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^"Untitled Document".sharecom.ca.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^"Terry Fenton -- Morris Louis".sharecom.ca.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^"Adolph Gottlieb".sharecom.ca.Retrieved2021-02-06.
- ^"StackPath".hagiospress.Retrieved2021-02-06.
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