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Monday Magazine - March 31, 2010
Ted Harrison Retrospective Voted Favourite Art Show of the Year
While this is just the latest in a long career of accolades for famed artist Ted Harrison, it also marks a welcome win for relatively new artsy endeavour Legacy Gallery, which has been putting its own stamp on the corner of Yates and Broad since taking over the old Starfish Glassworks site. (read more)
Senator Daniel Lang - March 30, 2010
News Release: Ted Harrison Painting On Display In Senate
OTTAWA – A painting by Yukon artist Ted Harrison now hangs in a position of prominence in the Senate Speaker’s quarters. (read more)
YouTube - Katherine Gibson, author of Painting Paradise is interviewed by Tania Linkes
BCLocalNews.com - February 24, 2010
Finding our Pallet
Susan Chouljian steps closer to the vibrant painting, thick with snow and streams of blues, purples and oranges. “He paints all the coldness of Canada and makes me think of the Canada that people assume it is,” she says. “I think a lot of Canadian artists tend to do really good landscapes,” her mother Sharon Woyat says from a bench in the middle of West Van’s Ferry Building Gallery. (read more)
CBC - January 25, 2010
Shelagh Rogers, host of CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter, sits down with Ted Harrison to discuss his artistic portrayals of the Yukon. (listen to the entire interview 13:35)
YouTube -
Tea with Ted event at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney BC
Bravo! Arts & Minds
Watch video clip 0:44
Bravo Canada - October 2009
Times Colonist - December 13, 2009
Art Collections Make Stunning Gift Books
For depth, I recommend Painting Paradise, the lavishly illustrated biography of Ted Harrison by Katherine Gibson (Crown Publishing, Victoria, 2009, $75). Gibson had unrestricted access to Harrison and, with considerable writerly skill, she tells the tale of one of this country's most popular artists. (read more)
660 News, All News Radio - December 8, 2009
A List of Canadian Coffee Table Books to
Give or Display Over the Holidays
Guests will gush over Mark Reid's collection of Canuck photographs. Table tops will tempt with artwork by Ted Harrison. And gift exchangers will cackle over the cartoons of Aislin. The Canadian spirit imbues a wide range of new coffee-table books that make grand gifts or displays this holiday season. Here are some selections: (read more)
Canada.com - December 7, 2009
Celebrating an Artist's Dazzling Vision of Northern Paradise
Known worldwide for his iconic portrayals of life in the Yukon, Ted Harrison, one of Canada's artistic treasures, will be in Edmonton this week for a major celebration of his work. (read more)
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Ted Harrison and author of Ted Harrison: Painting Paradise, Katherine Gibson, attend the University of Victoria bookstore for a special book signing event. |
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Express News - December 7, 2009
Ted Harrison Returns in "Painting Paradise"
"'A' is for Alex who lives in the Arctic and wears an anorak. 'M' is for Mary who runs by a moose munching in the muskeg." And if you ask his biographer, M is also for the magic of University of Alberta education alumnus Ted Harrison. (read more)
Real Estate Weekly - December 3, 2009
Ted Harrison Painting Paradise
Ted Harrison is one of Canada’s greatest and yet most unappreciated artists who has been, in the words of Edmonton-raised biographer Katherine Gibson, “loved and snubbed.” Today the public adores Harrison’s work, his shows sell out and, at 83, he’s internationally lauded. (read more)
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The Globe and Mail - October 16, 2009 Ted Harrison's paintings hang prominently in galleries around the world: in the United States, in Kobe, Japan, and even at 24 Sussex Drive. Laureen Harper ensured that would happen as she is a big fan. But 83-year-old artist, whose vividly colourful portrayals of the Yukon are so distinctive, does not have any work hanging in the National Gallery of Canada. (read more) |
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| Image: Ted Harrison and Laureen Harper in the front foyer of 24 Sussex Drive | |
Canada AM - October 15, 2009
Host Marci Len
interviews Ted Harrison
