Tony Scherman

Tony Scherman (born 1950) is a Canadian painter.[1] He is known for his use of encaustic and portraiture to depict persons and events of historical or popular significance.[2]

Tony Scherman
Born1950 (age 69–70)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationRoyal College of Art
Known forPainting

Work

Scherman has had solo shows in galleries and regional museums throughout Canada and the United States.[3][4] His expressive work often depicts historical figures and events, from Napoleon to Hamlet to the American Civil War.[5][6] He is particularly known for a cycle of paintings of Napoleon and the French Revolution collected in the 2002 art book, Chasing Napoleon: Forensic Portraits. Scherman is also known for his use of encaustic painting techniques in his work.[3][7] He was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[8]

Collections

Scherman's work is in the permanent collection of numerous museums and art galleries, including the Kelowna Art Gallery,[9] Glenbow Museum,[10] University of Lethbridge Art Gallery,[11] Winnipeg Art Gallery, MacLaren Art Centre,[12] Art Gallery of Guelph,[13] Art Gallery of Hamilton,[14] University of Toronto Art Centre,[15] Canada Council Art Bank,[16] Michael Canadian Art Collection,[17] Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal,[18] Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery at Concordia University,[19] and Dalhousie Art Gallery.[20] Musée National d'Art Moderne housed in the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France holds five of his early drawings,[21]

Publications
  • Mayor Gallery (1979). Tony Scherman. London: Mayor Gallery.
  • Davidson (Maxwell) Gallery (New York) (1980). Tony Scherman. New York: Maxwell Davidson Gallery.
  • Mayor Gallery (London) (1981). Tony Scherman: recent paintings [10 works.
  • Crone, Rainer; Moos, David; Scherman, Tony (1992). The rape of Io: a cycle of paintings by Tony Scherman. Toronto: Sable-Castelli Gallery.
  • Crone, Rainer; Scherman, Tony; Moos, David; Galerie Barbara Farber; Sable-Castelli Gallery (1992). The rape of Io. Amsterdam: B. Farber.
  • Tony Scherman - "Callisto" ein Zyklus aus Ovids Metamorphosen ; [anlässlich der Ausstellung Tony Scherman: Callisto - ein Zyklus aus Ovids Metamorphosen ; Ausstellungsdauer: 27. Mai - 13. Juli 1993. Tony Scherman, Eve Förschl, Rainer Crone, undefinedKarl-Pfefferle-Galerie und Edition, München> Ausstellung Tony Scherman: Callisto - ein Zyklus aus Ovids Metamorphosen <1993 (eds.). München: Galerie Pfefferle. 1993. ISBN 978-3-925585-22-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Scherman, Tony; Moos, David; Holubizky, Ihor; Heffel Gallery (1994). Portraits & gods. Vancouver: Heffel Gallery. ISBN 978-0-9694735-6-5.
  • Portraits & Gods: Paintings by Tony Scherman. Heffel Gallery. 1994. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  • Scherman, Tony; Holubizky, Ihor; Moos, David; Gallery Paule Anglim; Heffel Gallery; Galerie Barbara Farber; Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ont.) (1994). Portraits & gods: paintings. Hamilton, Ontario: Art Gallery of Hamilton.
  • Scherman, Tony; Antaki, Karen; Galerie d'art Leonard et Bina Ellen (1996). Tony Scherman: Banquo's funeral = Tony Scherman : les funérailles de Banquo. Montréal: Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery = Galerie d'art Leonard & Bina Ellen. ISBN 978-2-920394-42-1.
  • Scherman, Tony; Henric, Jacques; Daniel Templon (Gallery) (1997). Tony Scherman: about 1789. Paris: Daniel Templon.
  • Scherman, Tony; White, Scott; SOMA Gallery (1998). Tony Scherman: about 1789.
  • Henric, Jacques; Galerie Daniel Templon (1998). Tony Scherman: about 1789. Paris: Daniel Templon.
  • Scherman, Tony; Pevere, Geoff; Galerie Haas & Fuchs (1997). Tony Scherman: about 1789 : Gemälde : 1. November- 1. Dezember 1997, Galerie Haas & Fuchs. Berlin: Galerie Haas & Fuchs.
  • Scherman, Tony; Ollman, Leah; SOMA Gallery (1998). About 1789. La Jolla, Calif: SOMA Gallery.
  • Scherman, Tony; Henric, Jacques (1999). Tony Scherman, Napoléon dévisagé. Paris: Catleya. ISBN 978-2-913191-03-7.
  • Scherman, Tony; Hollis, Jill (1999). Chasing Napoleon: Tony Sherman, forensic portraits. Moffat: Cameron & Hollis. ISBN 978-0-906506-15-8.
  • Scherman, Tony (2000). Chasing Napoleon. Moffat: Cameron & Hollis. ISBN 978-0-906506-15-8.
  • Simak, Ellen (2001). "Tony Scherman (1950- ): Il Mostro (Painting)". A Catalogue of the American Collection, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2.
  • Scherman, Tony; Holubizky, Ihor; Kelowna Art Gallery (2004). Tony Scherman: pensées impensables. Kelowna, B.C.: Kelowna Art Gallery. ISBN 978-1-896749-23-5.
  • Scherman, Tony; Wylie, Liz; Holubizky, Ihor; University of Toronto; Art Centre (2005). Tony Scherman: works on paper : a recent gift to the University of Toronto Art Collection. Toronto, Ont.: University of Toronto Art Centre. ISBN 978-0-7727-0653-9.
  • Scherman, Tony; Winston Wächter Mayer Fine Art (Gallery) (2007). Tony Scherman: about 1865. Toronto, Ont.; New York, NY: Georgia Scherman Projects ; Winston Wächter Fine Art. ISBN 978-0-9782810-0-7.
  • Newlands, Anne (2007). Canadian paintings, prints and drawings. Buffalo; Richmond Hill, Ont.: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55407-290-3.
  • Scherman, Tony; Moos, David; Gallery at Windsor (Vero Beach, Fla.) (2011). Tony Scherman: new mythologies. Vero Beach, Fl.; Toronto: Windsor Press. ISBN 978-0-615-44970-8.

