Selected Bibliography/Filmography














Publications indicated by * contain extensive biographical text.
2006 St. Maarten Nights 2006, "Artistic Visitors of St. Maarten", pp. 54-57
2004 Edtr., Destination 2004, "More Than the View, Island Pleasures" vol. 4, pp. 158-159
2004 Land, Water & Light: Ken Danby Landscapes, exhibition catalogue, essays by W. Chandler Kirwin and Sybille-Karin Moser, foreword by Flavio Belli, Mill Studios Corporation, Guelph, ON
2002 Danby, Ken, Earth, Sky & Water: Ken Danby Landscapes, Mill Studios Corporation, Guelph, ON
2001 Kirwin, W. Chandler and Ken Danby, The Great Farewell, The Creation of Wayne Gretzky's Official Retirement Portrait, Mill Studios Corporation, Guelph, ON
1998 McKay-Clements, John, The Canadian Astrology Collection: Timed Birth Data of Prominent Canadians, Canadian Astrology Press, Toronto, ON
1998 Vallee, Brian, Producer/Director, Ken Danby - Behind the Mask, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Life & Times series, 1 hour, first broadcast Nov. 2
1998 Danby, Ken, Ken Danby: New Paintings, exhibition catalogue, essays by W. Chandler Kirwin and David Moos, foreword by Flavio Belli, Mill Studios Corporation, Guelph, ON
1997 Perly Rae, Arlene, Everybody's Favourites: Canadians talk about books that changed their lives, Penguin Books, Toronto, ON
1997 Murray, Joan, Home Truths - A Celebration of Family Life by Canada's Best-Loved Painters, Key Porter Books Ltd., Toronto, ON
1997 Burtch, Michael, Director, Ken Danby Retrospective Drawings and Watercolours, Art Gallery of Algoma catalogue, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
1989 Moos, David, Adventures in the Abstract: The Paintings of Ken Danby, Gallery Moos catalogue, New York, NY
1987 Murray, Joan, The Best Contemporary Canadian Art, Hurtig Publishing, Edmonton, AB
1985 Lipman, Marci and Louise, Horizons, Contemporary Canadian Landscapes , Lester and Orpen Dennys, Toronto, ON
1984 * Duval, Paul, Ken Danby: The New Decade, Stoddart, Toronto, ON
1983 Hacker, Carlotta, The Book of Canadians, An Illustrated Guide to Who Did What, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB
1983 Burnett, David and Schiff, Marilyn, Contemporary Canadian Art, Hurtig Publishing in co-operation with The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
1981 Gilmour, Pat, Artists in Print, British Broadcasting, London, England
1981 Warner, Glen, Building a Print Collection, Van Nostrand Reinhold Ltd., Toronto, ON
1981 Pachter, Marc et al, Champions of American Sport, The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., NY
1980 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ken Danby: The Graphic Work, Lithographs and Serigraphs Hamilton, ON
1980 Contemporary Drawings & Watercolors; catalogue, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
1980 Lipman, Marci and Louise, Images, Contemporary Canadian Realism, Lester and Orpen Dennys, Toronto, ON
1979 Albertazzi, Ferdinando, I Pittori dell' infanzia, Capelli editore, Bologna, Italy
1979 Lucie-Smith, Edward, Super Realism, Phaidon, Oxford, England
1979 Hainke, Wolfgang, Siebdruck, Technik-Praxis-Geschichte, DuMont, Cologne, Germany
1979 Mara, Tim, Screen Printing, Thames & Hudson, London, England
1979 Heinrich, Dr. Theodore A., catalogue introduction, Gallery Moos, Toronto, ON
1978 * de Santana, Hubert, Danby: Images of Sport, MacMillan of Canada, Toronto, ON
1978 Colombo, John Robert, Colombo's Book of Canada, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton, AB
1976 * Duval, Paul, Ken Danby, trade edition, Clarke Irwin, Toronto, ON
1976 Ontario College of Art, 100 Years Evolution of the Ontario College of Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
1976 Four Ontario Realists; catalogue, The Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON
1974 Sager, Peter, Neue Formen des Realismus, M. Dumont Verlag, Cologne, Germany
1974 * Duval, Paul, Ken Danby, special edition of 250 books containing an original serigraph by the artist, signed and numbered, Gallery Moos, Toronto, ON,
1974 Canadian Artists in Exhibition, The Roundstone Council for the Arts, Toronto, ON
1974 The Acute Image in Canadian Art; catalogue, Owens Art Gallery Mt. Allison University, Sackville, NB
1973 Duval, Paul, High Realism in Canada , Clarke Irwin, Toronto, ON
1973 Von Bonin, Dr. Wibke, Canadian Art Today - Colville-Pratt-Danby, a film for West German Television
1972 Amaya, Mario, William Zierler catalogue, New York, NY
1972 Duval, Paul, Four Decades, Clarke Irwin, Toronto, ON
1971 Ohff, Hienz, Galerie der Neuen Kunste, Bertelsman, Berlin, Germany
1971 Biennale et Internationale des Jeunes Artistes; catalogue, Paris, France
1971 George Wallace, The Artist's Workshop, Holt, Rinehard & Winston Ltd. Toronto - Montreal
1970 Bromfield, Rex, The Art of Ken Danby, a film for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
1970 Survey 70 - Realisms; catalogue, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts & Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ON
1969 Magic Realism in Canada; catalogue, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
1967 Harper, Russell J., Gallery Moos catalogue, Toronto, ON
1966 Canadian Water Colours, Drawings & Prints; catalogue, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON
1966 Magic Realism in Canadian Painting; catalogue, London Public Library & Museum, London, ON
1965 Prize Award Winners, 1908-1965; catalogue, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, QC
1965 New Trends in Canadian Painting; catalogue, Ages Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
1964 81st Annual Spring Exhibition; catalogue, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, QC

 

 

Who's Who

Also Included In:

  Canadian Encyclopedia, Hurtig Press, Edmonton, AB
  Canadian Who's Who, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON
  Contemporary Artists, St. James Press, USA
  Creative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Creative and Performing Artists, University of Victoria, B.C.
  Dictionary of International Biography, Cambridge, England
  Men of Achievement, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
  A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing, Ottawa, ON
  Ontario Index of Canadian Artists, Visual Arts, ON
  Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who Inc., Chicago, IL
  Who's Who in American Art, Jacques Cattell Press, USA

Membership and Service

1999 Honourary membership: Drawing Society of Canada
1994 Reappointed: Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Canada (1.5 years)
1991 Appointed: Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Canada (3 years)
1988 Reappointed: Board of Directors, Canada Council (3 years)
1986 Appointed: Board of Directors, Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies (2 years)
1986 Appointed: Board of Directors, Toronto Arts Awards Foundation (3 years)
1985 Appointed: Board of Directors, Canada Council (3 years)
1975 Elected: member, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
  Past Member of Advisory Boards for:
  Etobicoke School for the Arts
University of Guelph, Fine Art Advisory Committee
Toronto Arts Awards Foundation
Guelph Performing Arts Centre

Medals

Selected Honours/Awards

2006 Inducted into the inaugural Sault Ste. Marie Walk of Fame
2002 Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal
2001 Member of the Order of Canada
2001 Order of Ontario
2000 Nominated for Canada's Walk of Fame
2000 Selected as a Champion of the Great Lakes Heritage Coast by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
1997 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree, Algoma University College, Laurentian University
1995 Medal of Merit, City of Sault Ste. Marie, ON
1992 125th Anniversary Commemorative Medal of Canada
1983 Ontario UNICEF Medal
1981 Invited to the White House by President Ronald Reagan
1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
1977 Award of Merit, City of Guelph
1976 Editions Award, Ontario Arts Council
1976 First recipient of the R. Tait McKenzie Chair for Sport, created by the National Centre of Sports & Recreation, Ottawa, ON
1964 Jessie Dow Award, Spring Show, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1962 Purchase Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

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