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Gathie Falk BIOGRAPHY
Born 1928 Alexander, Manitoba, Canada. Known for: Ceramics, painting, conceptual and performance art, printmaking.
Gathie Falk CM, OBC (1928). "This very ordinary thing will be made very special," - Gathie Falk (1). An important Canadian sculptor, painter, ceramist*, printmaker, muralist, and performance artist,... Read full biography
Gathie Falk CM, OBC (1928). "This very ordinary thing will be made very special," - Gathie Falk (1). An important Canadian sculptor, painter, ceramist*, printmaker, muralist, and performance artist, Gathie Falk was born in Alexander, Manitoba (about 140 miles west of Winnipeg) and has lived in... Read full biography
Gathie Falk CM, OBC (1928). "This very ordinary thing will be made very special," - Gathie Falk (1). An important Canadian sculptor, painter, ceramist*, printmaker, muralist, and performance artist, Gathie Falk was born in Alexander, Manitoba (about 140 miles west of Winnipeg) and has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1947. She is discussed in virtually every recent comprehensive Canadian art history book, her works have been included in dozens of landmark exhibitions, and her... Read full biography
Gathie Falk CM, OBC (1928). "This very ordinary thing will be made very special," - Gathie Falk (1). An important Canadian sculptor, painter, ceramist*, printmaker, muralist, and performance artist, Gathie Falk was born in Alexander, Manitoba (about 140 miles west of Winnipeg) and has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1947. She is discussed in virtually every recent comprehensive Canadian art history book, her works have been included in dozens of landmark exhibitions, and her paintings and sculptures are in the permanent collections of many major Canadian museums. She is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors including one of her country's highest - the Order of Canada*. (2) (3). Her mediums include oil, acrylic,... Read full biography
Gathie Falk CM, OBC (1928). "This very ordinary thing will be made very special," - Gathie Falk (1). An important Canadian sculptor, painter, ceramist*, printmaker, muralist, and performance artist, Gathie Falk was born in Alexander, Manitoba (about 140 miles west of Winnipeg) and has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1947. She is discussed in virtually every recent comprehensive Canadian art history book, her works have been included in dozens of landmark exhibitions, and her paintings and sculptures are in the permanent collections of many major Canadian museums. She is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors including one of her country's highest - the Order of Canada*. (2) (3). Her mediums include oil, acrylic, watercolor, tempera*, charcoal, ink, colored pencil, graphite, found objects*, collage*, chalk, clay, wood, papier mache*, serigraph*, lith... Read full biography
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Agatha (Gathie) Falk, Gathie (Falk) Swanson
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Gathie Falk CM, OBC (1928)
"This very ordinary thing will be made very special," - Gathie Falk (1)
An important Canadian sculptor, painter, ceramist*, printmaker, muralist, and performance artist, Gathie Falk was born in Alexander, Manitoba (about 140 miles west of Winnipeg) and has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1947. She is discussed in virtually every recent comprehensive Canadian art history book, her works have been included in dozens of landmark exhibitions, and her paintings and sculptures are in the permanent collections of many major Canadian museums. She is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors including one of her country's highest - the Order of Canada*. (2) (3)
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