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Antonio (Tony) Tascona - An Artists Life
Tony Tascona was in many ways a man of the people. He never forgot where he came from, what he went through on the way to success in art, his community, or the creative spirit needed to adapt to the changing times. Before there was art, there was WWII, before that the Great Depression, and there were sports, hockey and baseball.
This web site endeavours to tell the story in a way that honors and preserves his memory, while providing good information to the many supporters, patrons, galleries, and art professionals across Canada and abroad. In addition to excellence in art, Tony was a great salesman enabling a modicum of commercial success well before any gallery or dealer would handle his works.
More stories on this topic for articles that follow.
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1950-53 Post Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba School of Fine Art
1950 Winnipeg School of Art Diploma1992 Sixteen Years of Printmaking, Centre Cultural Franco-Manitobain, St. Boniface, Manitoba
1992 Tony Tascona - Encapsulating Rhythms, Riddell Hall Gallery, University of Winnipeg
1987 Tony Tascona Shoe Sculpture, fundraiser for St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre
1984 The Dynamics of Tony Tascona, Winnipeg Art Gallery; travelling to Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina;
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
1980 Robertson Gallery, Ottawa
1979 Kesik Gallery, Regina
1978 Damjkar Burton Gallery, Toronto
1976 Windsor Public Art Gallery
1976 Rodman Hall Art Gallery, St. Catherines, Ont.
1976 La Gallerie Internationale, Ribe, Denmark
1974 Art Gallery of Brantford, Ont. (travelling)
1974 Winnipeg Centennial Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1971 Upstairs Gallery, Winnipeg
1971 Atlantic Art Circuit, (Maritimes travelling)
1969 Griffith Gallery, Vancouver
1968 Carman Lamanna Gallery, Toronto
1967 Winnipeg Art Gallery
1965 Yellow Door Gallery, Winnipeg
1965 Fathers of Confederation Art Centre, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
1965 Blue Barn Gallery, Ottawa
1964 La Gallerie Soixante, Montreal
1962 Calgary Allied Art Centre
1962 Winnipeg Art Gallery
1961 Brant Gallery, Brantford, Ont.
1960 Winnipeg Art Gallery
1958 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg1995 Fractured Spaces, Winnipeg Art Gallery celebrates 25th anniversary of Manitoba Arts Council
1995 Modernism Triumphant: Canadian Art of the 1960´s, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1995 Hidden Values: Contemporary Canadian Art in Corporate Collections, Edmonton Art Gallery
1994 Artists´ Circle, Triangle Gallery, Calgary
1992 The Grand Western Canadian Screenshop - Printing People and History, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina
(permanent collection)
1988 Winnipeg Works on Paper, The Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ont.
1987 1987: Contemporary Art in Manitoba, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1977 Artists´ Prints and Multiples, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1976 Spectrum Exhibition, R.C.A., Montreal Olympics
1971 91st R.C.A. Show, Montreal and Charlottetown, P.E.I.
1987 The Self Portrait Exhibition 1987, Gallery 454, Winnipeg
1980 Winnipeg Artists as Print-Makers, Harbourfront Gallery, Toronto
1980 R.C.A. Centennial Exhibition - Manitoba Members Winnipeg Art Gallery
1973 Two Nations - Six Artists, Moorhead State College, Moorhead, Minnesota and Winnipeg
1972 Manitoba Mainstream, National Gallery of Canada (travelling)
1971 Four Man Show, Centennial Art Centre, Brandon, Manitoba
1970 90th R.C.A. Show, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
1970 150 years of Manitoba Painting, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1970 University of Waterloo Art Auction, Waterloo, Ontario
1969 89th R.C.A. Show, Hamilton, Ontario and Edmonton
1968 Survey 68, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Invitational
1968 Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto
1968 11th Biennial Winnipeg Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1968 Deck the Grange Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ontario
1967 Habitat, Canadian Artists Exhibition, EXPO 67, Montreal
1967 Canadian Art of Our Time, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1967 7th Biennial Exhibition, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
