Ann Alexandra Harbuz
| Ann Alexandra Harbuz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 25, 1908 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died |
April 29, 1989 North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | painting |
| Style | folk art |
Ann Harbuz (July 25, 1908 – April 29, 1989) was a Canadian artist. A self-taught artist, she is known for folk art painting depicting 20th-century Canadian Ukrainian prairie perspectives.[1]
Career
Harbuz was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was commissioned to do a painting for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, which was presented a painting to Thomas Douglas. Her work is exhibited across Canada and collected in many collections including the Mendel Art Gallery (Saskatoon), The Saskatchewan Arts Board, and The Mackenzie Gallery (Regina).[1] She died in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, aged 80.
Solo Exhibitions
- 1983 - Art Centre, North Battleford
- 1982 - Art Placement, Saskatoon Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge
- 1981 - Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon
- 1978 - Art Centre, North Battleford
- 1975 - Art Centre, North Battleford
Group Exhibitions
- 1991 - Work, Weather and the Grid: Agriculture in Saskatchewan, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina
- 1988 - Prairie Folk Artists, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina
- 1983 - Saskatchewan Naive/Folk Artists, Le Marchand Gallery, Edmonton // Seven Saskatchewan Folk Artists, Mendel Art Gallery (toured provincially) // From the Heart: Folk Art in Canada, National Museum of Man, Ottawa (toured nationally)
- 1982 - Prairie Folk Art, University of Saskatchewan Library, Saskatoon (organised for a Canadian Library Association conference)
- 1981 - Saskatchewan Images and Objects by Ann and Mike Harbuz, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon
- 1980 - Canadian Folk Artists, Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina & Susan Whitney Art Gallery, Regina
- 1979 - Ann Harbuz and Fred Moulding, Kesik Gallery, Regina // Ukrainian Themes: Four Folk Artists, Shoestring Gallery, Saskatoon (toured provincially)
- 1978 - Three Primitive Painters, Gallery One, Saskatoon & Don Callandar Gallery, Winnipeg // The Saskatchewan Arts Board Collections, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina
- 1976 - Grassroots Saskatchewan, Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina (toured provincially) // The Grain Bin, Saskatchewan Art at the Olympics, Montreal (toured provincially)
- 1975 - Saskatchewan Primitives, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
- 1972 - Art Centre, North Battleford
References
- 1 2 Deadman, Patricia. "HARBUZ, ANN (1908–89)". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
Sources
- "Ann Harbuz ". Art Sask. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Ann Harbuz." Saskatchewn NAC Artists. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- Borsa, Joan. (2004). "Revisiting Ann Harbuz: Inside Community, Outside Convention." In Unframed: Practices and Politics of Women's Contemporary Painting.
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