DONALD JARVIS | Dark Core

Framed oil on canvas, $7,000

48in x 40in

Vancouver born Donald Jarvis (1923 – 2001) began studying at the Vancouver School of Art in 1941 under B.C. Binning and Jack Shadbolt. He was a recipient of the Emily Carr scholarship, and upon graduating in 1948 went to study with Hans Hoffman in New York on the advice of Lawren Harris. He returned to Vancouver in 1950 where a solo show of his work was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The National Gallery acquired two of his canvases that year. Jarvis exhibited extensively at a number of high profile galleries both nationally and internationally throughout his career. In 1951 he was hired as an instructor of drawing and painting at the Vancouver School of Art, and in 1961 was appointed head of the department where he remained for 36 years before his retirement to Sechelt, BC. 

GORDON KIT THORNE | Battle of the Thunderbirds

Framed lithograph on paper, $350

8.5in x 11.75in

Gordon Thorne was born in Gloucester England in 1896. He immigrated to Canada in 1910, living in Vancouver, Saskatchewan, and Vancouver Island, but, after serving in the trenches for England during the first world war, settling in Vancouver by 1924. Thorne studied under Fred Varley and Charles Scott at the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design) in 1926; with Stanley Anderson at the Goldsmith School of Art, London, England from 1927-29; and with Irving Sinclair in San Francisco. Working in oil, watercolour, acrylic, pastel, lithography, gouache, etching and pencil Thorne made numerous West Coast landscapes but has also completed floral studies, nudes, still life’s and streetscapes. He painted between 4,000 and 8,000 works. He worked at designing window displays and painting murals for downtown Vancouver hotels, beer parlours and restaurants in the 1920s. He was a member of the Western Art Circle and held two solo exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Regina Art Gallery in 1969. He is held in many private and public collections, including the Leningrad Museum. Gordon Kit Thorne died in Vancouver in 1982.

PATRICIA RICHARDSON LOGIE | (Wild) Dried Flowers

Framed acrylic on canvas, $3000

40.5in x 34in

Between 1970 and 1983, Logie painted in London, England, where she attended Sir John Cass College and exhibited extensively during that time with The Cass Group, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Society of Women Artists and The Pastel Society. During that time she also exhibited in Canada with the Federation of Canadian Artists and The Society of Women Artists in 1979. She also taught portraiture at the Federation and the University of British Columbia. In 1983 Patricia turned her energies to Canada and started the series ‘Chronicles of Pride’, consisting of thirty-one paintings, a truly Canadian project concerning the contributions being made to society by contemporary Canadian Indigenous people. Through various circumstances, she came to the belief that it was her responsibility as an artist to show Indigenous people in their true light. In 1990 her book Chronicles of Pride was published and in 1991 the Teacher’s Resource Guide was published to accompany the book into the schools along with the video directed by Loretta Todd. She had a retrospective of her show at GPAG in 2013, and donated money for a bursary through GPAG.

ROBERT BATEMAN | Rockface Descent 

Framed limited edition print, $1500

24in. x 36in.

Born in Toronto, with a degree in geography from the University of Toronto, Robert Bateman taught high school for 20 years. Bateman has been a keen artist and naturalist from his early days. In the ’70s and early ’80s, Bateman’s work began to receive critical acclaim and to attract an enormous following. Bateman’s art reflects his commitment to ecology and preservation. Since the early 1960’s, he has been an active member of naturalist and conservation organizations, now on a global scale. His honours, awards and honorary doctorates are numerous and include Officer of the Order of Canada. It is in honour of Bateman’s contribution to art, teaching and conservation that one public and two secondary schools have been named after him; as well, he has been awarded 14 honorary doctorates and is a widely published author and illustrator.

TODD CLARK | Renovation

Oil on canvas, $5500

5′ x 5′

Born in 1963, Todd Clark is a visual artist currently residing in Gibsons, BC. He is a self-taught abstract artist who works in dialogue with his paintings. As an open and spiritual person, he uses painting as a way to connect with diverse people looking for a greater purpose. Todd draws his inspiration from nature, yet he does not seek to recreate any high realism in his paintings. His interest in the medium of paint is evident in his very tactile process of creation. He seeks freedom in his process, and balances the playful with informed, intentional decisions.

DONNA BALMA | Fallen Eagle

Framed acrylic on canvas, $2500

27in. x 21in.

Donna Balma was an innovative and prolific Canadian artist. She lived half her life in rural and half her life in urban environments in both England and Canada. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally including a year-long, extended exhibition at the Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, USA. She participated in GPAG’s 2003 Inaugural show, in a 2008 group show On the Bus, Off the Bus, and had an individual exhibit in 2016, Retrospective. She has also co-authored a book titled The Lonzi with Derek von Essen, found in GPAG’s gift shop, as well as a book titled Reconciliation.

DONNA BALMA | Hot Flash

Framed acrylic on canvas, $1500

15.5in x 19.5in

Donna Balma was an innovative and prolific Canadian artist. She lived half her life in rural and half her life in urban environments in both England and Canada. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally including a year-long, extended exhibition at the Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, USA. She participated in GPAG’s 2003 Inaugural show, in a 2008 group show On the Bus, Off the Bus, and had an individual exhibit in 2016, Retrospective. She has also co-authored a book titled The Lonzi with Derek von Essen, found in GPAG’s gift shop, as well as a book titled Reconciliation.

KIM LAFAVE | Hungry Hawk

SOLD

Acrylic on panel

24.75in x 24.75in

Kim La Fave is a Canadian born artist / illustrator. After graduating from ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design) in 1976 and summer studies in New York, Kim moved to Toronto and established a career as an internationally published illustrator. Returning to the West Coast in 1992, Kim now lives and works from his studio in Roberts Creek. LaFave’s illustrations in Janet Lunn’s Amos’s Sweater won the Governor General’s Award for Illustration as well as the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award. Kim has been granted several other awards from various sources, including the Vancouver Art Directors Club, the Advertising & Design Club of Canada, and CA Magazine. In 2016 he exhibited his work at GPAG in Safe Harbours. Two childrens books illustrated by him can be found in GPAG’s library- Gubby builds a boat and Fishing with Gubby.

DONALD JARVIS | Night in the City

SOLD

Framed oil on canvas

40.5in x 31.5in

Vancouver born Donald Jarvis (1923 – 2001) began studying at the Vancouver School of Art in 1941 under B.C. Binning and Jack Shadbolt. He was a recipient of the Emily Carr scholarship, and upon graduating in 1948 went to study with Hans Hoffman in New York on the advice of Lawren Harris. He returned to Vancouver in 1950 where a solo show of his work was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The National Gallery acquired two of his canvases that year. Jarvis exhibited extensively at a number of high profile galleries both nationally and internationally throughout his career. In 1951 he was hired as an instructor of drawing and painting at the Vancouver School of Art, and in 1961 was appointed head of the department where he remained for 36 years before his retirement to Sechelt, BC.