Takao Tanabe

by Ian Thom, edited by Roald Nasgaard, contributions by Nancy Tousley & Jeffrey Spalding

tagged: canadian

Description

Takao Tanabe is one of Canada's most distinguished painters and teachers. His career has taken him to Europe, the United States and Japan, but his first love has always been the landscape of his home province, British Columbia. A tireless supporter of the visual arts in Canada, Tanabe is the recipient of several honorary degrees, as well as the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada and the Governor General's Award.

Takao Tanabe is the first major publication on this important Canadian artist. This comprehensive study of Tanabe's life and work helps to mark his position as a leading painter of his generation and one of the most significant landscape painters in Canadian art.

Ian Thom, Senior Curator-Historical at the Vancouver Art Gallery, traces Tanabe's career in a biographical essay, while his artistic development is examined in three essays by leading Canadian writers.

This book was published in partnership with the Vancouver Art Gallery.

About the Authors

Ian Thom

Ian M. Thom is a Senior Curator-Historical at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Involved in Canadian art museums for more than thirty years, he has also held senior curatorial positions at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. He has organized more than one hundred exhibitions and written numerous articles and authored or co-authored many books, including Robert Davidson: Eagle of the Dawn, Andy Warhol: Images, Art BC, E.J. Hughes, Takao Tanabe, B.C. Binning, Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon and Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

Roald Nasgaard

Nancy Tousley is a Calgary-based independent art critic, journalist, and curator. She is the author of numerous books, including A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings of Levine Flexhaug. She received the Governor General’s Award in Media and the Visual Arts in 2011 for her distinguished contribution to art in Canada.

Basée à Calgary, Nancy Tousley est critique d’art, journaliste et commissaire d’exposition. Elle est l’autrice de nombreux ouvrages, notamment A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings of Levine Flexhaug. En 2011, elle a eu l’honneur de recevoir le Prix pour contribution exceptionnelle aux arts visuels ou médiatiques du Gouverneur général du Canada.

Jeffrey Spalding is Director and Chief Curator of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. A painter himself, he was formerly Professor of Art and Director of the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.

Editorial Reviews

"Douglas & McIntyre has clearly taken stock of current standards in international art-book publishing -- this is an up-to-date volume with a clean look that adds some publishing style to the mix."

— Canadian Art

"This is an elegant and long-over-due showcase of the complex work of gifted Canadian artist Takao Tanabe."

— Globe & Mail

"This is not just a superbly produced book, with no expense spared on the quality of paper and colour reproduction, it is an expertly written book."

— Books in Canada

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Takao Tanabe

by Ian Thom, edited by Roald Nasgaard, contributions by Nancy Tousley & Jeffrey Spalding

Ian Thom

Roald Nasgaard

Out of print