Douglas Haynes
Douglas Haynes was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1936. He graduated from the Alberta College of Art (formerly the Provincial Institute of Technology & Art) in 1958, and joined the University of Alberta as a professor in the Department of Art and Design in 1970. He taught there until 1995.
Doug had a successful, established career as an Edmonton based modernist abstract artist for over 50 years. In 1974, he was elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy, and was an Alberta Centennial Medal for the Arts recipient in 2006. His works have been recognized by many notable galleries and organizations, and is featured in many noteworthy spaces such as Edmonton’s own City Hall. He is considered one of the most respected modernist painters in Canada.
After his passing in 2016, Doug has remained a recognized name in the art world and has left behind a brilliant legacy, both through his artwork and the numerous artists he impacted as an educator.
“The paintings are about creating a presence. The central image is singular and straight forward as is a frontal portrait. It is kept simple and unobtrusive to force a dialogue across the total picture between color, surface, subtle inflection and illumination. The presence is evoked by the effect of the white canvas without relying on symbol or storyline. ”
Image from “Douglas Haynes: The Toledo Series” program: http://www.haroldfeist.com/ARTICLES/dHaynesToledo/DHaynesToledoSeries.pdf.zip
BORN
1936: Regina, Saskatchewan
EDUCATION
1960–61: Royal Academy of Art, Holland
1958: Provincial Institute of Technology & Art (now Alberta College of Art and Design)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2015: Toledo Series, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton AB
2014: Wild Rose Abstract, Medalta Yuill Gallery, Medicine Hat AB
2013: Selected Works 1961-2013, Scott Gallery, Edmonton AB
2012: 7 Years in The City, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton AB
2012: Lights Out: Paintings from the 60s, Vancouver Art Gallery BC
2010: Fragments From Crete, Scott Gallery, Edmonton AB
2008: Seeing Through Modernism, Art Gallery of Albert, Edmonton AB
2006: Three person show, Willock and Sax Gallery, Waterton AB
2006: From The Delta, Scott Gallery, Edmonton AB
2005: Douglas Haynes: The Toledo Series, Edmonton Art Gallery AB
2005: Virginia Christopher Galleries, Calgary AB
2004: Draw, Exhibition organized by the Edmonton Art Gallery AB
2002: Recent Aquisitions: Douglas Haynes, MacKenzie Gallery Regina SK
2000: Douglas Haynes: 25 Years, Edmonton Art Gallery AB
2000: Scott Gallery, Edmonton AB
1978-2000: Gallery One, Toronto ON
1998: Scott Gallery, Edmonton AB
1998: Haynes and Feist, Gallery One, Toronto ON
1994: Artists in Their Prime, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver BC
1994: Kathleen Laverty Gallery, Edmonton AB
1992: The Toledo Series, Whyte Museum of The Rockies, Banff AB
1992: Whyte Museum, Banff AB
1991: Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver BC
1991: Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton AB
1991: Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary AB
1988: Alberta House, London UK
1987: Glenbow Museum, Calgary AB
1986: Virginia Christopher Gallery, Calgary AB
1986: Contemporary Canadian Artists, Wade Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1985: Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton AB
1985: Abstraction X 4, Canada House, London,UK, Bonn West, Germany, Paris, France
1983: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina SK
1981: The Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge AB
1981: Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon SK
1981: Gallery One, Toronto ON
1980: Mira Godard Gallery, Calgary AB
1980: Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge AB
1980: Kenneth Heffel Gallery, Vancouver BC
1979: 7 Prairie Painters, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ON
1979: Downstairs Gallery, Edmonton AB
1978: Certain Traditions: Painting & Sculpture of Canada and Great Britain: organized by The Edmonton Art Gallery, Toured Canada & Great Britain
1976: Alberta College of Art, Calgary AB
1976: University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge AB
1975: Latitude 53, Edmonton AB
1975: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON
1974: Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton AB
1974: Glenbow Alberta Institute, Calgary AB
1973: Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton AB
1971: Royal Canadian Academy 91st Annual, Bronfmann Centre, Montreal QC
1971: Royal Canadian Academy, Montreal, QC and Charlottetown P.E.I.
1970: Alberta College of Art, Calgary AB
1970: Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton AB
1965: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON
1964: Jacox Gallery, Edmonton AB
1963: Fifth Biennial, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa ON
1962: Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton AB
1960: Studio 60, Edmonton AB
PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS
Edmonton Art Gallery
Alcan
University of Alberta
Shell Oil
Canada Council Art Bank
TELUS
Robert McLaughlin Gallery
Bank of Montreal
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Westbourne International
Government of Alberta
Rothmans of Canada
Concordia University
Bank of Nova Scotia
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Mendel Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto Dominion Bank
Peterborough Art Gallery
Glenbow Museum
Red Deer College
University of Lethbridge
Department of External Affairs
Alberta Energy Company
Douglas Cridland Design
Howard Mackie
Poco Petroleum
Sceptre Resources
Alex Chapman Design
Indutech Canada
Sharecom Industries
Macleod Dixon
City of Edmonton
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Comino Foundation, Lichtenstein
Esso Resources
Hines Collection, Boston, Mass.
“Abstract paintings tend to be made instead of painted. You’re right in there, building this thing.”
