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Born 1926 Seal Cove, British Columbia, Canada. Known for: Landscape painting, printmaking, graphics, teaching.
Takao Tanabe is a distinguished Canadian painter, printmaker, graphic artist and educator. He has worked in several styles throughout his long career; though, he is most famous for his large scale... Read full biography
Takao Tanabe is a distinguished Canadian painter, printmaker, graphic artist and educator. He has worked in several styles throughout his long career; though, he is most famous for his large scale canvases depicting the Alberta prairie and the British Columbia coastline. Examples of his work are in... Read full biography
Takao Tanabe is a distinguished Canadian painter, printmaker, graphic artist and educator. He has worked in several styles throughout his long career; though, he is most famous for his large scale canvases depicting the Alberta prairie and the British Columbia coastline. Examples of his work are in the permanent collections of most major Canadian Museums; and, they are frequently included in exhibitions examining 20th century Canadian painting. He was born in Seal Cove (near Prince Rupert) on... Read full biography
Takao Tanabe is a distinguished Canadian painter, printmaker, graphic artist and educator. He has worked in several styles throughout his long career; though, he is most famous for his large scale canvases depicting the Alberta prairie and the British Columbia coastline. Examples of his work are in the permanent collections of most major Canadian Museums; and, they are frequently included in exhibitions examining 20th century Canadian painting. He was born in Seal Cove (near Prince Rupert) on the west coast of British Columbia and, since 1980, has lived in Errington, (20 miles north of Nanaimo), on the east coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. He has also lived (in chronological order) in Vancouver, B.C. (1937 - 1942); Lemon Creek, B.C.(1)... Read full biography
Takao Tanabe is a distinguished Canadian painter, printmaker, graphic artist and educator. He has worked in several styles throughout his long career; though, he is most famous for his large scale canvases depicting the Alberta prairie and the British Columbia coastline. Examples of his work are in the permanent collections of most major Canadian Museums; and, they are frequently included in exhibitions examining 20th century Canadian painting. He was born in Seal Cove (near Prince Rupert) on the west coast of British Columbia and, since 1980, has lived in Errington, (20 miles north of Nanaimo), on the east coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. He has also lived (in chronological order) in Vancouver, B.C. (1937 - 1942); Lemon Creek, B.C.(1) (1942 - 1944); Winnipeg, Manitoba (1944 - 1950); New York City (1950 - 1952); Vancouver (1952 - 1953); Winnipeg (1955 -... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Photogravure/Photo Etching/Photo Engraving
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Linoleum Cut Block, Linocut
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Sumi-e-Ink
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Woodblock, Woodcut, Wood Engraving
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Hans Hofmann
- •Joseph Plaskett
- •Reuben Tam
Art School
- •Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff Centre, Teacher
- •Brooklyn Museum Art School/Institute, Student
- •Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Teacher
- •Winnipeg School of Art, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Audain Prize in the Visual Arts
- •Governor General's Award for Arts, Canada
- •Order of British Columbia
- •Order of Canada, Elected Member
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •In Japanese Internment Camp, USA World War II
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Biennial Exhibitions of Canadian Art
- •Sao Paulo Bienniale
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Canadian Group of Painters-
- •Philadelphia Print Club-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Edmonton Art Gallery/Art Gallery of Alberta
- •Hamilton Art Gallery, Ontario
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
- •Seattle Art Museum
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
- •Vancouver Art Gallery