Jean McEwen

Jean Albert McEwen RCA (1923 – 1999) was a Canadian painter known for his abstract paintings.[2][3]

Jean Albert McEwen[1]
Born(1923-12-14)December 14, 1923[2]
Montreal[2]
DiedJanuary 9, 1999(1999-01-09) (aged 75)[2]
Montreal[2]
NationalityCanadian
Known forAbstract painting

Early life

McEwen was born in 1923 Montreal to a Scottish father and French-Canadian mother.[4] He began his working life as a pharmacist, having received a degree in pharmacy from the University of Montreal in 1947.[5]

Art career

McKewen was self-taught as a painter. His first exhibition, was the 1949 Annual Spring Exhibition, a group show Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.[6] Following the positive reception of his work as a painter in Montreal, he quit his job as a pharmacist and left Montreal for Paris.[5][6] In Paris, he visited museums and was introduced to the painters Jean-Paul Riopelle and Sam Francis.[6]

From 1982 to 1994, he was professor at Concordia University.[7] In 1998, he received the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas from the Government of Quebec.[8] In 1987, McEwen's work was the subject of a retrospective Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal,[3] and a second commemorative exhibition in 2019.[9]

Collections

His work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,[2] the Museum of Modern Art, New York[10] and the National Gallery of Canada[11]

References
  1. Ontario, Art Gallery of (May 19, 1970). Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection. McGraw-Hill Company of Canada. ISBN 9780070925045 – via Google Books.
  2. "McEwen, Jean". Collections | MNBAQ.
  3. "Jean McEwen | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  4. Naubert-Riser, Constance; McEwen, Jean; Arts, Montreal Museum of Fine (May 19, 1987). Jean McEwen, colour in depth: paintings and works on paper, 1951-1987. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. ISBN 9782891920919 – via Google Books.
  5. "Artscanada". Society for Art Publications. May 19, 1962 – via Google Books.
  6. Nasgaard, Roald; Scotia, Art Gallery of Nova (May 19, 2008). Abstract Painting in Canada. Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 9781553653943 – via Google Books.
  7. Côté, Roch (May 19, 1999). Québec 2000. Les Editions Fides. ISBN 9782762121766 – via Google Books.
  8. "Les Prix du Québec - le récipiendaire Jean McEwen". www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca.
  9. McGillis, Ian. "Discovered again: MMFA honours Jean McEwen 20 years after his death". montrealgazette.com. Montreal Gazette.
  10. "Jean McEwen". The Museum of Modern Art.
  11. "Jean McEwen". www.gallery.ca.


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