Donated by Dorothy and Jim Bowman and their daughter Carol Bowman. In 1987 the Newmarket Public Library was very fortunate to be the beneficiary of this donation for works of art and books relating to art to be placed in Newmarket libraries. The funds were invested in trust for this purpose until 1998 when a collection of works of art was selected and purchased to form a permanent gallery in the library. The Bowmans were active participants in the cultural life of the Town of Newmarket. The Newmarket Public Library is very grateful for their generosity and extraordinary gift. May the citizens of Newmarket enjoy this collection always.

ARTIST
LOCATED: (floor)  TITLE
MEDIUM
BIOGRAPHY
 

Anderson, Janet                         Located: Second 06                                        Second 03	Lacing Up                         watercolour Waiting for Spring           watercolour
Janet Anderson is a Newmarket artist and art teacher, whose love of children is obvious in her creative watercolours.

 
 

Armstrong, Fred                                Located: Ground 15                                            Ground 14	Nature Trail                      acrylic on masonite Great Place for Frogs         acrylic on masonite
Fred Armstrong, an Aurora resident, has had an extensive career in commercial art; he has juried art shows with SOYRA, and has won awards in the oil / acrylic category.

 
 

Armstrong, Jayne           Located: Ground 22	Axis IV Incognito             wood, enamel & paints
Jayne Armstrong is an artist, professional graphic designer, and writer from Mt. Albert, whose fine art work currently consists mostly of wood and mixed-media constructions; her work has been seen in both solo and group shows.

 
 

Bailey, Barbara           Located: Ground 17	Baby Sweetgrass           colour pencil/ mylar
Barbara Bailey, art director and graphic designer for Red Setter Studio in Toronto, has exhibited at places such as Power Plant Art Gallery (1990) and Partisan Gallery (1996).

 
 

Biasi, Alana                Located: Second 09	Castle in Clouds                 watercolour
Alana Biasi, of Newmarket, has been teaching art in York Region for ten years. She mainly works in watercolours, but also in acrylics and sculpture. She has won top honours in several exhibitions.

 
 

Bomers, Jason             Located: Ground 06	Portrait of Nana Aba Duncan      charcoal on paper
Jason Bomers, Newmarket resident and Bachelor of Fine Arts student at York University, has won several art awards at Sacred Heart High School, and an Academic Entrance Scholarship for York University.

 
 

Boyer, George                      Located: Second 12                                                           Lower 4	Beaver Pond                        acrylic on canvas Light Beacon                         oil on masonite
George Boyer, A.O.C.A. and O.S.A is a Newmarket resident who completed two years of study in architecture, before graduating from the Ontario College of Art in 1980. His work is represented in many corporate collections throughout Canada.

 
 

Briggs, Daryl                     Located: Ground 16	Chronicles of a 19th Century Farm - 1880 pencil
Daryl Briggs, who now resides in Newmarket, is largely a self-taught artist, who works in a variety of media, including pen and ink, watercolour, and pencils. He specializes in doing portraits of people's homes, especially Victorian architecture.

 
 

Buchanan, Heidi "Dagma"                                        Located: Ground 08	Walking Bear                         oil on canvas
Heidi "Dagma" Buchanan, of Toronto, has devoted her complete attention to sculpture and oils since 1990. She exhibits and sells both privately and through dealers; she frequently participates in art shows, such as the O'Keefe.

 
 

Caswell, John                           Located: Lower 10                                                             Lower 03	Untitled            graphite on paper Wonderland       lithograph, hand tinted with goache
John Caswell, a Newmarket graphic designer, is an honours graduate of the Ontario College of Art; he specializes in drawing, painting, and print-making.

 
 

Clark-McClure, Dorothy          Located: Second 02	Owl, Eagle, Butterfly Transformation intuitive watercolour
Dorothy Clark-McClure, of Aurora, teaches art throughout York Region; she is an accomplished artist who accepts commissions from the corporate and private sectors. Since 1992, she has been working on a new art form - "intuitive painting".

 
 

Cowan, Rebecca                     Located: Ground 07	Temperance                     etching
Rebecca Cowan, of Toronto, whose speciality is etchings, has exhibited in several solo shows, and in numerous group exhibitions, over the past twelve years. She has received awards, most recently at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.

 
 
 

Davis, Brett                            Located: Ground 19	Harmony                               bronze sculpture
Brett Davis, a sculptor from Holland Landing, specializes in bronzes. He has exhibited frequently since 1980, and is represented in several private collections. His objective is to reinforce social issues in a positive manner.

