Peter Shostak B. Ed., M.Ed. (1943). A western Canadian painter, printmaker, author, illustrator, draftsman and educator, Professor Peter Shostak was born in Bonnyville, Alberta and currently lives in... Read full biography
Peter Shostak B. Ed., M.Ed. (1943). A western Canadian painter, printmaker, author, illustrator, draftsman and educator, Professor Peter Shostak was born in Bonnyville, Alberta and currently lives in Courtenay, British Columbia. He is the author of six books (see Sources) and his paintings and... Read full biography
Peter Shostak B. Ed., M.Ed. (1943). A western Canadian painter, printmaker, author, illustrator, draftsman and educator, Professor Peter Shostak was born in Bonnyville, Alberta and currently lives in Courtenay, British Columbia. He is the author of six books (see Sources) and his paintings and prints are in several museum collections including the Canadian Museum of History. His mediums are oil paints, watercolors and serigraphs*. His subjects are figures, landscapes, still life, snowscapes,... Read full biography
Peter Shostak B. Ed., M.Ed. (1943). A western Canadian painter, printmaker, author, illustrator, draftsman and educator, Professor Peter Shostak was born in Bonnyville, Alberta and currently lives in Courtenay, British Columbia. He is the author of six books (see Sources) and his paintings and prints are in several museum collections including the Canadian Museum of History. His mediums are oil paints, watercolors and serigraphs*. His subjects are figures, landscapes, still life, snowscapes, rural life, pioneer life, farm scenes, churches, ethnicity (primarily Ukrainian), children’s activities, amateur sports, religious traditions, animals, genre* and allegory*. His paintings frequently depict scenes in the province of Alberta. His styles... Read full biography
Peter Shostak B. Ed., M.Ed. (1943). A western Canadian painter, printmaker, author, illustrator, draftsman and educator, Professor Peter Shostak was born in Bonnyville, Alberta and currently lives in Courtenay, British Columbia. He is the author of six books (see Sources) and his paintings and prints are in several museum collections including the Canadian Museum of History. His mediums are oil paints, watercolors and serigraphs*. His subjects are figures, landscapes, still life, snowscapes, rural life, pioneer life, farm scenes, churches, ethnicity (primarily Ukrainian), children’s activities, amateur sports, religious traditions, animals, genre* and allegory*. His paintings frequently depict scenes in the province of Alberta. His styles are Modernism*, Plein Air Painting* and Realism*. The askART auction results have some good illustrations of his oeuvre. Shos... Read full biography
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About Peter Shostak: Books
Books & Publications (9)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Once Upon a Pond: pond hockey in the era of global warming
2009
Sawchyn, Linda
52 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists: Volume 8, Safdie to Smith
2006
MacDonald, Colin S.
668 pages
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction