Ken LOCHHEAD (1926-2006)Previous ArtistNext Artist

An early arts leader, Lochhead was invited to become director of the University of Saskatchewan School of Art at Regina College in 1950, when he was just 24 years old.

At the same time, he was asked to spearhead the creation of the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery and, in 1955, Lochhead created the Emma Lake Professional Artists' Workshop. The acclaimed sessions drew both artists and influential art critics to Saskatchewan and helped propel local artists onto the national and international scene.

In 1961, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa featured Lochhead and contemporaries Doug Morton, Art McKay, Ron Bloore and Ted Godwin in a show entitled Five Painters from Regina. The modern art exhibition put Regina on the map artistically and launched the artists, dubbed the Regina Five, into the visual arts spotlight.

 

Image:
Kenneth Lochhead is fourth from the left

Born
Ottawa, Ontario, May 22, 1926
Died
Ottawa, Ontario, July 15, 2006

Art Schools
1944 Summer Art School, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
1945-48 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1946-48 Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA Teaching: 1950 Carleton University, Ottawa.
1950-64 Director - School of Arts, University of Saskatchewan, Regina.
1973-74 Professor - Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University, Toronto.
1975-89 Acting Chairman - Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University, Toronto.
School of Art, University of Saskatchewan. Initiated & taught Artists Workshop, Emma Lake, 1955
1964-73 School of Fine Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,

Awards

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Tuition Scholarships, 1946, 1947, 1948. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Emlin Cresson Memorial Travelling Scholarship, 1948.
O'Keefe Art Awards Competition, Toronto - first prize, 1950.
Canada Council Grant, for Travel in Europe, 1958.
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Biennial - first prize: painting, 1962.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Annual Spring Exhibition - Jessie Dow Award, 1963
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Annual Spring Exhibition - Robinson Award, 1964.
Governor General's Honours List - Awarded Medal of the Order of Canada, 1971.
Canada Council Grant, 1971.

Member

Royal Canadian Academy, 1996.
Honorary Doctor of Law, University of Regina, 2001.
Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002.

Committees

1972 Department of Public Works: Fine Arts Advisory Committee.
1975-88 Wascana Centre Authority - Regina: Chairman, Fine Arts Advisory Committee.
1976-77 City of Ottawa: Advisory Committee for the Ottawa Art Gallery. 1977-80 Member - Ottawa National Capital Commission Art Advisory Committee.
1981-85 Chairman - Ottawa National Capital Commission Art Advisory Committee.
1979-81 Art Gallery of Ontario: Board of Trustees.
1987-89 Rideau Hall, Ottawa: Furnishings Committee. Paintings in Public

Collections

Agnes Etherington Art Centre – Queen’s University, Kingston
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Art Gallery of Hamilton Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
Art Gallery of Peterborough
Art Gallery of Windsor
Band of Montreal
Mountain & McGregor Branch
Winnipeg Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Fredericton Canada Council
Ottawa Canada Council Art Bank
Ottawa Canadian Chancery
Warsaw, Poland Canadian Embassy
Oslo, Norway Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull Carleton University Art Gallery
Ottawa Centennial Concert Hall
Winnipeg, Manitoba City of Ottawa
Art Collection Confederation Centre Art Gallery & Museum, Charlottetown
Dalhousie University Art Gallery, Halifax
Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina
Edmonton Art Gallery
Gallery One One One – The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland
Glenbow Museum, Calgary
Government of Canada – Department of Foreign Affairs - Transport Canada
Kenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
London Regional Art and Historical Museums, London, Ontario
Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina
Memorial University Art Gallery, St. Johns, Newfoundland
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
Montreal Museum of Fine Art National Aviation Museum, Ottawa
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary
Ottawa Art Gallery Ottawa City Archives
Owens Art gallery – Mount Allison University, Sackville
Province of Manitoba Collection, Winnipeg
Regina Branch of Canadian Legion, Regina
Regional Municipality of Ottawa – Carleton
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto
Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina
Saskatchewan House, Regina Solo

