biografia di George Bruce HEAD (1931-2009)

Birth place: St. Boniface, Manitoba

Addresses: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Profession: Painter, designer

Studied: Univ. Manitoba, (dipl., fine art, 1953)

Exhibited: Commonwealth Arts Festival, Carduff Whales, 1960; Nat. Gal., Australian Art Tour, 1967-68; Tenth Winnipeg Art Gal. Biennial, 1970; Montreal Spring Exhib.; Nat. Gal. Canada Biennial; Mixmedia, Winnipeg, Man. R3A 1B5, 1970s. Awards: hon. men. & purchase prize, Winnipeg Show, Winnipeg Art Gal.; 20th Western Ontario Exhib. purchase award; Benson & Hedges Art Wall Design Award, 1972.

Work: Nat. Gallery Canada; London Pub. Lib. & Art Mus.; Montreal Mus. Art; Confederation Centre, PEI; Art Gal. Hamilton. Commissions: oil on panels, Manitoba Teachers College, 1959; art walls in enamel, Benson & Hedges, Winnipeg, Canada, 1972.

Comments: Preferred medium: acrylics. Positions: graphic designer, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 1956-.

Sources: WW73; H. Ochi, article, Ideas Magazine; W. Hertis, Graphics Annual, Graphic Press; article, Art Director Ann.