Ann Alexandra Harbuz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ann Alexandra Napastiuk July 25, 1908 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | April 29, 1989 North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | painting |
| Style | folk art |
Ann Harbuz (Napastiuk) (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][2] She drew inspiration from her rural and Ukrainian origins in Western Canada, reflecting her very personal vision of the social life of her community, a vision which is a combination of memories, dreams and reality.[3] While her art career began late in life, she produced more than 1000 paintings and painted objects.[4]
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Harbuz spent her childhood near Whitkow, Saskatchewan. Her parents were immigrants from Ukraine.[4] and much of her adult life in the Saskatchewan communities of Richard and North Battleford, and Ponoka, Alberta.[5] She died in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, aged 80.
Career
Harbuz did not start painting until the late 1960s, when she saw the artworks of her North Battleford neighbour, Mike Peryewizniak.[5] When she started painting, she was still busy with home and community life and she would often have to integrate her art-making into the daily activities of the home.[6] Her works blur traditional distinctions between 'folk', 'vernacular', 'popular', and 'fine' art categories.[7] Her artistic style shows little adherence to formal/technical considerations and focuses instead on content and subject matter.[8]
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]
Several of her works have been sold at auction, including NIKOA KOWALSKI'S FARM, which sold at Hodgins Art Auctions in fall 2006.[9]
Exhibitions
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.
- ↑ Harbuz, Ann. "Dans le pays de la Saskatchewan". www.artsask.ca (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ↑ "Ann Harbuz: Inside Community, Outside Convention". Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- 1 2 Betterton, Rosemary (2004-02-21). Unframed: Practices and Politics of Women's Contemporary Painting. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781860647710.
- 1 2 Squareflo.com. "Saskatchewan NAC Artists | Ann Harbuz". www.sknac.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ↑ ArtSask. "ArtSask". www.artsask.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ↑ "Ann Harbuz: Inside Community, Outside Convention | Regina Public Library". www.reginalibrary.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ↑ "SAAG - Southern Alberta Art Gallery". www.saag.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ↑ "Ann Harbuz (Canadian, 1908 - 1989) - MutualArt". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
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.