1967 Four Man Show, Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto
1967 Four Man Show, Little Gallery, Vancouver
1966 186th R.C.A. Show, Hamilton, Ontario
1966 94th Annual Exhibition, Ontario Art Gallery, Toronto
1966 17th Annual Winter Exhibition, Hamilton, Ontario
1966 Seven Winnipeg Artists, University of Manitoba
1966 26th Western Ontario Exhibition, London, Ontario
1966 Visua 66, Montreal Museum of Fine Art
1966 Rodman Hall Invitational Exhibition, St. Catherines, Ontario
1966 Canadian Artists Invitational, Hamilton, Ontario
1965 National Gallery Biennial, Ottawa
1965 85th R.C.A. Show, Montreal
1965 93rd Annual Exhibition, Ontario Gallery of Art, Toronto
1965 Canadian Art Today Exhibition, Sobot Gallery, Toronto and Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.
1964 London Arts Festival Invitational Exhibition, Ont.
1964 Fathers of Confederation Invitational Exhibition, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
1963 Tenth Annual Young Contemporaries Retrospective Exhibit, London, Ont. (travelling)
1963 83rd R.C.A. Show, Toronto and St. John´s, Newfoundland
1963 L´Exposition des Concours Artistiques, Beaux Arts, Montreal and Province de Quebec Musee
1963 Graphica, (three man travelling show in western Canada)
1963 Two Man Show, Montreal Museum of Fine Art
1963 Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Connecticut
1962 Graphic Group Show, 1640 Gallery, Montreal
1961 Three Man Show, University of Western Ontario, London
1960 Winnipeg Invitational Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1960
1960 Winnipeg Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1961/64/68
1960 14th Annual Exhibition and Sale of Contemporary Canadian Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1960 Vancouver Contemporary Sale, Vancouver Art Gallery
1960 Montreal Museum of Fine Art Spring Exhibition,
1960-64 Montreal Contemporary Sale, Montreal Museum of Fine Art (invitational, numerous exhibits)
1960 Alberta College of Art Print Show, Edmonton (several times)
1960 Aviva Chapter Hadassah Exhibition, Ottawa (numerous times)
1959 Three Man Show, Park Gallery, Toronto
1958 Two man Show, Park Gallery, Toronto
1950 Montreal Museum of Fine Art Spring Exhibition, 1956/57
1950 Winnipeg Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1957/58/59
1950 Progressive Painters of Western Canada, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1950 Western Canada Art Circuit, London Public Library, Ont.
1950 1958 Minneapolis Walker Art Centre Biennial, Minnesota
1950 Iowa State University Print Show
1950 Midwest Invitational Show, Grand Rapids, Michigan1950 Midwest Invitational Show, Grand Rapids, Michigan1992 Achieving the Modem: Canadian Abstract Painting and Design in the 1950´s, Winnipeg Art Gallery
(travelling to Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, P.E.I.; the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon-,
the Edmonton Art Gallery; and the Art Gallery of Windsor, Ont.)
1990-91 Glenbow Museum Acquisitions Society´s Eighth Annual ARTLOTTO, Calgary
1984 Manitoba Artists Overseas, Winnipeg Art Gallery (travelling to Canada House in London, Paris, Brussels
1980 Norwegian International Print Biennale, Fredrikstad, Norway
1976 The Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop, Paris, France
1975 C.O.T.C. Telsat Competition, Montreal
1975 Three Prairie Painters, Damjkar Burton Gallery, Hamilton, Ont.
1975 The First Decade 1964-75, Fathers of Confederation Art Centre, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
1974 Prairies Exhibition, Saidye Bronfinan Gallery, Montreal
1974 9 and 10, Hamilton Art Gallery, Ont.
1967 National Gallery Exhibition in Australia
1967 Director´s Choice, Confederation Art Centre and Museum, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
1965 Four Winnipeg Painters, (travelling show sponsored by the Art Institute of Ontario 1965 Canadian Prints and Drawing, Cardiff Commonwealth Arts Festival, WalesCorporate
Aikens Macaulay and Thorvaldson Law Firm, Wpg.
Asai Brewery, Tokyo, Japan
CIL House, Montreal
Craig Zeidler and Strong Architects, Toronto
Federal Industries, Wpg.
Gaboury Associates Architects Inc., Wpg.
Great West Life Assurance Company, Wpg.
Gulf Canada Square, Calgary
Kirin Brewery, Tokyo, Japan
Magna-Tech Graphics, Wpg.
Moody Moore and Associates, Wpg.
Number 10 Architectural Group, Wpg.
Petrocan Ltd., Toronto
Richardson, James and Son Ltd., Wpg.
Shell Centre, Calgary
Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Incorporated, Wpg,
Desmond Smith Collection, Price Waterhouse and Co., Wpg.
Thorne Riddell Associates, Wpg.
Toronto Dominion Bank of Canada, Wpg.
Toronto Dominion Centre, Toronto
Ward and Macdonald Associates, Wpg.
Western Co-op Fertilizers Ltd. Calgary
Western Paint, Wpg. Winnipeg Supply, Ltd. Wpg.St. Boniface Museum, Wpg,
Sarnia Museum and Art Gallery, Ont.
Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary
Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, Ottawa
Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre (Oseredok), Wpg.
Athabasca University, Alberta
University of Calgary, Alberta
University of Manitoba, Law School, Wpg.
University of Manitoba Law School,
Sam Drache Collection, Wpg.
