Agnes Szentgyörgyi Gallus (1930-2010) was a Hungarian Canadian artist[1][2] at the height of the Saskatchewan[3] abstract expressionist movement of the 1970s.
Agnes Gallus | |
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| Born | 15 May 1930 |
| Died | 8 August 2010 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Born in Hungary,[4] 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
editA contemporary of The Regina Five, she participated in numerous Emma Lake Artist Workshops.[5] 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, and hand-carved pottery.
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 in Toronto and at the SK Arts 2021 group exhibitions Until Spring[6] and There's an Artist in the Garden[7] 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, Saskatchewan Arts Board[8] and Dunlop Art Gallery.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Agnes (Szentgyorgyi) Gallus". The Globe and Mail. 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage (2012-10-17). "Artists in Canada". app.pch.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Dillow, Nancy E.; Fenton, Terry; Morgan, Wayne (1971). Saskatchewan : Art and Artists. Nancy E. Dillow, Terry Fenton, Wayne Morgan. Regina, Sask.: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery.
- ^ Squareflo.com. "Saskatchewan NAC Artists | Agnes Gallus". www.sknac.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Dillow, Nancy E. (1973). Emma Lake Workshops, 1955-1973. Nancy E. Dillow. Regina, Sask.: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery.
- ^ "SK Arts - Until Spring Exhibition". www.sk-arts.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Art in the Windows Salon will appeal to gardeners". SaskToday.ca. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "Agnes Gallus - Saskatchewan Arts Board". library.usask.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "| Regina Public Library". www.reginalibrary.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-31.