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Donald
Flather Original Paintings
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1903
- 1990
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Landscapes
and Seascapes Across Canada and the Arctic, Floral and Abstract
Paintings
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FCA
- Founding Member, Group of Seven Canadian Artists Contemporary
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Donald Flather Artwork Exhibitions: |
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1.
Annual BC Artists Exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery - Juried
Shows. Circa
1945 -1955.
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| Click on the links below to see the details of each of the Juried Annual BC Artist Exhibitions held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Museum | |||
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Click here to see the details of the Juried 13th Annual BC Artists Exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Museum where Dr. DM Flather had a painting titled "Prelude to Winter" exhibited. NOTE: Also included at the exhibition was a Lawren Harris painting titled "Rhythmic Organization" and on line 66 J.W.G. MacDonald had his painting titled "Kelowna Landscape" featured. |
Click here to see the details of the Juried 14th Annual BC Artists Exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Museum where Dr. DM Flather had two paintings titled "Forest Trail" and "Autumn Dogwood" exhibited.
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Click here to see the details of the Juried 15th Annual BC Artists Exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Museum where Dr. DM Flather had two paintings titled "Winter Storm (Marvel Lake)" and "Silver Forest (Mt. Rainier)" exhibited. NOTE: Also included at the exhibition were Lawren Harris and his Wife, Bess Harris's paintings listed at lines 51, 52 and 53. |
Click here to see the details of the Juried 16th Annual BC Artists Exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Museum where Dr. DM Flather had a painting titled "East Wind (Sharpe Pt., Ladysmith Harbour)" exhibited |
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Click here to see the details of the Juried 17th Annual BC Artists Exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Museum where Dr. DM Flather had two paintings titled "The Lonely Miles, (Trapline) Mt. Pokiashim" and "Ridge to Mt. Garibaldi " exhibited. DM Flather's Wife, Grace M. Flather was also a bit of an Artist and had two pieces of her pottery exhibited in this Juried Art Show. Visit lines 286 and 287 for the details. |
Click here to see the details of the Juried 18th Annual BC Artists Exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Museum where Dr. DM Flather had a painting and one of his pieces of pottery exhibited. NOTE: Also included at the exhibition were Lawren Harris and his Wife, Bess Harris's paintings listed at lines 27 and 28 with Lawren Harris's "South Peak, Mount Victoria" is listed for sale at only $750.00! B.C Binning on line 7 had his painting titled "Fanciful Seascape in Primary Colours" exhibited and was listed for only $500.00! EJ Hughes also had a painting titled "Farm Near Courtenay" exhibited on line 36 and it is listed for sale at only $275.00! |
Click here to see the details of the Juried 19th Annual BC Artists Exhibition held at the Vancouver Art Gallery Museum where Dr. DM Flather had a painting exhibited. |
NOTE: Also included at the 19th Annual BC Artists Exhibition were the following: BC Artist B.C. Binning had two of his paintings featured - see lines 6 and 7.
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In addition, DM Flather had some paintings exhibited at the Art Gallery of Toronto during this period.
2. Solo Show
- North Vancouver Court House and City Hall. March 21 to
April 18, 1991.
Approximately 40 of Donald's paintings were on Public Display
only. Presented by Donald's youngest Son, Dr. Verne Donald Flather.
3.
Downstairs Gallery, West Vancouver. 1996 - 2000.
Approximately 10 works on display.
4. Solo
show - The Plaza Galleries, Whistler, BC. June 29 -July 30, 1997.
Approximately 25 works on display.
5.
"Canada's Majestic Seasons". Solo show held at
The West Vancouver Public Library. Jan. 5 -Feb. 1, 1998.
Approximately 25 works on display.
6.
Featured Artist in Beautiful BC Magazine. Article titled: "The
Secret Life of Donald Flather". Spring, 1999 issue.
Written by Daniel Wood.
