- Ron Bloore
Ronald Langley (Ron) Bloore (born
May 29 ,1925 ) is a Canadianabstract art ist and teacher. He was a member of the "Regina Five " which includedKen Lochhead ,Art McKay ,Ted Godwin , andDoug Morton .Education
Born in
Brampton, Ontario , Bloore received a B.A. in art and archaeology from theUniversity of Toronto in 1949. From 1949 to 1951, he studied art history and archaeology at theNew York University Institute of Fine Arts . In 1953, he received a M.A. in art and archaeology fromWashington University in St. Louis . From 1951 to 1954, he was also an Instructor in art and archaeology at Washington University. From 1955 to 1957, he studied at theCourtauld Institute of Art at the University of London.University positions held
After completing his studies at the
University of London , Bloore returned to Canada, and held a position as an instructor in art and archaeology at the University of Toronto from 1957 to 1958. Moving toRegina, Saskatchewan , he was an instructor in art and archaeology at the Regina Campus of theUniversity of Saskatchewan from 1958 to 1966. Settling back in Toronto, he was a Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Fine Arts atYork University from 1966 to 1990.Honours and awards received
In 1993, Bloore was made a Member of the
Order of Canada for being a "most accomplished abstract painter and educator, he has strongly influenced visual arts, particularly in Western Canada". [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=9] In 2007, he was made a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Canada .In 1993, he was awarded an honorary
Doctor of Letters degree fromYork University and in 2001 an honoraryDoctor of Laws degree from theUniversity of Regina .References
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External links
* [http://ronbloore.ca/ The Bloore Studio] is the painter's web site with hundreds of pages of images and texts.
Persondata
NAME = Bloore, Ronald Langley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Ron
SHORT DESCRIPTION = abstract artist, teacher
DATE OF BIRTH =May 29 ,1925
PLACE OF BIRTH = Brampton,Ontario ,Canada
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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