Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin,... Read full biography
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; worked most of his life in Regina, Saskatchewan (1950 – 1994); and died in Squamish,... Read full biography
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; worked most of his life in Regina, Saskatchewan (1950 – 1994); and died in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada (near Vancouver) where he had lived since 1994. He first gained national recognition exhibiting as a member of the group of artists known as The Regina Five (c.1959 – 1966).... Read full biography
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; worked most of his life in Regina, Saskatchewan (1950 – 1994); and died in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada (near Vancouver) where he had lived since 1994. He first gained national recognition exhibiting as a member of the group of artists known as The Regina Five (c.1959 – 1966). His work and theirs is considered a milestone in the development of abstract art in Canada. His works have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (New York) and at the National Gallery of Canada, they were also included in Clement Greenberg’s... Read full biography
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; worked most of his life in Regina, Saskatchewan (1950 – 1994); and died in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada (near Vancouver) where he had lived since 1994. He first gained national recognition exhibiting as a member of the group of artists known as The Regina Five (c.1959 – 1966). His work and theirs is considered a milestone in the development of abstract art in Canada. His works have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (New York) and at the National Gallery of Canada, they were also included in Clement Greenberg’s landmark touring exhibition "Post Painterly Abstraction"*. McKay’s career is discussed in virtually every comprehensive Canadian Art history... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (69)
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A Companion to American Art
2015
Davis, John (editor), Jennifer A. Greenhill, and Jason De La Fountain
686 pages (color)
The Last Art College: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1968-1978
2012
Kennedy, Garry Neill
455 pages (color)
A Concise History of Canadian Painting, (Third Edition)
2012
Reid, Dennis
506 pages (color)
The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century (Dedicated to the memory of John Fox, Painter and Teacher)
2010
Foss, Brian; Anne Whitelaw and Sandra Paikowsky
480 pages (color)
Abstract Painting in Canada (Exhibition catalog)
2008
Nasgaard, Roald
432 pages (color)
As One Who Serves: The Making of the University of Regina
2006
Pitsula, James M
509 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
The Shape of Colour: Excursions in Colour Field Art (Art Gallery of Ontario) (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Cheetham, Mark; Matthew Teitelbaum, David Moos
120 pages (color)
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
2005
Editor, Canadian Plains Research Center
1,071 pages (color)
The Sixties in Canada (National Gallery of Canada) (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Leclerc, Denise; Pierre Dessureault; National Gallery of Canada
188 pages (color)
A History of Art in Alberta, 1905-1970
2005
Townshend, Nancy
202 pages (color)
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
Canadian Art: From its Beginnings to 2000
2002
Newlands, Anne
355 pages (color)
Sights of Resistance: Approaches to Canadian Visual Culture, Volume 1
2001
Belton, Robert James
398 pages
Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century
1999
Murray, Joan
272 pages (color)
Home Base: Notes to an Installation (Kamloops Art Gallery)
1998
Hunter, Andrew
36 pages (color)
Arthur F. McKay A Critical Retrospective
1997
Howard, David, Timothy Long and Alex Kelly
64 pages (color)
Contemporary Canadian Artists
1997
Matuz, Roger
627 pages
A to Z of Canadian Art: Artists and Art Terms
1997
McKendry, Blake
242 pages (color)
The Dictionary of Art: 34 Volume Set
1996
Turner, Jane (Editor)
0 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Clement Greenberg: The Collected Essays and Criticism (4 Volumes)
1993
Greenberg, Clement; Dr. John O'Brian, Editor
622 pages
The Crisis of Abstraction in Canada: The 1950s (National Gallery of Canada) (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Leclerc, Denise and Marion H. Barclay
237 pages (color)
