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Innocence

Acrylic on Canvas

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  • Media

    acrylic
  • Subject

    landscape
  • Artwork Type

    painting
  • Dimensions (framed)

    21" x 38"

Cost

Rental Price $116.00
Purchase Price $2200.00

George Tosczak

George Tosczak Photo

George Tosczak was born in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan in 1934. He grew up on a farm with six siblings during the “dust bowl” years. In 1954, Tosczak joined the RCAF where he was part of the first UN Emergency Force in El Arish, Egypt, and served with NATO in France. After returning to Manitoba in 1966 Tosczak began painting landscapes in oil. In the 70’s, George was selected by the likes of Clement Greenberg, Otto Rogers, Sylvain Voyer, William Winter, Robert A. Nelson, and Takao Tanabe in a series of International Juried Exhibitions at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Coinciding with his move to Alberta in 1975, George shifted to large acrylic and egg tempera landscapes in a loose style, always with an expansive sky. By the late 90’s, George began adding characters into his landscapes who act out stories from the artist’s past, present, and imagination. He called them the ‘heritage paintings’. George’s ‘heritage paintings’ were featured in the 2000 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art complete with their naive spirited narratives and explicit images of prairie life in the 30’s and 40’s. George Tosczak’s work is in numerous corporate and public art collections including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Alberta Jubilee Auditoria Collection, the Art Gallery of Alberta Permanent Collection, Athabasca University, and the University of Alberta Museums Art Collection.