John Kenneth Esler BFA, B.Ed, ARCA, CPE, CSGA, PDCC (1933 - 2001). A prominent and influential Canadian printmaker, draftsman, painter, educator and leader in the arts community, John Kenneth Esler... Read full biography
John Kenneth Esler BFA, B.Ed, ARCA, CPE, CSGA, PDCC (1933 - 2001). A prominent and influential Canadian printmaker, draftsman, painter, educator and leader in the arts community, John Kenneth Esler was born in Pilot Mount, Manitoba and died in Calgary, Alberta. He was the first Chairman of the... Read full biography
John Kenneth Esler BFA, B.Ed, ARCA, CPE, CSGA, PDCC (1933 - 2001). A prominent and influential Canadian printmaker, draftsman, painter, educator and leader in the arts community, John Kenneth Esler was born in Pilot Mount, Manitoba and died in Calgary, Alberta. He was the first Chairman of the Print and Drawing Council of Canada*, a juror and organizer for Canadian and international exhibitions, a consulting juror for the Canada Council*, and the founder of Trojan Press and Studio JKE. He was... Read full biography
John Kenneth Esler BFA, B.Ed, ARCA, CPE, CSGA, PDCC (1933 - 2001). A prominent and influential Canadian printmaker, draftsman, painter, educator and leader in the arts community, John Kenneth Esler was born in Pilot Mount, Manitoba and died in Calgary, Alberta. He was the first Chairman of the Print and Drawing Council of Canada*, a juror and organizer for Canadian and international exhibitions, a consulting juror for the Canada Council*, and the founder of Trojan Press and Studio JKE. He was instrumental in developing the printmaking department at the Alberta College of Art and Design and at the University of Calgary. His prints have been exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City. His... Read full biography
John Kenneth Esler BFA, B.Ed, ARCA, CPE, CSGA, PDCC (1933 - 2001). A prominent and influential Canadian printmaker, draftsman, painter, educator and leader in the arts community, John Kenneth Esler was born in Pilot Mount, Manitoba and died in Calgary, Alberta. He was the first Chairman of the Print and Drawing Council of Canada*, a juror and organizer for Canadian and international exhibitions, a consulting juror for the Canada Council*, and the founder of Trojan Press and Studio JKE. He was instrumental in developing the printmaking department at the Alberta College of Art and Design and at the University of Calgary. His prints have been exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City. His works are in the permanent collections of many museums including the Victoria & Albert, London, England and the National Gallery of Canada,... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (25)
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Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2001-2002 (24th Edition)
2001
Bunton, Donald (editor)
1,490 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists A to F, 5th Edition
1997
MacDonald, Colin S.
811 pages (color)
A to Z of Canadian Art: Artists and Art Terms
1997
McKendry, Blake
242 pages (color)
Canadian Who's Who 1996 Volume XXXI
1996
Lumley, Elizabeth (editor)
1,338 pages
35 Years and 15 Minutes: Prints by John Kenneth Esler (Nickle Arts Museum) (Exhibition catalog)
1994
Esler, John and Susan Ford
63 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)
Printmaking in Alberta, 1945-1985
1989
Cochran, Bente Roed
173 pages (color)
Living Impressions: Contemporary Canadian Graphics from the Permanent Collection of the Art Gallery of Hamilton
1989
Cummings, Glen E.
92 pages (color)
Catalogue of the National Gallery of Canada Ottawa: A-F, Canadian Art, Volume One A--F (National Gallery of Canada)
1988
Hill, Charles C. and Pierre B. Landry, Editors
415 pages
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
Who's Who in American Art, Fifteenth Edition, 1982
1982
R.R. Bowker Co. (Editors)
1,204 pages
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979
1981
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
448 pages
The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect (Art Gallery of Hamiltonm Ontario)
1981
Oko, Andrew J. and Rosemary Donegan
96 pages
Artists of Alberta
1980
Baker, Suzanne Devonshire
97 pages (color)
Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980
1980
Sisler, Rebecca
296 pages (color)
Canadian Landscapes
1975
Tovell, Rosemarie L
40 pages (color)
Mystic Circle: Burnaby Art Gallery
1973
Lhalungpa, Lobsang Phuntshok and George Woodcock
156 pages (color)
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
Canadian Art Today
1970
Townsend, William
114 pages (color)
Canadian Prints and Drawings: With a Collection of Photographs by Yousuf Karsh
1967
Fenwick, Kathleen M. and Yousuf Karsh, Roger Duhamel