Dulcie Foo Fat (born 1946)[1] is a British-born Canadian landscape painter, based in Calgary, Alberta.
Dulcie Foo Fat | |
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| Born | Dulcie Dixon 1946 (age 77–78) London, England |
| Nationality | English-born Canadian |
| Education | University of Reading; University of Calgary |
| Known for | Painter |
| Spouse | France Foo Fat |
Foo Fat is known for her large representational paintings made from her photographs of the microscopic landscape of the forest floor, particularly in the Rocky Mountains, or of the bottoms of tidal pools, that reconcile abstract expressionism and magic realism. They suggest, without stating it, the fragility of the environment.
Life
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Born Dulcie Dixon in London, England, Foo Fat earned a teaching certificate and bachelor's degree from University of Reading in 1969.[2] She met and married France Foo Fat in London, and the couple immigrated to Canada in 1970.[2][3] Four years later, Foo Fat earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Calgary.[2]
Her husband France died in 2018. The couple had four daughters.[4]
Career
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Foo Fat has earned recognition for her photorealistic paintings.[5][6] She is primarily known for her close-up paintings of landscapes, including forest floors and tidal pools.[2][7] Her style has been called "abstract realism" because the scale of her paintings lends an abstract quality to her work.[7]
In 1987, Monique Westra curated a survey exhibition for the Whyte Museum in Banff, Dance with Minutiae: the Paintings of Dulcie Foo Fat. The show, Foo Fat's first solo exhibition in a public gallery, was favourably reviewed.[6]
The Glenbow Museum, Calgary; McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg;[1] the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon; University of Lethbridge Art Gallery; the University of Calgary; the Alberta Foundation for the Arts; and the Whyte Museum in Banff[8] are among public institutions holding examples of Foo Fat's work.
References
edit- ^ a b "Dulcie Foo Fat". McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Tousley, Nancy (September 28, 1986). "Artist explores detail with methodical zeal". Calgary Herald. p. 49. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Godley, Elizabeth (March 31, 1989). "Artist Foo Fat flouts rules, flaunts photos". The Vancouver Sun. p. 41. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "France Foo Fat Obituary". Calgary Herald. August 27, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Hogg, Carol (October 19, 1974). "Here's a painter who freely uses the camera as a tool". Calgary Herald. p. 44. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Tousley, Nancy (March 27, 1988). "Painstaking style produces exquisite tapestries". Calgary Herald. p. 44. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Hume, Christopher (December 7, 1990). "Photos help Calgary artist cover new ground". Toronto Star.
- ^ Foo Fat, Dulcie. "Whyte Museum Collections". archives.whyte.org. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Ainslie, Patricia; Laviolette, Mary-Beth (2007). Alberta Art and Artists: An Overview. Calgary: Fifth House Publishers. ISBN 1-894856-61-9. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- Laviolette, Mary-Beth (2006). An Alberta Art Chronicle. Canmore, Alberta: Altitude Publishing. ISBN 1-55153-940-3. Retrieved May 29, 2020.