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William (Wasy) Kurelek BIOGRAPHY
1927 Whitford, Alberta, Canada - 1977 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Painting, illustration, printmaking and graphics.
William Kurelek CM, RCA (1927 - 1977) . William Kurelek was a painter, illustrator, print maker, graphic artist and author. He was born in Whitford, Alberta (near Edmonton), and subsequently lived in... Read full biography
William Kurelek CM, RCA (1927 - 1977) . William Kurelek was a painter, illustrator, print maker, graphic artist and author. He was born in Whitford, Alberta (near Edmonton), and subsequently lived in Stonewall, Manitoba (1934 - 1949), Vinemount, Ontario (1949 - 1952), London, England (1952 - 1959)... Read full biography
William Kurelek CM, RCA (1927 - 1977) . William Kurelek was a painter, illustrator, print maker, graphic artist and author. He was born in Whitford, Alberta (near Edmonton), and subsequently lived in Stonewall, Manitoba (1934 - 1949), Vinemount, Ontario (1949 - 1952), London, England (1952 - 1959) and Toronto, Ontario (1959 -1977) where he died. His mediums were oil, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, ink, gouache, lacquer, ballpoint pen, woodblock, acrylic, lithography and mixed mediums... Read full biography
William Kurelek CM, RCA (1927 - 1977) . William Kurelek was a painter, illustrator, print maker, graphic artist and author. He was born in Whitford, Alberta (near Edmonton), and subsequently lived in Stonewall, Manitoba (1934 - 1949), Vinemount, Ontario (1949 - 1952), London, England (1952 - 1959) and Toronto, Ontario (1959 -1977) where he died. His mediums were oil, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, ink, gouache, lacquer, ballpoint pen, woodblock, acrylic, lithography and mixed mediums (usually pen and colored pencil). His subjects were religion, the bible, ethnicity (Ukrainian), social commentary, farm life, family life, allegory, genre, portraits, still life, figures in landscape and William Kurelek. All of his works combined... Read full biography
William Kurelek CM, RCA (1927 - 1977) . William Kurelek was a painter, illustrator, print maker, graphic artist and author. He was born in Whitford, Alberta (near Edmonton), and subsequently lived in Stonewall, Manitoba (1934 - 1949), Vinemount, Ontario (1949 - 1952), London, England (1952 - 1959) and Toronto, Ontario (1959 -1977) where he died. His mediums were oil, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, ink, gouache, lacquer, ballpoint pen, woodblock, acrylic, lithography and mixed mediums (usually pen and colored pencil). His subjects were religion, the bible, ethnicity (Ukrainian), social commentary, farm life, family life, allegory, genre, portraits, still life, figures in landscape and William Kurelek. All of his works combined compelling aesthetics with a message or lesson. His styles included Realism, Surrealism, and Trompe l'oeil (before 1959... Read full biography
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William Kurelek CM, RCA (1927 - 1977)
William Kurelek was a painter, illustrator, print maker, graphic artist and author. He was born in Whitford, Alberta (near Edmonton), and subsequently lived in Stonewall, Manitoba (1934 - 1949), Vinemount, Ontario (1949 - 1952), London, England (1952 - 1959) and Toronto, Ontario (1959 -1977) where he died.
His mediums were oil, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, ink, gouache, lacquer, ballpoint pen, woodblock, acrylic, lithography and mixed mediums (usually pen and colored pencil). His subjects were religion, the bible, ethnicity (Ukrainian), social commentary, farm life, family life, allegory, genre, portraits, still life, figures in landscape and William Kurelek. A...But wait, there's more...
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