University of Manitoba, School of Architecture, Wpg.
University of Manitoba, School of Architecture, Wpg.
University of Manitoba, School of Art, Wpg.
University of Manitoba, St. John´s College, Wpg.
University of Moncton, New Brunswick
University of Regina, Archives
University of Winnipeg, MB.
Vancouver Art Gallery
Winnipeg Art GalleryRichard Andison, Wpg.
Dr. Joy Arpin, Ft. Myers, Florida
Neil Baker, Wpg.
Lia and Michael Banville, Wpg.
Doris and Burton Bass, Wpg.
Diane Boyle, Toronto
Ivan Berkowitz, Wpg.
Mr. and Mrs. Morley Blankstein, Wpg.
Sigrid and Jan Boning, Wpg.
Cynthia and Izzy Coop, Wpg.
Doug Crane, Toronto
Gilles Copp, Fertile, Saskatchewan
Peter D. Curry, Montreal
Holly and Norm Daumler, Wpg.
Ann Dean, San Antonio, Texas
Sonya and Joe De Vriendt, Wpg.
Iris and John Doole, Wpg.
Marge and Sam Drache, Wpg.
Jill and Murray Drope, Calgary
Pat and Murray Drope, Gibsons, B.C.
Edna and Russel Edwards, Wpg.
Judy and Gary Edwards, Brandon, MB
Mr. and Mrs.Pat Fehr, Calgary
Sheila Feltham, Wpg.
Linda and Dr. Allen Finkleman, Wpg.
Terry Gallinger, Wpg.
Delores and Luke Girard, Ft. Wayne, Indianna
Alba and Marshall Haid, Wpg.
Elspeth and Harry Haid, Wpg.
Lenor Berscheid and John Harvard, Wpg.Phil Heiland, Toronto Joyce and Murray Hodgkinson, Beaver, Pennsylvania
Mr. and Mrs. Alain Hogue, Wpg. Professor Ken Hughes, Wpg.
Doris Mae Oulton and Cam Mackie, Wpg.
Mr. and Mrs. Marce Mayhew, New York
Bal and Ramon Mustapha, Wpg.
Judy and Jay Mustapha, Wpg.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Millard, Edmonton
Colleen and Carl Nelson, Wpg.
S.B. Nitikman, Wpg.
Mindel and Tom Olenick, Wpg.
Jan Orihel, Wpg.
Simone and Jim Orzechowski, Wpg.
Cliff Penner, Wpg.
Cathie and Patrick Payne, Wpg.
Eleanor and Dr. Norman Rosen, Lafayette, California
Margery Beer and Terry Sargent, Victoria, B.C.
Cathy and Ron Seepish, Edmonton
Cheryl and Lome Sharfe, Wpg.
Yvonne Huot and Brian Tascona, Ottawa
Louis Tolainie, Wpg.
Marilyn and John Wade, Wpg.
Irene and Harry Walsh, Wpg.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Watt, Wpg.
Dr. and Mrs. Bill Wong, Toronto
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wong, Toronto
Wendy and Lang Wong, Wpg.
Dr. and Mrs. Tim Yeh, Edmonton
Ivy and Norval Young, Wpg.Lifetime Collection: University of Regina, Regina (papers, multimedia, works of art, drawings, photos, card collection)
Minor Collection: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa (voice)1984 CBC Television Documentary, Seeing It Our Way, Winnipeg
1983 T.V. Ontario, Visions: A Definition of Space - Priairie Visual Artists: Dorothy Knowles, Don Proch, Tony Tascona
1983 Jack Chambers Slide Sets of Canada´s Visual Artists, Winnipeg1996 Order of Canada
1994 Honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D), University of Winnipeg
1989 Primio D´Eccellenza Award, Italian Canadian League of MB.
1987 Certificate of Appreciation, St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation
1983 Honorary Fellow, St. John´s College, University of Manitoba
1980 Gold Medal, Academia Italia Del Arti e Del Lavoro, Parma, Italy
1977 Canadian Silver Jubilee Medal, Government of Canada
1976 Senior Arts Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1972 Senior Arts Grant, Canada Council
1970 Arts Medal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Ottawa
1967-69 Canada Council Project Grant
1996 Order of Canada
1994 Honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D), University of Winnipeg
1989 Primio D´Eccellenza Award, Italian Canadian League of MB.
1987 Certificate of Appreciation, St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation
1983 Honorary Fellow, St. John´s College, University of Manitoba
1980 Gold Medal, Academia Italia Del Arti e Del Lavoro, Parma, Italy
1977 Canadian Silver Jubilee Medal, Government of Canada
1976 Senior Arts Grant, Manitoba Arts Council
1972 Senior Arts Grant, Canada Council
1970 Arts Medal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Ottawa
1967-69 Canada Council Project Grant1994 fundraising print for Manitoba Hospice Foundation
1993 fundraising print for the Canadian Conference of the Arts
1992 fundraising print for 25th anniversary of University of Winnipeg
1991 hanging stabiles for Physicians and Surgeons College, Winnipeg
1988 mural for lounge of Via Rail Park Car, Via Rail, Montreal (national competition)
1987 fundraising print for St. John´s College Alumni, University of Manitoba
1986 hanging stabiles for St. Boniface Hospital Medical Research Building, Winnipeg.