Reuters News Service - Release October 5, 2009
Ted Harrison Celebrates Four Decades as a Canadian Artist With Major Donations and First-Ever Biography
Known for his extraordinary paintings depicting Canada's north, artist Ted Harrison, O.C., R.C.A. has donated close to $500,000 in paintings to various institutions, with special bequest to the Canadiana Fund in honour of the people of Canada. (read more)
Victoria ElderCare Society Newsletter - October 2009
Ted Harrison Celebrates 40 Year Milestone
In 1995, the GreaterVictoria Eldercare Foundation made the acquaintance of one of Canada’s most “colourful” artists, when we were invited to co-host an event honoring Ted Harrison. As a senior and caregiver for his wife, Nicky, who was then in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease, Ted appreciated the work of the Eldercare Foundation. In turn, we found him a shining example of all the wonderful qualities possessed by the elders in our community. (read more)
Times Colonist - September 23, 2009
"Friends throw a party to honor painter"
Oak Bay Rotary club is hosting an evening to celebrate the long creative life and prolific artistry of painter, author, teacher, philanthropist and Rotarian Ted Harrison. (read more)
Ministry of Citizens' Services News Release - September 17, 2009
"Queen's Printer Launches Artist Ted Harrison Biography"
VICTORIA – Crown Publications, the Queen’s Printer for British Columbia, is delighted to release the book, Ted Harrison: Painting Paradise, by bestselling Victoria-based author Katherine Gibson, Citizens’ Services Minister Ben Stewart announced. (read more)
UVic's weekly student newspaper, the Martlet - September 16, 2009
"Victorians love legendary Yukon painter"
“It’s hard not to fall in love with Ted Harrison,” said author Katherine Gibson. When Gibson was an elementary school teacher in the 1980s, she was introduced to the brilliant colours and magical landscapes of Harrison’s paintings. She was instantly transfixed. (read more)
Times Colonist - September 14, 2009
"Miner's son found northern paradise"
Now is the time to celebrate Ted Harrison. Harrison, born in 1926 in Wingate, Co. Durham, England, is the senior member of our art community. His radiant, swirling paintings of the Yukon have made him the definitive painter of Canada's north. His illustrated book of The Cremation of Sam McGee is a worldwide best-seller. (read more)
CBC - September 11, 2009
Jo-anne Roberts interviews Katherine Gibson 10:37
"You know a Ted Harrison painting when you see it, its rich, it has bold colours, pinks and blues and oranges and purples, and it makes you feel good." (listen to the entire interview)
Reader's Digest - September 2009 Issue
"Renowned Yukon artist Ted Harrison touches lives beyond teh realm of paint on canvas"
Ted Harrison smiles as he sits before his easel. "Nature suggests the rythm, but the colours and composition come straight from my imagination," he says of his paintings of his beloved Yukon. (read more)
Times Colonist - September 10, 2009
"Book Honours Artist's Vision"
Ted Harrison claims he's as ordinary as bacon and eggs, yet when biographer Katherine Gibson started doing research on his life, she found letters to him from former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, Princess Diana, Anne Murray, several governors general and a commission from the king and queen of Thailand, among piles of other accolades and fan mail. (read more)
CFAX Radio 1070, Victoria's News Authority - September 5, 2009
Clips from "Remember When", hosted by Susan Woods
Clip 1 - Ted Moving to Victoria and the Sea 1:02
Clip 2 - Ted on Colours 1:40
CBC North - August 26, 2009
Al Foster interviews Ted Harrison and Katherine Gibson 3:43
"Ted Harrison turns 83 years old this week. Harrison is widely regarded as the most famous painter of scenes from the Yukon. In celebration of his birthday, Ted Harrison returns to the Yukon with a film crew and the author of his biography in tow. The Biography is the first ever about Harrison and his art and for more we are joined now by the CBC's Al Foster. He's at the Yukon Art Centre in Whitehourse."( listen to the entire interview)
Boulevard Magazine - September/October 2009 Issue
"My Voyage Around Ted Harrison"
A biographer takes four years to find what inspires artistic genius and what makes all lives worth living.
