Robert Linsley Explained

Robert Linsley (1952 – February 2, 2017) was a Canadian artist, writer and professor known for his abstract paintings.[1]

Early life and education

Linsley was born in 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2] He received a BFA degree in 1982 and a MFA degree in 1988 from the University of British Columbia.[3]

Career

His book Beyond Resemblance Abstract Art in the Age of Global Conceptualism was published in 2017 by Reaktion Books.[4] [5] Linsley's work is included in the collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery,[6] the Edmonton Art Gallery and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia.[7]

Linsley died in a bicycle accident in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario in 2017.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Linsley: 1952–2017.
  2. Web site: Artists in Canada. Canadian Heritage. Government of Canada. app.pch.gc.ca.
  3. Web site: Should the Arts stand on its own two feet?. alumni UBC.
  4. Web site: Remembering Robert Linsley. 2017-02-11.
  5. Web site: "A Self-Implicated Search": Reviewing Robert Linsley's Final Book. March 1, 2017. Momus.
  6. Web site: Thank you, Robert. 22 February 2017 .
  7. Web site: 11.0.0.47 - One Hundred Views of Mount Baker. belkin.pastperfectonline.com.
  8. Web site: Kitchener artist Robert Linsley remembered after fatal bike crash | CBC News.
  9. News: Remembering Robert Linsley: Working in the abstract with many twists.

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