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1935 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Abstract easel and mural painting, printmaking, sculpture, commercial art, teaching.
Gordon Rayner (1935 - 2010). An important Canadian painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, commercial artist, musician and educator, Gordon Rayner was born in Toronto, Ontario where, with the... Read full biography
Gordon Rayner (1935 - 2010). An important Canadian painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, commercial artist, musician and educator, Gordon Rayner was born in Toronto, Ontario where, with the exception of travel, he lived his whole life and died. He is discussed in virtually every Canadian art... Read full biography
Gordon Rayner (1935 - 2010). An important Canadian painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, commercial artist, musician and educator, Gordon Rayner was born in Toronto, Ontario where, with the exception of travel, he lived his whole life and died. He is discussed in virtually every Canadian art history book written since the mid 1960s, and his works have been featured in numerous exhibitions at major venues including two at the Museum of Modern Art, New York and five at the National Gallery of... Read full biography
Gordon Rayner (1935 - 2010). An important Canadian painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, commercial artist, musician and educator, Gordon Rayner was born in Toronto, Ontario where, with the exception of travel, he lived his whole life and died. He is discussed in virtually every Canadian art history book written since the mid 1960s, and his works have been featured in numerous exhibitions at major venues including two at the Museum of Modern Art, New York and five at the National Gallery of Canada. His art is in the permanent collections of dozens of Canadian museums as well as the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. His mediums included acrylics, oils, Lucite 44, gouache*, fresco*, charcoal, chalk, collage*, ceramic tile, found... Read full biography
Gordon Rayner (1935 - 2010). An important Canadian painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, commercial artist, musician and educator, Gordon Rayner was born in Toronto, Ontario where, with the exception of travel, he lived his whole life and died. He is discussed in virtually every Canadian art history book written since the mid 1960s, and his works have been featured in numerous exhibitions at major venues including two at the Museum of Modern Art, New York and five at the National Gallery of Canada. His art is in the permanent collections of dozens of Canadian museums as well as the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. His mediums included acrylics, oils, Lucite 44, gouache*, fresco*, charcoal, chalk, collage*, ceramic tile, found objects*, assemblage*, happening*, photography, film, monoprint*, serigraph*, lithography*, welded steel, appropriation and mixed mediums. His sub... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
- •Photography as Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Welding
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Assemblage
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Found Objects, Junk, Recycles
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Lucite
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Monoprint, Monotype, Monograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Steel, Stainless Steel
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Color Field Painting
- •Constructivism, Constructivist
- •Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
- •Op Art, Optical
- •Performance Art, Happenings
- •Post Painterly Abstraction
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
- •Europe
- •India and/or Burma
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •South America
- •Spain and/or Portugal
Art Association
- •Sculptors Society of Canada
Art School
- •New School of Art, Toronto, Teacher
- •Nova Scotia/Victoria College of Art and Design, Student
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Teacher
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Waddington Galleries, England and Canada
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Biennials of Canadian Painting, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa