Christopher Varley (born 1950)[1] is a Canadian art historian, curator, private art dealer, art and cultural commentator.[1] He is the grandson of F. H. Varley.
Christopher Varley | |
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| Born | Christopher John Varley September 19, 1950 Vancouver, Canada |
| Education | Simon Fraser University (grad. 1972) |
| Known for | Canadian art historian, curator, private art dealer, art and cultural commentator |
| Spouse | Sandra Shaul (married 1986) |
Career
editChristopher Varley was born in Vancouver and received his B.A. from Simon Fraser University, graduating in 1972. He was the Assistant Curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 1974-1977 and the Head Curator at the Edmonton Art Gallery, 1979-1983.[1] In 1983, he moved to Toronto and became a private art dealer specializing in historical Canadian art as well as a freelance curator and consultant.[1] He has donated work to galleries such as the McMaster Museum of Art[2] and The Image Centre to which he gave an entire collection of 542 photographs by various Canadian makers from the 19th century to the 20th.[3]
Writing
editVarley is the author of F. H. Varley (National Gallery of Canada 1979); F.H. Varley: a centennial exhibition ( Edmonton Art Gallery, 1981);[1] Hans Hofmann (1880-1966): an introduction to his paintings (Edmonton Art Gallery, 1982); Morrice to Borduas: painting in Montreal from 1900-1950 (Edmonton Art Gallery, 1982); Winnipeg west: painting and sculpture in western Canada, 1945-1970 (Edmonton Art Gallery, 1983);[1] William Nicoll Cresswell (1818-1888): Man from Seaforth (with Barry Fair, London Regional Art Gallery, 1986);[1] Aba Bayefsky revisited: a retrospective exhibition (Koffler Gallery, 1989);[1] The Development of the modern market for historical Canadian art (Typescript of a speech given at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, on April 15, 2004)[4] and other catalogues, He also writes articles on subjects such as the Group of Seven for the Canadian Encyclopedia[5] and reviews shows for Galleries West magazine.[6]
His writing on F. H. Varley has been respectfully reviewed by his peers[7] as has his writing on the Contemporary Arts Society which was said to be "a tribute to his energy, enthusiasm and insight".[8]
His e-mail commentary[1] in existence since 2010 with a set list of recipients covers a wide variety of topics, politics, society, economics and finance, along with art and culture with individual artist profiles on artists such as Arthur Lismer.[9] He also has discussed the art market and auction sales of art.[10]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Christopher Varley". Who`s Who in Canada. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Exhibitions". museum.mcmaster.ca. McMaster Museum of Art, 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Exhibitions". theimagecentre.ca. The Image Centre. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Author". ago.ent.sirsidynix.net. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Author". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Author". www.gallerieswest.ca. Galleries West Magazine. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Davis, Ann (1982). "(Review of) F.H. Varley: A Centennial Exhibition by Christopher VARLEY". Journal of Canadian Art History. 6 (2): 228–231. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Sandra Paikowsky, "Review of Contemporary Arts Society catalogue". Journal of Canadian Art History, vol.. 5, no. 2 (1981), pp. 138 ff.
- ^ "Christopher Varley". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Sandals, Leah. "Article: Reflecting on Canada's Fall Auctions, Beyond the Big Sales". canadianart.ca. Canadianart Magazine, Nov 29, 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.