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1940 Sault Ste Marie, Canada - 2007 Algonquin Park. Known for: Landscapes, seascapes, sports and figure painting.
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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Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Sports Figures, Athletes, Genre, Events
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Israel
Art Teacher
- •Eric Freifeld
Art School
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Student
Chronology
- •Early 21st Century
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Seascape Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •The Pollock Gallery, Toronto