Wynona Mulcaster
Wynona Croft Mulcaster | |
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Born | April 10, 1915 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Died | August 25, 2016 (aged 101) San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Painter and teacher |
Known for | Landscape |
Wynona Croft Mulcaster (April 10, 1915 – August 25, 2016) was a Canadian painter and teacher from Saskatchewan, best known for her prairie landscapes. She also played an important role in developing competitive riding in Saskatoon.
Life
Wynona ("Nonie") Croft Mulcaster was born on 10 April 1915 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.[1][2] She was interested in horses, and often made them the subjects of her early drawings.[3] She was thirteen when she became owner of her first horse. In 1935 she rode in the Prince Albert Horse Show.[4]
Mulcaster died in August 2016 at the age of 101 at her ranch in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.[5]
Education
Mulcaster studied art under
Teacher
In the late 1930s, Mulcaster helped establish what would later become the
Mulcaster became a teacher at the
From 1964 until 1977 Mulcaster was Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Art at the University of Saskatchewan.[9] Her students included Robert Murray and Allen Sapp.[1] Allen Sapp made oil and acrylic paintings of life on an Indian reservation. Mulcaster said his paintings were marked by a personal realism, recording the people, landscape, and animals with restraint, freshness and honesty.[10]
Horses
In 1945 Mulcaster became the unpaid instructor at the Saskatoon
Mulcaster was inducted into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.[3]
Artist
Mulcaster works were mainly in acrylics on canvas or paper.[1] She is known for her prairie landscapes, which show the form and vitality of the land and the sky.[9] She was given a Lifetime Award for Excellence in the Arts by the Saskatchewan Arts Board in 1993.[9] As of 2014 she lived in San Miguel de Allende.[1]
Mulcaster's work has been widely exhibited in Canada.
Solo exhibitions
Mulcaster's work has been shown in many solo exhibitions, including:[2]
- 1954 Saskatoon Art Centre
- 1959 Saskatoon Art Centre
- 1962 Saskatoon Art Centre
- 1965 Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
- 1970 Saskatoon Public Library Gallery
- 1974 Osman Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- 1974 Shoestring Gallery, Saskatoon
- 1977 The Millard Gallery, Saskatoon
- 1978 Gallery One, Toronto
- 1979 Assiniboia Gallery, Regina
- 1980 Gallery One Studio, Saskatoon
- 1981 Gallery One, Toronto
- 1982 Gallery One Studio, Saskatoon
- 1983 Gallery One, Toronto
- 1983 Galerie Elca London, Montreal
- 1983 Gallery One Studio, Saskatoon
- 1983/85 "Wynona Mulcaster: A Survey 1973–1982"
- Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, then
- Moose Jaw Art Museum, Moose Jaw
- University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge
- Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina
- Edmonton Art Gallery
- 1984 Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary
- 1985 Gallery One, Toronto
- 1986 Art Placement, Saskatoon
- 1987 Gallery One, Toronto
- 1988 Assiniboia Gallery, Regina
- 1989 Galerie Elca London, Montreal
- 1990 Gallery One, Toronto
- 1991 Art Placement, Saskatoon
- 1992 Assinboia Gallery, Regina
- 1993 Art Placement, Saskatoon
- 1994 Art Placement, Saskatoon
- 1995 Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary
- 1996 Costin & Klintworth, Toronto
- 2007 Art Placement, Saskatoon
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Deadman 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Wynona Mulcaster, The GALLERY.
- ^ a b c d e Wynona Mulcaster, Saskatchewan NAC.
- ^ a b c Wynona Mulcaster, Prairie Gold.
- ^ Staff (September 7, 2016). "Noted Saskatchewan artist Wynona Mulcaster dies in Mexico at age 101". Galleries West. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Henry Bonli Obituary, The Star Phoenix.
- ^ Nasgaard 2008, p. 291.
- ^ Pearse 2006, p. 22.
- ^ a b c Wynona Croft Mulcaster, Saskatchewan Arts Board.
- ^ Lerner & Williamson 1991, p. 730.
- ^ Nasgaard 2008, p. 144.
- ^ Lerner & Williamson 1991, p. 230.
Sources
- Deadman, Patricia (2014). "MULCASTER, WYNONA". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- "Henry Bonli Obituary". The Star Phoenix. 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- Lerner, Loren R.; Williamson, Mary F. (1991-01-01). Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-5856-0. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- Nasgaard, Roald (2008). Abstract Painting in Canada. Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 978-1-55365-394-3. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- Pearse, Harold (2006-01-01). From Drawing to Visual Culture: A History of Art Education in Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-6021-5. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- "Wynona Croft Mulcaster". Saskatchewan Arts Board. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- "Wynona Mulcaster". Prairie Gold: Sports Heroes From Saskatchewan. Saskatoon Public Library. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- "Wynona Mulcaster". Saskatchewan NAC. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- "Wynona Mulcaster". The GALLERY / art placement. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
Further reading
- Robert, Enright; George, Moppett; Mulcaster, Wynona (1984). Wynona Mulcaster: A Survey, 1973-1982. Mendel Art Gallery. ISBN 978-0-919863-10-1.