Draft:Agnes Gallus
Agnes Gallus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 May 1930 |
| Died | 8 August 2010 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Agnes Szentgyörgyi Gallus (1930-2010) was a Hungarian Canadian artist at the height of the Saskatchewan abstract expressionist movement of the 1970s.
Born in Hungary, she fled during the ’56 uprising and arrived, as a refugee, with her young family, in Regina. She studied art at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, with artists Kenneth Lochead and Ted Godwin, and later taught classes at the university in the 1970s and ’80s.
Career
[edit]A contemporary of The Regina Five, she participated in numerous Emma Lake Artist Workshops[1][2] with Harold Cohen (1966), Frank Stella (1967), Michael Steiner (1969 ) and Roy Kiyooka (1972) and became known for her colour field paintings, delicate line drawings, hand-carved pottery and free form sculptures.
In 2005, she moved to Toronto and continued her art practice until her death, in 2010. Her work was posthumously exhibited in 2013 at Artscape Wychwood Barns[3] in Toronto and at the SK Arts 2021 group exhibitions Until Spring and There’s an Artist in the Garden in Regina, with fellow artists Wynona Mulcaster, Mina Forsyth, and Donna Kriekle.
Her art is now held in various public and private collections, including the MacKenzie Art Gallery[4], Saskatchewan Arts Board[5] and Assiniboia Gallery[6].
- ^ Dillow, Nancy E. (1973). Emma Lake Workshops, 1955-1973. Nancy E. Dillow. Regina, Sask.: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery.
- ^ "The Legacy of Saskatchewan's Most Controversial—and Impactful—Artist Program | The Walrus". 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Artscape Wychwood Barns". www.wychwoodbarnscommunity.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Home". MacKenzie Art Gallery. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "SK Arts - Home". sk-arts.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Home | Assiniboia Gallery". assiniboia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.