Laura Harness. Painter. Arborfield, Saskatchewan. Active mid-late 20th century.

Born in Alysham, Saskatchewan; Laura Harness painted naive landscapes as well as pictures of her life story. “I paint and sketch our life, happy moments ….and sad times”. She used a variety of media including oils, water colours, charcoal and coloured pencils. She was first cited in Thauberger, 1976.*

Ref: D. Thauberger. Grassroots Saskatchewan. Regina: Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery. 1976.

Ref: Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. (Web Site.)

Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).

Ann Alexandra Harbuz. Painter. North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Active mid 20th century.

Ann Harbuz was a painter of naive landscapes. She also painted interior scenes and portraits. She began painting in the 1960’s and her work was influenced by her childhood memories. She is cited in Climer, 1975 and Thauberger, 1976*, and illustrated in McKendry, 1999 Fig. 80.**

Ref: J. Climer. Saskatchewan Primitives. Saskatoon. Mendel Art Gallery. 1975.

Ref: D. Thauberger. Grassroots Saskatchewan. Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery. 1976.

Ref: The Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies. From The Heart: Folk Art in Canada. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto. 1983.

Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985)

Ref: Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).