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1926 Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada - 2000 Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Known for: Abstract expressionist painting, printmaking, teaching.
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin,... Read full biography
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; worked most of his life in Regina, Saskatchewan (1950 – 1994); and died in Squamish,... Read full biography
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; worked most of his life in Regina, Saskatchewan (1950 – 1994); and died in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada (near Vancouver) where he had lived since 1994. He first gained national recognition exhibiting as a member of the group of artists known as The Regina Five (c.1959 – 1966).... Read full biography
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; worked most of his life in Regina, Saskatchewan (1950 – 1994); and died in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada (near Vancouver) where he had lived since 1994. He first gained national recognition exhibiting as a member of the group of artists known as The Regina Five (c.1959 – 1966). His work and theirs is considered a milestone in the development of abstract art in Canada. His works have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (New York) and at the National Gallery of Canada, they were also included in Clement Greenberg’s... Read full biography
Arthur Fortescue McKay (1926 – 2000). An important Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and an influential educator, Art McKay (aka: Arthur McKay; aka: Arthur Fortescue McKay) was born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; worked most of his life in Regina, Saskatchewan (1950 – 1994); and died in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada (near Vancouver) where he had lived since 1994. He first gained national recognition exhibiting as a member of the group of artists known as The Regina Five (c.1959 – 1966). His work and theirs is considered a milestone in the development of abstract art in Canada. His works have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (New York) and at the National Gallery of Canada, they were also included in Clement Greenberg’s landmark touring exhibition "Post Painterly Abstraction"*. McKay’s career is discussed in virtually every comprehensive Canadian Art history... Read full biography
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Keywords (59)
Art Method
- •Chiaroscuro, Light and Dark or Tenebrism
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Enamel Paint
- •Ink
- •Latex
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Color Field Painting
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mandela, Rounded Squares, Blunted Ovals
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Art Association
- •The Regina Five, Saskatchewan
Art Teacher
- •Anthony Caro
- •Barnet Newman
- •Clement Greenberg
- •Donald Judd
- •Frank Stella
- •Herman Cherry
- •Jack Shadbolt
- •Jock (J.W.G.) MacDonald
- •John Ferran
- •Joseph Plaskett
- •Jules Olitski
- •Kenneth Noland
- •Lawrence Alloway
- •Will Barnet
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Barnes Foundation School/University of Arts, Student
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Emma Lake Artists' Workshop, Student
- •Emma Lake Artists' Workshop, Teacher
- •Nova Scotia/Victoria College of Art and Design, Teacher
- •Provincial Institute of Technology, Calgary, Student
- •Regina College School of Art, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Canada Council Grant for the Arts
- •Canada Foundation Grant
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Canadian Art Galleries
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Biennial Exhibitions of Canadian Art
- •Expo '67, Montreal (Centennial Exhibition)
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Fifteen Canadian Artists, Museum of Modern Art, 1963
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Post Painterly Abstraction, 1964, Clement Greenberg