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Frank Vervoort |
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painter
historical
1930-1983
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| Frank Karl Vervoort was born in Antwerp, Belgium in
1930. His family moved to Magrath, Alberta in 1948. Frank
worked for a printing company and as a window dresser for Eaton Department
Store in Lethbridge, Alberta in the mid to late 1950s. In 1960 he
enrolled in the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (now the Alberta
College of Art and Design). After graduation in 1964 with a
four-year diploma in painting he attended the Instituto Allende in San
Miguel, Mexico and the Nationaal Hoger Instituut en Koninklijke Academic
Voor Schone Kunsten (National Higher Institute, Royal Academy for
Classical Art) in Antwerp, Belgium. Frank began his teaching career
on his return to Calgary in 1966. After teaching children's art
classes in affiliation with the Allied Arts Centre, he joined the faculty
at the Alberta College of Art (ACA). He continued teaching at ACA
until his untimely death in 1983.
Frank was an active member of the Alberta Society of
Artists. Once he was on faculty at the Alberta College of Art, he
spent a great deal of his time camping, sketching, and painting in the
foothills of Southern Alberta, and in the mountains of British Columbia
and Alberta.
The works in our gallery are from a private collection,
purchased from Frank early in his career.
Exhibitions:
Frank Vervoort 1930-1983 In Tribute, retrospective exhibition, Alberta
College of Art, 1984.
LeMarchand Gallery, Edmonton, AB, solo exhibit, 1983
Alberta Society of Artists Exhibitions, 1983, 1982
Alberta College of Art Staff Exhibitions, Calgary, AB, 1982, 1981, 1980
James Ulrich Gallery, Calgary, AB, solo exhibit, 1981
Kensington Fine Art Gallery, solo exhibition, 1972, 1968
Cultural Development Branch of Alberta - rental program and traveling solo
exhibition, 1969-70
Yates Memorial Centre, Lethbridge, AB, solo exhibition, 1967
Allied Arts Centre, Calgary, AB, solo exhibition, 1966
Bowman Arts Centre, Lethbridge, AB, solo exhibition, 1966
Instituto Allende Gallery, Mexico, group exhibition, 1965
Alberta College of Art Gallery, two-person exhibition, 1965
Confederation Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PEI, group exhibition, 1965
Awards and Scholarships:
1964, Instituto Allende, San Miguel D'Allende, Mexico, Tuition Scholarship
and Queen Elizabeth Prize
1963, Mrs. F.C. Manning Memorial Scholarship
Visual Arts Board Scholarship
Queen Elizabeth Prize
1962, Henry Birks and Sons Award
Visual Arts Board Scholarship
1961, Queen Elizabeth Prize
Collections:
Alberta House, London, England
Alberta College of Art and Design, SAIT Collection, Calgary, AB
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Government of Alberta Collection
Cardinal Energy Ltd., Calgary, AB
Nova Corporation, Calgary, AB
Pancanadian Petroleum Ltd., Calgary, AB
Traditions Fine Art Ltd., Calgary, AB
numerous private collections in Canada
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Artist Statement
Trees and shrubs become swift brush strokes of various
hues of yellow, green, and ochre.
Hill and rock formations are rendered as a series of interlocking shapes
and tones.
Buildings and houses are but a few broad paint strokes of light and dark.
Good solid darks serve as a background for lighter and brighter shapes and
textures.
The elements of landscape and picture making are interwoven to create a
flat tapestry of directness.
Those who have attempted to paint outdoors and directly from nature are
aware of the pitfalls and obstacles that are encountered. Light is
constantly changing, temperatures fluctuate, wind causes movement, and the
eye takes in much more than the canvas will hold. The outdoor artist
must devise a way of seeing. In his mind he has to eliminate all
those aspects of the landscape which will have no meaning in relation to
the painting. He has to be aware of patterns, of texture, of tone
and color, the relationship of shapes. Perspective often has to be
minimized. To achieve clarity, he must simplify, reorganize, and
exaggerate various aspects of his subject. Detail must become an
intricate part of the overall.
Frank Vervoort, 1983 |
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