Tony Scherman is a painter, printmaker and educator. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When he was five, he moved with his family to Paris, France, and at ten to London, England where he lived... Read full biography
Tony Scherman is a painter, printmaker and educator. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When he was five, he moved with his family to Paris, France, and at ten to London, England where he lived until returning, in 1976, to Toronto, which has been his home since then. He is one of the most... Read full biography
Tony Scherman is a painter, printmaker and educator. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When he was five, he moved with his family to Paris, France, and at ten to London, England where he lived until returning, in 1976, to Toronto, which has been his home since then. He is one of the most prominent painters in the encaustic* medium in Canada. Examples of his works in other mediums like watercolor, etching* and lithography* are rare by comparison. His subjects are social commentary,... Read full biography
Tony Scherman is a painter, printmaker and educator. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When he was five, he moved with his family to Paris, France, and at ten to London, England where he lived until returning, in 1976, to Toronto, which has been his home since then. He is one of the most prominent painters in the encaustic* medium in Canada. Examples of his works in other mediums like watercolor, etching* and lithography* are rare by comparison. His subjects are social commentary, historical figures and events, literary figures, popular culture, still life, animals, portraits, mythology, fantasy, philosophy and allegory*. He generally paints a series of works under one title, constructing a narrative that links all the paintings in... Read full biography
Tony Scherman is a painter, printmaker and educator. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When he was five, he moved with his family to Paris, France, and at ten to London, England where he lived until returning, in 1976, to Toronto, which has been his home since then. He is one of the most prominent painters in the encaustic* medium in Canada. Examples of his works in other mediums like watercolor, etching* and lithography* are rare by comparison. His subjects are social commentary, historical figures and events, literary figures, popular culture, still life, animals, portraits, mythology, fantasy, philosophy and allegory*. He generally paints a series of works under one title, constructing a narrative that links all the paintings in that series. Chasing Napoleon (Napoleon, French Revolution, Nazis), Banquo's Funeral (Macbeth),... Read full biography
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About Tony Scherman: Books
Books & Publications (13)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
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
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Concordia Collects: Selected Art Acquisitions, 1974-2000 (Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery
2000
Antaki, Karen
72 pages (color)
Chasing Napoleon: Forensic Portraits
2000
Henric, Jacques; Hans Beiting, David Moos
129 pages (color)
TRANSlinear (McMaster Museum of Art)
1999
Holubizky, Ihor, David Moos and Joseph R. Wolin
32 pages (color)
Cineplex Odeon The First Ten Years: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Art
1989
Burnett, David
97 pages (color)
The Art Gallery of Hamilton: Seventy-Five Years (1914-1989) (Art Gallery of Hamilton)
1989
Fox, Ross and Grace Inglis
122 pages (color)
Canadian Art in Britain: Contemporary Works from Collections in Britain
1982
Shepherd, Michael
56 pages (color)
Selections from the Westburne Collection (Edmonton Art Gallery)
1982
Wilkin, Karen
48 pages (color)
Realism: Structure & Illusion (Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph) (Exhibition catalog)