 |
|
|
Much of Peter Shostak's art reflects the activities and landscape of his youth. He was born and raised on a farm in North Eastern Alberta. After completing high school in 1961 he left home to attend the University of Alberta, majoring in Art Education.
Four years later he became a junior high school teacher, supplementing his income by teaching adult drawing and painting classes at night.
In 1969 Peter moved to Victoria and took a teaching position at the University of Victoria. He stayed there for
ten years, but found that he was greatly limiting the time he wanted to spend on his own art. In 1979 Peter left teaching to become a successful full time artist.
Since then he has published three books and has received numerous awards and
recognition for his remarkable work over the years.
"In his life and his art, Peter Shostak depicts what it means to be Canadian. He honours the memory of all our past lives."
-Canadian Author W.D. Valgardson-
|
|
|
For more information on this artist, email us
|
EDUCATION
University of Alberta
EXHIBITIONS-SOLO
Jenkins Showler Gallery, 1995
HONOURS, AWARDS
Honorary Alberta Artist, 1983
Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts' Award for
Artistic Excellence in the field of Visual Arts.
Presented Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, December 2003
COVERAGE-MEDIA
Magazin Art, 1998
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Published 'When Nights Were Long' , 1982
Published 'Saturday Came But Once a Week', 1984
Published 'For Our Children', 1991
'For Our Children' series begins a Canadian tour
Illustrated 'Prairie Born', 1997
Alberta Pavilion, Expo '86
Mural for the Bonnyville Health Centre
Illustrations for 'Canadian Geographic'
CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alberta Art Foundation
Alberta Government Telephones
Bank of Alberta
Canadian Airlines International
City Hall, City of Edmonton
Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club
Esso Resources Canada Limited
Ford Motor Company
Government House Foundation (Alberta)
Home Oil
Interprovincial Pipeline Limited
Labatts
Morguard Group
Pannell, Kerr, MacGillivray
Security Pacific Bank Canada
Tippet-Richardson Limited
Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation
MEDIUM
Oil and Watercolour
|
|