1986 gift prints for Smith Carter Architects´ 40th anniversary, Winnipeg
1985 print for Hudson Bay Company´s Salute to Italy, Winnipeg.
1985 fundraising print for University of Winnipeg Collegiate Alumni
1984 hanging stabiles for Manitoba Law Courts Building (provincial competition)
1980 fundraising print for O.R.T., Winnipeg
1978 fundraising print for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
1977 sculpture for Winnipeg Centennial Library Garden
1973 mural for Windsor Public Library, Ontario (national competition)
1972 hanging stabiles for Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg. (national competition)
1970 mural for Fletcher Argue Building, University of Manitoba
1969 mural for Y.W.C.A. Building, Winnipeg.
1967 murals for Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg. (national competition)
1952 Old St. Boniface, oil painting commissioned by Kiewels Brewery, (currently housed in St. Boniface Museum)Affiliations and Memberships
1995 Winnipeg Art Gallery, Lifetime Membership
1992-95 Member, Canadian Conference of the Arts
1990-92 Canadian Conference of the Arts, Visual Arts Representative for Canada, Board of Directors
1990 Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Lifetime Membership
1989-90 VIS/ART Copyright Inc., Toronto, Ontario
1988 Art Gallery of Ontario, Lifetime Membership
1986 Steering Committee, Main Access Gallery, Artspace, Wpg.
1985 Winnipeg Art Gallery Search Committee for new director
1980-83 Board of Directors, School of Architecture Endowment Fund, University of Manitoba
1979-81 Royal Canadian Academy of Art, Vice President, Prairie Region
1978-81 Board of Governors, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1972-74 Member, Canadian Conference of the Arts
1975-78 Art Advisory Board, Manitoba Department of Public Works
1968-80 Founding member of Canadian Artists Representation (CAR), national visual arts lobby group founded in Wpg. MB.
Jury Duty
1987 Canada Council/Parks Canada Sculpture Competition for the Forks, Winnipeg
1984 Manitoba Arts Council
1983 Canada Council Art Bank (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
1979-80 Manitoba Arts Council
1978 "Red River Exhibition", Moorhead State University
1975-79 Manitoba Government Services 1% Minister´s Committee
Lectures and Workshops
1985 Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina
1984 Capilano College, Vancouver
1979 C.A.R. Manitoba/Manitoba Arts Council, "Working with Resin"
1978 Moorhead State University, University of North Dakota
1977-78 School of Architecture, "Environmental Studies", University of ManitobaAffiliations and Memberships
1995 Winnipeg Art Gallery, Lifetime Membership
1992-95 Member, Canadian Conference of the Arts
1990-92 Canadian Conference of the Arts, Visual Arts Representative for Canada, Board of Directors
1990 Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Lifetime Membership
1989-90 VIS/ART Copyright Inc., Toronto, Ontario
1988 Art Gallery of Ontario, Lifetime Membership
1986 Steering Committee, Main Access Gallery, Artspace, Wpg.
1985 Winnipeg Art Gallery Search Committee for new director
1980-83 Board of Directors, School of Architecture Endowment Fund, University of Manitoba
1979-81 Royal Canadian Academy of Art, Vice President, Prairie Region
1978-81 Board of Governors, Winnipeg Art Gallery
1972-74 Member, Canadian Conference of the Arts
1975-78 Art Advisory Board, Manitoba Department of Public Works
1968-80 Founding member of Canadian Artists Representation (CAR), national visual arts lobby group founded in Wpg. MB.
Jury Duty
1987 Canada Council/Parks Canada Sculpture Competition for the Forks, Winnipeg
1984 Manitoba Arts Council
1983 Canada Council Art Bank (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
1979-80 Manitoba Arts Council
1978 "Red River Exhibition", Moorhead State University
1975-79 Manitoba Government Services 1% Minister´s Committee
Lectures and Workshops
1985 Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina
1984 Capilano College, Vancouver
1979 C.A.R. Manitoba/Manitoba Arts Council, "Working with Resin"
1978 Moorhead State University, University of North Dakota
1977-78 School of Architecture, "Environmental Studies", University of Manitoba -
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