Exhibitions

  • 1953
    • Art Gallery, Regina College, University of Saskatchewan. Robertson Art Gallery, Ottawa.
  • 1961
    • Saskatchewan House Summer Festival.
  • 1962
    • The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto.
  • 1963
    • Art Gallery, Regina College, University of Saskatchewan, Regina.
    • Robertson Art gallery, Ottawa.
  • 1965
    • The Lefort Galerie, Montreal.
    • The New Design Gallery, Vancouver.
    • MacIntosh Memorial Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London.
  • 1966
    • The Yellow Door Gallery, Winnipeg.
    • The Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Regina.
    • The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg.
  • 1967
    • The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton.
    • Laing Galleries, Toronto.
  • 1969
    • Galerie Fore, Winnipeg.
  • 1970
    • The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge.
  • 1971
    • Dunkel Gallery, Toronto.
    • Galerie Godard LeFort, Montreal.
  • 1972
    • Gallery III, University of Manitoba,
    • University of Alberta,
    • Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.
  • 1973
    • Marlboro Godard Gallery, Toronto.
  • 1974
    • Marlboro Godard Gallery, Toronto.
  • 1975
    • Individual works shown at Marlboro Godard Gallery, Toronto and Montreal.
  • 1976
    • Individual works shown at Marlboro Godard Gallery, Toronto and Montreal.
  • 1977
    • Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University. Individual paintings displayed by Mira Godard Gallery, Montreal. Windsor Art Gallery, Windsor.
  • 1978
    • Winnipeg Art gallery Regina Art Gallery Retrospective of Works - Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
  • 1979
    • Arboretum - Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
  • 1980
    • Foothills: New Paintings and Watercolors by Kenneth Lochhead, Mira Goddard Gallery, Calgary. Ottawa Pastels by Kenneth Lochhead - Robertson Galleries, Ottawa.
  • 1982
    • Arboretum II - Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
  • 1983
    • Watercolours and Enamels on Paper - Susan Whitney gallery, Regina.
    • Three Seasons Paintings by Kenneth Lochhead - Robertson Galleries, Ottawa
  • 1987
    • The Garden: Recent Oil Paintings by Kenneth Lochhead - Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
  • 1988
    • Abstract Paintings
  • 1962 - 1967
    • by Kenneth Lochhead - Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
    • A Garden of Delights by Kenneth Lochhead - Artscourt, Ottawa.
  • 1991
    • Gardens InTime: Recent Oil Paintings by Kenneth Lochhead - Robertson Galleries, Ottawa.
  • 1992
    • Gardens InTime: Recent Oil Paintings by Kenneth Lochhead - gallery One, Toronto.
  • 1993
    • People and Places - Gallery 454, Winnipeg.
    • The Team - Gallery One, Toronto.
    • Recent Watercolors by Kenneth Lochhead - Robertson Galleries, Ottawa.
  • 1995
    • Kenneth Lochhead: Recent Paintings - Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa
  • 1997
    • Ken Lochhead: Forest Interiors - Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto.

