Ken Danby
Ken Danby | |
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| Born | Kenneth Edison Danby 6 March 1940 Painter |
| Movement | Realism |
| Awards | Order of Canada Order of Ontario |
Ken Danby, CM OOnt RCA D.F.A. (6 March 1940 – 23 September 2007) was a Canadian painter who created highly realistic paintings that study everyday life. His 1972 painting At the Crease, portraying a masked hockey goalie defending his net, is widely recognized and reproduced in Canada.[1][2]
Early life and education
Danby was born and grew up in
Career
Early in his career, Danby experimented with abstract expressionism.[4] In August 1961, Danby participated in the first Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) in the parking lot of the Four Seasons hotel, located at that time on Jarvis Street in Toronto. Danby won the "Best of Exhibition" prize with an untitled abstract, currently in the collection of the artist.
Danby later focused on realism in most of his work, and developed his skill with watercolour. His first solo exhibition in 1964 sold out.[4]
In 1975, Danby was elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[5] He designed four coins for the 1976 Montreal Olympics.[6]
He also received the Jessie Dow Prize, the 125th Anniversary Commemorative Medal of Canada, the City of Sault Ste. Marie's Award of Merit and both the Queen's Silver and Golden Jubilee Medals.
In the 1980s, Danby painted a number of watercolours about the America's Cup and portrayed Canadian athletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.[4] Danby has served on the governing board of the Canada Council and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada.[4]
In 1997, Danby received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.
In 1999 Danby had a studio near Guelph.[7] In 2001, he was vested in both the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada.
A school on Grange Road in
In 2016, the Art Gallery of Hamilton organized a retrospective of Danby's work, entitled Beyond the Crease.[8]
For approximately three decades until his death, Danby lived and painted in a rural property near
Death
On 23 September 2007, Danby collapsed while on a canoe trip in
Danby is the second famous Canadian artist to die in
Family
The subject matter of many of Danby's early works was found on St. Joseph Island and it was there that he met his first wife Judy Harcourt, whom he married in 1965. Together they purchased a home at Armstrong Mill near Guelph, Ontario, which provided Danby with subject matter from which to gain inspiration.[citation needed] The couple had three sons, who have appeared in Danby's work. They separated in 1980 and divorced in 1984. One of his sons from this marriage is Noah Danby, an actor. Danby's second wife's was Gillian Rumble, to whom he was married until his death.[11]
References
- ^ Sault Ste. Marie: Extraordinary, Not Ordinary Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Hometown Hockey
- ISBN 978-1-4597-0028-4.
- ISBN 978-0-920810-44-6.
- ^ a b c d e f "Surreal death of a Canadian icon". Toronto Star Peter Goddard, Sept. 25, 2007
- ^ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-4402-2987-9.
- ISBN 978-0-88882-205-5.
- ^ "Ken Danby: Good, bad and ugly". Toronto Star, Murray Whyte, Dec. 3, 2016. page E1.
- ^ "Restored mill was artist's dream home | TheSpec.com". The Hamilton Spectator. 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Ken Danby: Five Decades".
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (30 September 2007). "Ken Danby, Prolific Canadian Painter, Dies at 67". New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
[Danby] is survived by his wife, the former Gillian Rumble; a brother, Marvin; three sons, Sean, Ryan and Noah; a stepson, Stephan Elmitt; a stepdaughter, Julie Reed; and six grandchildren..
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