(read more)
Yukon News - August 26, 2009
"Ted Harrison: Loved and Snubbed"
The National Gallery doesn’t have a Ted Harrison in its collection. And it doesn’t want one. “They told me, ‘It didn’t fit in their collection objectives,’” said Harrison’s biographer Katherine Gibson on Tuesday.
(read more)
CBC News - August 26, 2009
"No Yukon Art in National Gallery, Official Confirms"
The National Gallery of Canada has confirmed that it does not have any paintings by Yukon artists in its permanent collection. (read more)
White Horse Daily Star - August 25, 2009
HOME AGAIN - Former Yukon artist Ted Harrison and author Katherine Gibson will launch the first Ted Harrison biography tomorrow at the Yukon Arts Centre, Wednesday. (read more)
CBC News - August 25, 2009
"Yukon Painter Ted Harrison Celebrated in Biography"
Ted Harrison, whose vivid, colourful works depict rugged landscapes from Canada's North, is celebrating his 83rd birthday in Whitehorse this week with the launch of his official biography. (read more)
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Book Signing at Crown Publications - August 12, 2009 Ted Harrison and Katherine Gibson celebrate the launch of Painting Paradise as they sign copies in the Crown Publications Bookstore. This was the first time Ted had seen the book complete. He was very pleased with the outcome and had many interesting stories to share as he flipped through every page. |
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| Image (top left to bottom right): Carrie Costin-Woolford, Don Swagar and Sue Taylor who are behind the production of the book, pose with author Katherine Gibson and Ted Harrison at the Crown Publications book signing. | |
Times Colonist - August 1, 2009
"Lost Harrison Works Fetch Less Than Valued"
Five paintings of athletes painted by Ted Harrison for the Commonwealth Games in 1994, and apparently lost for several years, were on the block at Vancouver's Heffel Gallery online auction this week. The paintings -- of divers, cyclists, swimmers, gymnasts and runners -- were valued at $3,000 to $5,000 each, but only the first two sold for $2,500. (read more)
Whats Up Yukon - July 23, 2009
"Art's Imperative: The Recognizable and the Rare"
For those who have never ventured above the 60th parallel, the Yukon can encompass a sense of mystery and awe. A territory where the sun either rarely sets or rarely rises, where history is rooted in gold and where vivid colours dance upon the evening sky. (read more)
Globe and Mail – June 22, 2009
“He Paints Paradise”
A woman stepped forward to brush stray white hairs on Ted Harrison’s head. Then another did the same. A few minutes later, a third pressed down the cowlick. (read more)
Times Colonist - June 18, 2009
"Murals Make UVic debut"
The two massive murals -- the largest three-panel work measuring 2.4 by six metres -- were painstakingly taken from his house last year when he moved into a seniors' residence. And yesterday, both were unveiled at the University of Victoria's Social Sciences and Mathematics building, one in the main lobby, the other in a glass tower staircase. (read more)
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Times Colonist - March 28, 2009 Six missing works painted by Ted Harrison for the 1994 Commonwealth Games have been located — five in a Vancouver storehouse, the other in a private home here. (read more) |
| Image (left to right): Katherine Gibson, Ted Harrison and Pat Hindmarch-Watson admire one of the six missing Harrison works recently located. | |
Times Colonist - January 30, 2009
"Rare Ted Harrison Works Missing"
A Victoria writer is on a mission to find six missing artworks that were painted by Ted Harrison for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and could be worth $70,000 today, depending on their condition. (read more)
White Horse Daily Star - September 19, 2008
"Author to profile celebrated artist’s life"
Just as Ted Harrison brought the Yukon to the rest of the world with his art, author Katherine Gibson will bring Harrison to the world with her authorized biography about the 82-year-old artist. (read more)
Vancouver Sun - July 19, 2008
"Chasing History on the Great Yukon River"
"The Yukon is a cleansing experience at forty below,”quips Ted Harrison, one of Canada’s most celebrated artists. He ought to know. For more than 25 years he lived there, painting the people, the old-time buildings, the mercurial landscape and its dancing skies. (read more)