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Music, dance and the human figure have fascinated me since childhood and when I decided to
study and practice visual art as my life's work, it seemed quite natural to celebrate them on canvas and
paper, using at first the traditional mediums of oil and pastel. Pastel has an immediacy about it
that appeals to my love of drawing directly from the model, whether in motion or static poses, and
with todays broad range of rich colors there is a greater freedom of expression. Oils perhaps give
me the most latitude in examining the depth and detail of a subject. Lithography was practiced after
a pressroom was added to our home/studio; this printmaking medium is perhaps the greatest taskmaster.
One has to acquire patience to firstly understand the possibilities of the medium, and to
then remain creative while adhering to its rules. I have created some of the most pleasing and
complex works using this medium."
Olga Kornavitch-Tomlinson, AOCA
b: Welland, Ontario
Art Education:
Boris Volkoff, Ballet, Toronto
Ryerson Tech. Inst., Painting, Toronto
Ontario College of Art, Drawing and Painting, Toronto
Vancouver School of Art, Drawing and Painting
Banff Fine Art Centre, Printmaking / Lithography
Exhibitions / Selected:
Adelaide House, Oshawa, Ontario
Toronto Art Gallery, Ontario
Hart House, University of Toronto, Ontario
New Design Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Vancouver Art Gallery, BC.
Exposition Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Kamloops Public Art Gallery, 30 Year Retrospective, BC.
Penticton Public Art Gallery, BC.
Western Canadian Artists, Edmonton, Alta.
N.W.Art Collectors’ Society, Milwaukee, Wisc. USA.
Prince George Public Art Gallery, BC.
B.C.Printmakers’ Showcase 1984, Burnaby Art Gallery
Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation, Toronto, Ont.
Maple Ridge Art Gallery, BC.
Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon, Sask.
University Women’s Club of Vancouver, BC.
Garo Shunju Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Tomlinson / Kornavitch Fine Arts, Vancouver, BC.
Marika Fine Art, Banff, Alberta
Lloyd Gallery, Penticton, BC.
Corporate and Private Collections / Selected
Gulf Canada Resources, Calgary, Alta.
Canada Permanent Trust, Prince George, BC.
Former Minister of Veterans Affair, Ottawa, Ont.
Former Minister of Labour, Victoria, BC.
Maltwood Museum and Gallery, UVIC, B.C.
Canadian Energy Services, Burnaby, BC.
Davis & Co., Vancouver, BC.
Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC.
Imperial Oil, Calgary, Alta.
Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation, Toronto, Ont.
Bank of Hong Kong, Vancouver, BC.
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Takach Press Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Media / Selected:
BCTV / Documentary News / Stone Lithography
CHAN 4, Vancouver / 1988 TV Documentary
CFJC TV Documentary “To Print or not to Print”.
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