Group and Pubic Exhibitions

  • 1953
    • Annual Exhibition of Canadian Painting - National Gallery of Canada.
    • Progressive Painters of Western Canada - University of Manitoba.
  • 1954
    • 5th Annual Exhibition - the Saskatchewan Arts Board.
    • 1st Annual Artists of Regina Exhibition - Norman Makenzie Art Gallery.
  • 1955
    • Ten Artist of Saskatchewan - Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery.
    • Saskatchewan Society of Artists: Second Exhibition - Regina and Saskatoon.
  • 1957
    • 2nd Bicentennial of Canadian Art - National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
    • Contemporary Canadian Painters - National Gallery of Canada, Touring Exhibition.
  • 1958
    • Canadian Paintings for Canadian
    • Art gallery Pavillion, Brussels World Fair: Utrecht Central Museum: Groninger Museum: Fine Arts Museum, Mexico City, Mexico: Tunis Africa.
  • 1960
    • Win Hedore - Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery.
  • 1961
    • The 4th Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Art - The National Gallery of Canada.
    • 12th Annual Exhibition of Saskatchewan Art.
    • The May Show - Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina Five Painters from Regina - National Gallery of Canada, for circulation.
    • 15th Annual Exhibition and Sale of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture - Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto.
  • 1962
    • Contemporary Exhibition and Sale - Vancouver Art Gallery. Winter Exhibition -Art Gallery of Hamilton.
    • The C.I.L. Art Collection of Paintings by Canadians.
    • 13th Annual Exhibition - The Saskatchewan Arts Board.
    • Canadian paintings to Warsaw, Poland.
    • National Gallery of Canada, circulating 79th Annual Exhibition and Sale of Works by Canadians National Council of Jewish Women of Canada Exhibition.
    • Painting at Stradford - Nine Prairie province Painters.
    • 1st Biennial Winnipeg Show - Winnipeg Art Gallery.
    • Webster College, St. Louise, USA.
  • 1963
    • Contemporary Canadian Painting and Sculpture - Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York, USA.
  • 1963
    • 14h Annual Exhibition - Saskatchewan Arts Board.
    • 80th Spring Annual - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec.
    • 6th Annual Exhibition and Sale of Canadian Paintings - The National Council of Jewish Women.
    • Invitational Exhibit of Saskatchewan Paintings - Alberta College of Art, Calgary.
    • Aviva Chapter Hadassah Art Auction of Canasian Painting, Nationa; Gallery of Canada.
    • 8th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
    • Ottawa and London, Ontario.
    • Mendel Selects from the Mendel Collection - Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina.
    • Surrealism in Canadian Painting - The London Public Gallery and Art Museum.
    • 7th Annual Exhibition and Sale of Canadian Painting - Ottawa Section of the National Council of Jewish Women.
    • 81st Annual Spring Exhibition - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal.
    • Post-Painterly Abstraction, Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, The Walker Art Centre, The Art Gallery of Toronto.
    • The Winnipeg Show - Winnipeg.
  • 1965
    • Ten Canadian Artists - Careton University, Ottawa.
    • University of Manitoba Staff Show - University Dafoe Library Gallery.
    • Brandon Allied Art Centre - 2nd Annual Carnival Show, Brandon.
    • Yellow Door Art Gallery, Winnipeg.
    • Eleven Winnipeg Artists - MacLaren Advertising Co. Ltd., Toronto.
    • 6th Biennial Exhibition of Canaidian Painting - National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
    • 93rd Annual Exhibition of the Ontario Society of Artists - Art Cattery of Toronto.
  • 1966
    • University of Manitoba School of Art, Staff Show.
    • University Dafoe Library 2nd Annual MacLaren Acquisition Show, Winnipeg Spring Show: Prize Award Winner: 1908-1965 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
    • The tenth Annual Winnipeg Show - Winnipeg Art Gallery.
  • 1967
    • Canadian Art of Our Time - Eaton's Gallery, Winnipeg.
    • Winnipeg Art Gallery Show Twenty Canadians - The Douglas Gallery, Vancouver.
    • Images for A Canadian Heritage - Vancouver Art Gallery.
    • Canadian Universities Centennial Exhibition of Drawings - University of Ottawa Tour.
    • Painting in Saskatchewan 1883-1950 - Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina and Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon.
  • 1968
    • The Kingston Spring Exhibition of Art - Agnes Etherington Gallery, Kingston.
    • Canada 101 - Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • 1969
    • The Canadian Council Collection - National Gallery, circulation throughout Canada.
  • 1970
    • 150 Years of Manitoba Art Gallery - exhibited at the Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg.
  • 1971
    • Canadian Art Exhibition - arranged by the Art Gallery of Ontario for the Ringling Art Museum, Florida, USA.
    • Lithographs from the Lithographers' Workshop - Nova Scotia College of Art & Design for circulation by the National Gallery, Ottawa.
  • 1972
    • Artists Nations Exhibition - Moorhead State College, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
  • 1974
    • Aspects of Canadian Painting - Albright Knox gallery, Buffalo, New York.
    • Thirteen Artists from Marlboro Godard, Toronto, and Montreal - Marlboro Galleries, New York.
  • 1977
    • Ontario Now - a survey of contemporary art organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Hamilton to Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.
    • Abstraction West: Emma Lake and After - an exhibition of the National Gallery of Canada, organized by Terry Fenton, Director, Edmonton Art Gallery. Circulated to Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon: Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredricton; Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts, Halifax; Musee d'srt Contemporain, Montreal; the Art Gallery of Windsor.
    • Olympic Poster Commission - Art Gallery of Ontario.
    • Saskatchewan Artists - Saskatchewan Arts Centre, Saskatoon.
  • 1978
    • Regina '5': Group Exhibition - University of Western Ontario, London.
  • 1989
    • Beneath the Surface - gallery 101, Ottawa.
    • The Flat Side of the Landscape - The Emma Lake Artists' Workshop - Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon.
  • 1992
    • The Crisis of Abstraction in Canada: The 1950s - National Gallery of Canada touring Exhibition.
  • 1993
    • The Urban Prairie - Mendel Art Gallery Touring Exhibition.
  • 1994
    • Hidden Values: Western Corporations Collect - Edmonton Art Gallery Dynamics of Abstraction - Art gallery of Peterborough
  • 1995
    • The Spirit of the Cathedral - National Gallery of Canada and Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica of Ottawa
  • 1996
    • Stored Secrets II: The vault an View - Winnipeg Art Gallery.
    • COREL Viva! les arts - Council for the Arts in Ottawa.

Commissions

1955 Mural Decorations for the Regina Branch of the Canadian Legion, SK.
1958 Mural decoration for the International Airport Terminal, Gander, Nfld.
1966 Six Banners for the Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB
1967 Two Banners for the PanAm Swimming Pool, Winnipeg, MB Mural for Winters College, York University, Toronto, Ont.
1968 Banner for Winters College, York University, Toronto, Ont. Banner for the faculty of Architecture, University, Toronto, Ont.
1969 Design of the Manitoba Centennial Stamp, 1870-1970
1970 Relief Decoration for the Canadian Chacery, Warsaw, Poland. Mural decoration for the Bank of Montreal, Winnipeg, MB Two Lithographs for the Nova Scotia College of Art, Lithography Workshop, Halifax.
1989 Mural Decoration for Minto Place Suite Hotel, Ottawa, Ont.
1994 Happies: Paintings for Dovercourt and McKeller Park wading pools, Ottawa, Ont.