About Paul Ygartua

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    Paul Ygartua NDD (1945)

    Paul Ygartua is a painter and muralist with bases in Canada, France, Spain and England. He has single handedly painted some of the largest public space murals* in Canada and the United States. His most famous works are his "Heritage Series" depicting North American Indians and other ethnic and cultural groups. Its style and images are instantly recognized by many Canadians because of their exposure to Ygartua's murals at Expo 86 (Vancouver) and at Chemainus, B.C. [see Mural Towns*].

    His work is also illustrated in numerous books such as Canadian Landmarks and Popular Places (1991), by Lindor Reynolds; Canada: Coast to Coast (1998), edited by Andrew R. Byers; ...

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