 
 

Delves, John             Located: Second 05	Searchers & Symbols                acrylic on canvas
John Delves, of Barrie, a graduate of the Ontario College of Art, is a professor of visual arts at Georgian College. His work reflects his search for directions and images, based upon dreams, symbols, and visual language.

 
 

Finn, Linda                  Located: Second 07	Turtle Drum                       acrylic/hide/wood
Linda Finn works in acrylics, serigraphy, collagraphy, paper-making, and watercolours. She lives in Elliot Lake and participates frequently in exhibitions in northern Ontario, Ottawa, and Toronto.

 
 

Gatti, Gary A.                      Located: Ground 20	Guardian talc & quartz composite, abalone shell on quartz base
Gary A. Gatti, an honours graduate of the Ontario College of Art, is a professional artist who works in a variety of media. He was a co-founder of SOYRA, and is an active volunteer in the Newmarket community.

 
 

Ghazarian, Sheila                    Located: Second 11	Food Chain               watercolour
Sheila Ghazarian, of Newmarket, has an artistic background which includes photography, folk art, pottery, and stained glass work. Since the mid-90's, her focus has been watercolours; which is now her major interest and challenge!

 
 

Goldenthal, Lyn                    Located: Ground 09	Game of Chess                            acrylic on canvas
Lyn Goldenthal is largely a self-taught artist. A realist painter who studies life and people, he prefers to work in acrylics. Now living in Willowdale, Goldenthal regularly participates in several juried group shows in the Metro Toronto area.

 
 

Hope, Gloria                           Located: Ground 18	Intangible Intimacy                    clay sculpture
Gloria Hope is a local sculpturess who has worked in a variety of media. Now residing in Uxbridge, she often works in clay, merging the elements of nature and the human form; she uses a variety of stains, oxides, acrylics, and smoke firings.

 
 

Kelly, Joan                              Located: Second 04	Motherlode                                oil
Joan Kelly, of Sault Ste. Marie, has been represented in many group exhibitions in the past several years - especially in Michigan. Since the mid-80's, her interest has been in painting Lake Superior, and in particular, the rocks.

 

Biasi, Alana                       Located: Second 09	Castle in Clouds                 watercolour
Alana Biasi, of Newmarket, has been teaching art in York Region for ten years. She mainly works in watercolours, but also in acrylics and sculpture. She has won top honours in several exhibitions.

 
 

Kelly, Lynn                       Located: Ground 02	Now You See Me, Now You Don't       watercolour
Lynn Kelly uses bright colours in her watercolours. This Toronto artist paints a variety of subjects and includes florals, segments of nature, still lifes, and occasionally landscapes. She regularly participates in both group and juried shows.

 
 

Kertzer, Heather                   Located: Second 01	Country Fence                                   watercolour
Heather Kertzer, of Newmarket, has been working full-time as an artist since 1992. She portrays her love for the land and nature, through her works. Although she has worked with a variety of media, she now primarily works with watercolours.

 
 

Lalingo, Judy                          Located: Lower 02	Patterns & Reflections               acrylic on board
Judy Lalingo frequently paints in acrylics on board. This Grand Valley artist was the recipient of the 1997 Ducks Unlimited Canada's Artist of the Year Award. Her love of Canadian wildlife is obvious in her art.

 
 

Lewochko, Bill                        Located: Lower 05	The Grand Finale                         scraperboard
Bill Lewochko, an award-winning artist from Beeton, has proven his mastery of several mediums; his work in pen and ink, watercolour, and scraperboard concentrates on the effects of light and shadow, with special attention to detail.

 
 

Lockhart, Ron                       Located: Lower 08	November Evening                acrylic
Ron Lockhart worked in the advertising business in Toronto for 30 years, before moving to Coldwater to devote more time to painting and appreciating the environment. His paintings have been reproduced by Simcoe County and by Ducks Unlimited.

 
 

Lockhart-Grace, Joan        Located: Lower 01	Evening Glow               fabric wallhanging
Joan Lockhart-Grace, of Newmarket, is a self-employed decorative artist whose speciality is watercolour quilting. She displays and sells her limited edition wallhangings in Toronto, Newmarket, and Barrie.

 
 

McGillivray, Susan                 Located: Lower 11	White Water                   oil on canvas
An artist now residing in Vancouver, Susan McGillivray takes much of her inspiration from the countryside around her home and her perceptions of life experiences. Her works are in private and corporate collections in Canada, France and the US.

