John Gall. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saskatchewan. Active 1940’s.

John Gall carved naive works in wood and other media such as concrete and metal. His art often reflected current news and relationships. He is cited in the Centre for Folklore Studies.

Ref: Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec.

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

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

Eva Dennis. Painter. Brownlee, Saskatchewan. Active mid to later 20th century.20th century.

Eva Dennis, and her husband Wesley Dennis were self-taught artists. She painted the events of her life and her area of Saskatchewan. She gained recognition in the 1970’s and is widely collected.

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

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

Ref: Artists in Canada, Union list of Artist’s files. National Gallery of Canada. 1982.

Ref: Lerner. and Williamson, Art and Architecture in Canada. A Bibliography …to 1981. University of Totonto Press. 1991.

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

Wesley Dennis. Painter. Brownlee, Saskatchewan. Active mid to later 20th century.20th century.

Wesley Dennis was the husband of Eva Dennis. A farmer in Saskatchewan, he became a self-taught painter when he retired. He painted farm scenes, those of his childhood and those of his own working farming days.

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

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

Ref: Artists in Canada, Union list of Artist’s files. National Gallery of Canada. 1982.

Ref: Lerner. and Williamson, Art and Architecture in Canada. A Bibliography …to 1981. University of Totonto Press. 1991.

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

George Dekkers. Painter. North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Active mid 20th century.

George Dekkers made naive paintings in oil; of landscapes and of people.

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

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

Sydney Barker. Painter. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Active mid 20th century.

Sydney Barkers work was in the 1959 National Gallery Exhibition: Folk Painters of the Canadian West. He used watercolours to paint naive scenes of local landcscapes and animals and birds. He has been widely collected in museums and private collections.

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

Ref: N. MacCullough, Folk Painters of the Canadian West. Ottawa: National Gallery. 1959.