Week of August 10 – Visual Art – Mireille Eagan (guest editor)
Wikipedia Needs Assessment – Visual Art

A Selection of Existing Articles to Improve:

Wikipedia’s list on Artists from Newfoundland and Labrador – this list should be checked to see if any of the existing articles need expansion, improvement or citations.

Suggested New Articles to Create:

Wikipedia’s article on Art of Newfoundland and Labrador – this article provides a number of names/topics in red that indicate a need for an article to be created.
Examples:
Bell, Peter
Bonavista Biennale
Boykov, Luben
Massie, Michael
Michelin, Madeline
Noseworthy, George
Shepherd, Reginald
Wright, Don
Newfoundland Academy of Art
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery
Popova, Elena
Goodridge, Edythe
Gauthier, Billy
Ritchie, Bill

A few suggested names not included in the Wikipedia article:
Andersen, Dinah
Ayre, Agnes Marion
Beaudette, Catherine
Buchheit, Manfred (Mannie)
Drysdale, Alistair Adam
Evans, Jerry
Flaherty, Michael
Grattan, Patricia
Group of 77
Hansen, Jim
Harris, A.E.
Hickey, Andria
Hickey, Gloria
Meux (Mews), Gwendolyn
Mikiki // Drag Race
Moorhouse, Shirley
Penashue, Mary Ann
Penney, Millicent
Pindikowsky, Alexander
Scott, Kitty
White, Nelson
Winters, Nellie
Vincent, John

Other articles worth expanding upon to add their contributions and connections to Newfoundland and Labrador art history:
Harris, Lawren S.
Daly, Kathleen
George Pepper
Lismer, Arthur
Dawson, Rhoda
Watson, Edith
Klunder, Harold
Turner, Camille
MacKenzie, Landon
Morton, Ree
Tinning, Campbell
Hunter, George
Harris, Albert Edward (A.E.)
Winsor, Jackie
Snow, Michael
Wieland, Joyce

Online Resources on NL Visual Art

“Art” in Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador Volume 1, pp. 77-79.
Perlin, Rae. “Art in Newfoundland” in Book of Newfoundland, Volume 4, pp. 327-335.
Visual Arts – Heritage NL Web Site
Painters – Heritage NL Web Site
Visual Artists – Heritage NL Web Site
Also consult Online Resources with Newfoundland and Labrador Contentt.

Recommended readings and potential citations for articles:

“Art”. Decks Awash, August 1979, Vol. 8(4), pp. 7-22. Covers history from 1783- 1979, incl. Academy of Art, Noseworthy, Wright, St. Michael's printshop, Williams, Penney, Mitchell, Short, Pippy.
Bell, Peter. “The visual arts in Newfoundland.” Arts Atlantic, Fall 1977, Vol. 1(1), pp. 10-13.
Beaudette, Catherine and Grattan, Patricia. Bonavista Biennale 2017 : Art Encounters on the Edge = Bonavista Biennale 2017 : Art et conjonctures. s.l.: 2 Rooms Contemporary Art Projects, 2017. BONAVISTA BIENNALE (Bonavista, Nfld): https://bonavistabiennale.com/catalogue/

David Ariss Fine Art Inc. Through Women's Eyes : Twelve Painters in Newfoundland. St. John's, Nfld.: David Ariss Fine Art, 2000. Artists: Sylvia Bendzsa, Sylvia Ficken, Sheilagh Harvey, Ilse Hughes, Bonnie Leyton, Brenda McClellan, Undrea Norris, Rae Perlin, Julia Pickard, Elena Popova, Mary Pratt, Janice Udell.
Evans, Jerry et al. First: Aboriginal Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. John’s: St. John’s Native Friendship Centre, 1996.
Fraser, Carol H., and Memorial University Art Gallery. 12 Newfoundland Painters : Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland, August 1 - September 15, 1985. St. John's: Memorial University Art Gallery, 1985. Works by Brants, Hart, Horan, Hughes, Knowling, Kuzyk, Mackie, Parsons Shepherd, Shepherd, Squires, Steffler, Woolridge.
Lench, C. H. “John Vincent: Distinguished Newfoundland artist”. Newfoundland Quarterly, April 1923, Vol. 22(4), p. 29.
McVeigh, Jennifer. “Future Possible: Art of Newfoundland & Labrador to 1949”. Border Crossings, Mar-May 2019, Vol.38(1), pp. 93-95.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Extension Service. First Newfoundland Artists Exhibition. St. John's, Nfld.: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Extension Service, 1959.
Noseworthy, Daphne. Blue Ice: The Sealing Adventures of Artist George Noseworthy. St. John's, N.L.: Creative, 2010.
Rompkey, Ronald. A Life Composed : Reginald Shepherd [and] Helen Parsons Shepherd. St. John's, N.L.: Breakwater, 2005.
Sullivan, J. M. Newfoundland Portfolio : A History in Portraits. St. John's, NL: Jesperson Pub., 2006. This book has chapters on Anne Meredith Barry, Alistair Adam Drysdale, Rae Perlin and Reginald Shepherd.
SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut: http://www.sakkijajuk.com/

The list above is just a small sample of titles dealing with visual art in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Centre for Newfoundland Studies holds hundreds of Biography Files, journal articles, exhibition catalogues and books on visual artists, art galleries, etc. Send us an email (cnsqeii@mun.ca) and tell us about your topic(s). We can scan and email information from our resources.

Compiled August 6, 2020
Centre for Newfoundland Studies
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