 
 

Molnar, John                          Located: Lower 06	Blarney Castle     casein, egg tempera on masonite
John Molnar is a Toronto artist who pursued a career as a commercial artist before turning to fine art. He has exhibited in solo, group and juried exhibitions and been elected to the Society of Canadian Artists and the Ontario Society of Artists.

 
 

Neish, Frances                    Located: Lower 13	Printemps                      oil on canvas
Frances Neish is a Toronto painter and sculptor whose works are displayed in many corporate and private collections throughout Ontario. A winner of several juried competitions, her sculpture was recently on display at Brampton City Hall.

 
 

Nicholls, Calvin          Located: Ground 21	Nesting Site - Canada Geese          paper sculpture
A resident of Lindsay, Mr. Nicholls did his first paper sculpture in 1985. A member of the Society of Animal Artists, he launched his Wildlife Series in 1989 and earned the Society's Award of Excellence for his paper sculpture "Hawkeye".

 
 

Pryce, Martin                    Located: Ground 04                                                         Lower 12	Marine Drive                watercolour Pathway to Pond               oil
A Newmarket artist who owns and operates the Newmarket School of Fine Arts, Martin Pryce began his career as an architectural illustrator. In addition to his business he has, established a market for his watercolours and oils.

 
 

Roginsky, Elena                    Located: Ground 01	L'interieur                           etching
Elena Roginsky, a North York artist, received her MA in fine arts from the Institute for Technology of Textile in Moscow and has exhibited in Russia, Israel and Toronto. Her works are in collections in the US, Canada, Israel, and Europe.

 
 

Smith, Christopher              Located: Lower 09	One Day                 serigraph print, welded steel
Christopher Smith is a Toronto artist who was one of the five directors of the Livingroom Group (1990-95). Winner of numerous awards, his works are displayed in corporate and public collections throughout Canada.

 
 

Stussi, Rudolf                      Located: Ground 12	Variety Store                                 oil
A resident of Toronto and Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Rudolf Stussi taught art for groups and schools in Ontario and was president of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (1988 to 1991). His awards and exhibitions are numerous.

 
 

Tahedl, Ernestine              Located: Ground 23	Evening Shadow           acrylic on canvas
Born and educated in Austria and emigrating to Canada in 1963, Ernestine Tahedl now lives in King City. The winner of many awards, she was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Artists in 1977 and the Ontario Society of Artists in 1984.

 
 
 

Thiell, Douglas                      Located: Lower 07	Vanishing Empire                    watercolour
A Newmarket artist originally from Saskatchewan, Douglas Theill's work usually involves imagery which in some ways reflects his own interests. A member of the Society of Canadian Artists, he has exhibited widely.

 
 

Thomas, Lotti                     Located: Ground 03	Phantom of the Grand Banks        stone lithography
Lottie Thomas, from Pickering, is an artist / printmaker with post graduate training in lithography. Participant in numerous solo and group exhibitions, she has works displayed throughout Ontario.

 
 

Truman, Sue                                           Located: Ground 11                                                        Ground 10	Reflection                     acrylic on board Mezedakia                    acrylic on board
An artist / illustrator from Toronto, Susan Truman received her fine arts education in Somerset, England, Vancouver and Toronto. Presently working as an illustrator, she has exhibited in Toronto and Vancouver.

 
 

VanKempen, Johanna              Located: Second 08	Earth Watch                            watercolour
Johanna VanKempen, a Richmond Hill artist who works in watercolour, oils and acrylics, places a strong emphasis on colour and composition to interpret her feelings for life. She is an elected member of the Society of Canadian artists.

 
 

Walmsley, John                    Located: Ground 13	January Thaw                               watercolour
Artist and art instructor from King City, John Walmsley's career has included commercial art and photography. He has had paintings exhibited at the National Aviation Museum's art shows and is a charter member of the Canadian Aviation Artists.

 
 

Wildman, Sally                     Located: Second 10	Rabbit & Traces of Rabbit                   oil pastel
Sally Wildman, from Claremont, received her fine arts education in London and Toronto. She has exhibited widely throughout southern Ontario and is represented in private collections in Canada, United States and Switzerland.

 
 

Young, Garry                        Located: Ground 05	Nor'wester                                watercolour
An artist and art teacher living in Newmarket, Garry Young received most of his training in oil and acrylic painting. Self-taught in watercolours, much of his work since the 80's has been "on the spot" landscapes in this medium.