References
  1. "Tony Scherman: Works on Paper". Kelowna Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. "Current | Winnipeg Art Gallery". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. Clément, Éric (2016-04-30). "Tony Scherman: le rebelle conservateur". La Presse. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. McKENNA, KRISTINE (1987-05-15). "The Art Galleries: La Cienega Area". L.A. Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. Enright, Robert. "The Art of Downside Narrative: An Interview with Tony Scherman". Border Crossings. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. Helander, Bruce (2013-12-29). "The Conscience of the King". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. Sabbath, Lawrence. "Tony Scherman le raconteur" (PDF). Etc. Etc via Erudit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  9. "On View: Selections from our Recent Acquisitions". Kelowna Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  10. "21st Century Learning: Links to Our Collection". Glenbow Museum. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  11. "Still Alive May 27 – September 4, 2015 Main Gallery". University of Lethbridge Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  12. "MacLaren Permanent Collection". Mclaren Art Centre. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  13. "Regional". Art Gallery of Guelph. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  14. "ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON PERMANENT CO LLECTION ARTISTS AS OF JULY 2014" (PDF). Art Gallery of Hamilton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  15. "Tony Scherman: Works on Paper". University of Toronto Art Centre. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  16. "Art Bank 40th Anniversary". Canada Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  17. "Reframing the Art of Canada". McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Government of Ontario. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  18. "Conceptual sketches, presentation drawings and documents for the Competition for Bay Adelaide Park, Toronto". Canadian Centre for Architecture. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  19. "Past Exhibitions". Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  20. "The Permanent Collection". Dalhousie Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  21. "Collection search". Musée National d'Art Moderne. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  • Robert L. Picus, "Dreaming of Jocasta: Tony Scherman's `Seduction of Oedipus' is sophisticated, powerful", The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 12, 2003, Sec. Ent., Pg. 36.
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