Quote from the aticle: "He painted for over 50 years, totally
unrecognized, every week, every month, every year." The story
featured 7 paintings and was approximately 8 pages in length.
7.
Heffel Gallery, Vancouver, BC. 2000 - 2003
Featured were approximately 8
of DM Flather's paintings on a rotating basis.
8.
"Unveil the Trail" - joint show held in Victoria in
support of the Trans Canada Trail Project. April 7 to April 29,
2000.
9 paintings on display.
9.
"Pioneers in Canadian Art". June 26 - July 18, 2000.
Joint show with Mildred Valley Thornton held at The Federation
of Canadian Artists and Westbridge Fine Art.
24 of Donald's paintings on display.
As part of the fundraising campaign for The Federation of
Canadian Artists, this show was one of the first of its kind for
the Federation, as it looked at Artists who helped mold the Canadian
and BC Art scene during the period when the Federation was formed
in 1941. Lawren Harris, Emily Carr and Donald Flather were original
members of this important Artist's Association.
Both Donald and Mildred shared a concern for both the Environment
as well as Canada's Indigenous Peoples. Both dedicated a great
deal of their lives to documenting Canada's stunning Wilderness,
as well as important Cultures and their Peoples.
10.
Vancouver Art Gallery permanent collection. October, 2002.
David Flather donated one of Dr. DM Flather's finest Winter
Storm Paintings that was chosen by the Museum's Curator:
Title: Winter Storm - Marvel Lake on Wonder Pass (looking Southeast)
from Donald's Purcell, Selkirk and Rocky Mountains Series
Please
see the other Marvel Lake original painting by DM Flather:
11.
"ART FOR A CAUSE" 2003
Exhibition Dates: August 25, 2003 thru December 12, 2003.
Location: Centennial Theatre for Performing Arts, North Vancouver.
12.
The Art Emporium Art Gallery - Circa 2003 and Beyond
Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
Known as one of Canada's leading Fine Art Galleries featuring
all of the Group of Seven Canadian Artists, Emily Carr, Jean Paul
Riopelle and other leading historical Canadian Artists, The Art
Emporium acquired the remaining collection of Dr. DM Flather's
original oil paintings to "take them to the next level"
in the Canadian Art Collecting Industry. David Flather continued
to work with The Art Emporium's Owner, Torben Kristiansen until
mid-2012 to offer marketing support for his Granddad's beautiful
collection of artworks. Mr. Kristansen was able to not only greatly
increase DM Flather's artwork exposure to the International Art
Scene but he was also able to place many of DM Flather's best
paintings in the top Private and Corporate Art Collections and
he was able to creat substantial price appreciation for DM Flather's
original paintings over the years. Unfortunately, Torben Kristiansen
passed away July 1, 2023.
13.
Donald M. Flather - A Solo Exhibition 2004
Opening
night:
Thursday, Dec. 2nd, 7:00- 9:00pm
Petley Jones Gallery
2239 Granville St., Vancouver, BC
Over 40 paintings were shown, including many never previously exhibited. Exhibition continued thru Dec. 11, 2004. This show was produced in conjunction with The Art Emporium.
14.MAGAZIN'art.
Winter 2006 issue.
2 Featured articles: 1 en francais, 1 in English. 6 paintings
shown, article written by Tamara Pastor.
15.
"Landscapes Across Canada" 2008
A special solo art exhibition featuring the original paintings
and limited edition prints of Donald Flather - Sept. - Oct. 2008.
Location: Centennial Theatre for Performing Arts, North Vancouver.
16. Vancouver
Sun Newspaper, April 24, 2010, Section: The Green Man
Article written by Randy Shore that mentions Donald Flather
as being instrumental in creating "Victory Gardens"
in Kerrisdale.
DM Flather 's artworks are currently widely held by leading Canadian, American, European, Indonesian and Asian Art Collectors.
Be sure to view Donald's original oil paintings for sale page...
