Takao Tanabe

Takao Tanabe, CM, OBC (born 16 September 1926) is a Canadian painter.

Born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, the son of a commercial fisherman, he was interned with other Japanese-Canadians in the British Columbia interior during World War II. The subjects of Takao Tanabe's paintings are almost exclusively landscapes of British Columbia.

Education

Winnipeg School of Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1946–1949. Teachers included Joseph Plaskett.
Brooklyn Museum Art School, New York City, New York, 1951–1952. Teachers included Hans Hofmann.
Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, UK, 1953–1954. Attended on an Emily Carr Scholarship. Traveled Europe widely during this period.
Sumi-e and calligraphy in Tokyo, Japan, 1959–1960. Attended on a Canada Council Scholarship.

Awards

Member of the Order of Canada[1]
Order of British Columbia
two honorary doctorates
Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts
Member, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[2]
Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts (2013)[3]

References

Order of Canada citation
"Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
"Takao Tanabe, Gathie Falk win $30K Audain Prize for art". CBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

External links

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[1] Order of Canada citation

[RCA1880-2] "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

[3] "Takao Tanabe, Gathie Falk win $30K Audain Prize for art". CBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2017.