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Second Edition: (Four Volumes)
1988
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,736 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition)
1988
Reid, Dennis
418 pages (color)
Documents in Canadian Art
1987
Fetherling, Douglas (Editor)
327 pages
Founders of the Alberta College of Art (Alberta College of Art Gallery)
1986
Greenfield, Valerie
107 pages (color)
The Canadian Encyclopedia: (Three Volumes)
1985
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,089 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art
1984
Borland, Carol J
1,186 pages
Regina Collects
1984
Parke-Taylor, Michael
59 pages
Visions-Contemporary Art in Canada
1983
Bringhurst, Robert (Editor)
239 pages (color)
Contemporary Canadian Art
1983
Burnett, David; Marilyn Schiff
300 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 15th Edition
1982
Editor, Jaques Cattell Press
1,204 pages
Watercolour Painting in Saskatchewan, 1905-1980 (Mendel Art Gallery)
1981
Christie, Robert
44 pages
The University of Saskatchewan Permanent Art Collection, 1980
1980
Bell, Lynne S. and Isobel Findlay
260 pages
The University of Guelph Art Collection: A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture
1980
Nasby, Judith M
410 pages (color)
Saskatchewan Paper: New Works on Paper by Saskatchewan Artists (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
1980
Phillips, Carol A
30 pages
Firestone Art Collection
1978
Evans, John
167 pages (color)
Modern Painting in Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art
1978
Fenton, Terry; Karen Wilken
119 pages (color)
Regina 25 Years, 1953-1978: An Exhibition in Honour of Regina's 75th Anniversary (Exhibition catalog)
1978
McKay, Arthur and Nancy E. Dillow
58 pages
Norman Mackenzie: Building a Collection (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
1978
Phillips, Carol A.
76 pages (color)
Painting in Canada: A History (1977)
1977
Harper, J. Russell
463 pages (color)
Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, 1973-1976 (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
1977
Phillips, Carol A.
36 pages
The Shell Canada Collection: A Selection of Canadian Art Assembled by the Employees of Shell Canada
1977
Shammas, Basil
77 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
The History of Painting in Canada: Toward A Peoples' Art
1974
Lord, Barry
253 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists: Volume 4 Little-Myles
1974
MacDonald, Colin S.
477 pages (color)
Emma Lake Workshops, 1955-1973 (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
1973
Dillow, Nancy E.
0 pages (color)
Mystic Circle: Burnaby Art Gallery
1973
Lhalungpa, Lobsang Phuntshok and George Woodcock
156 pages (color)
A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973
Reid, Dennis
319 pages (color)
Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their Contemporaries, 1930-1970
1972
Duval, Paul
192 pages (color)
Creative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Creative and Performing Arts (Two Volumes)
1972
Rodney, Helen M.
616 pages
Saskatchewan: Art and Artists (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
1971
Dillow, Nancy E, Terry Fenton and Wayne Morgan
68 pages (color)
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
Canadian Art Today
1970
Townsend, William
114 pages (color)
A.F. McKay: Paintings and Drawings, 1959-1967 (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
1968
Fenton, Terry
28 pages
Statements: 18 Canadian Artists (Exhibition catalog)
1967
Curator, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
99 pages
Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art
1967
Hubbard, R.H.; J.R. Ostiguy
254 pages (color)
Painting in Canada (Canadian Government Pavilion, Expo 67) (Exhibition catalog)
1967
Lord, Barry
96 pages
Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition)
1966
Harper, J Russell
443 pages
Sixth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting, 1965 (National Gallery of Canada) (Exhibition catalog)
1965
Townsend, William
47 pages (color)
Post Painterly Abstraction (Los Angeles County Museum of Art Contemporary)
1964
Greenberg, Clement
72 pages
Fifteen Canadian Artists (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
1963
Turner, Evan H.; William J. Withrow
48 pages (color)
Five Painters from Regina
1961
Bloore, Ronald L. and Richard B. Simmins
0 pages (color)
The Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Art, 1961 (National Gallery of Canada)
1961
James, Philip et al
28 pages
Second Biennial of Canadian Art, 1957 (National Gallery of Canada)