Ken Danby was born March 6, 1940 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. At the young age of ten, having already received recognition for his drawing ability, he made the decision to become an artist,... Read full biography
Ken Danby was born March 6, 1940 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. At the young age of ten, having already received recognition for his drawing ability, he made the decision to become an artist, and learned of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. Following his highschool graduation eight... Read full biography
Ken Danby was born March 6, 1940 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. At the young age of ten, having already received recognition for his drawing ability, he made the decision to become an artist, and learned of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. Following his highschool graduation eight years later, he enrolled at OCA. Ultimately, the school's over-emphasis on abstract art at the time did not appeal to Danby, and two years later he quit in order to pursue his preferred interests. He... Read full biography
Ken Danby was born March 6, 1940 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. At the young age of ten, having already received recognition for his drawing ability, he made the decision to become an artist, and learned of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. Following his highschool graduation eight years later, he enrolled at OCA. Ultimately, the school's over-emphasis on abstract art at the time did not appeal to Danby, and two years later he quit in order to pursue his preferred interests. He worked at a multitude of art-related jobs over the next three years, while exploring various directions in his painting. His first solo show, an exhibition of abstract paintings at the age of 21, was a success, but he still felt less than challenged and... Read full biography
Ken Danby was born March 6, 1940 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. At the young age of ten, having already received recognition for his drawing ability, he made the decision to become an artist, and learned of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. Following his highschool graduation eight years later, he enrolled at OCA. Ultimately, the school's over-emphasis on abstract art at the time did not appeal to Danby, and two years later he quit in order to pursue his preferred interests. He worked at a multitude of art-related jobs over the next three years, while exploring various directions in his painting. His first solo show, an exhibition of abstract paintings at the age of 21, was a success, but he still felt less than challenged and decided to return to a representational focus which, in spite of being against the grain in the world of art, offered Ken a greater satisfaction... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (29)
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Who Killed Tom Thomson:
2018
Little, John
409 pages
Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings
2007
Newlands, Anne
366 pages (color)
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
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Ken Danby: New Paintings (Exhibition catalog)
1998
Kirwin, W Chandler & Moos, D
0 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Home Truths: A Celebration of Family Life by Canada's Best-Loved Painters
1997
Murray, Joan
168 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Contemporary Artists (3rd Edition)
1989
Naylor, Colin (editor)
1,059 pages
The Best Contemporary Canadian Art
1987
Murray, Joan
201 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Contemporary Canadian Landscapes
1985
Lipman, M & Horizons, L
0 pages
The Canadian Encyclopedia: (Three Volumes)
1985
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,089 pages (color)
A Visual Bestiary: Animals in Art (Stewart Art Centre)
1984
Brice, Megan
61 pages
Made in Canada IV: Artists in Books (National Library of Canada)
1984
Van der Bellen, Liana
42 pages (color)
Contemporary Canadian Art
1983
Burnett, David; Marilyn Schiff
300 pages (color)
The Book of Canadians An Illustrated Guide to Who Did What
1983
Hacker, Carlotta
0 pages
Champions of American Sport The National Portrait Gallery (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Pachter, Marc
0 pages
Contemporary Canadian Realism (Exhibition catalog)
1980
Lipman, M & Images, L
0 pages
Super Realism
1979
Lucie-Smith, Edward
0 pages
20th Century Canadian Drawings
1979
Morris, Jerrold
107 pages
Colombo's Book of Canada
1978
Colombo, John Robert
0 pages
100 Years Evolution of the Ontario Colleg of Art (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Ontario College of Art
76 pages (color)
Ken Danby special edition
1974
Duval, Ken
0 pages
High Realism in Canada
1974
Duval, Paul
175 pages (color)
D.P. Brown, Ken Danby, Tom Forrestall, Christopher Pratt (Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France)
1974
Duval, Paul
48 pages
Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their Contemporaries, 1930-1970