Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University,... Read full biography
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University, Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to... Read full biography
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University, Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumière and Academie Julian, then travelled and painted extensively in Europe. His work was shown at the Paris Salon (1933, 1934). On his return to... Read full biography
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University, Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumière and Academie Julian, then travelled and painted extensively in Europe. His work was shown at the Paris Salon (1933, 1934). On his return to Montreal he painted in the Laurentians where he had spent many summers of his youth at the Riordon family cottage north of Mont Tremblant at Lac Lache. During the thirties he became known for his paintings of the Laurentians. He held his first official solo... Read full biography
Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon, John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University, Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at the Grande Chaumière and Academie Julian, then travelled and painted extensively in Europe. His work was shown at the Paris Salon (1933, 1934). On his return to Montreal he painted in the Laurentians where he had spent many summers of his youth at the Riordon family cottage north of Mont Tremblant at Lac Lache. During the thirties he became known for his paintings of the Laurentians. He held his first official solo show at the Continental Galleries in October of 1935. He also became known for his s... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (7)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979