Artist Biography: Earlene Manz

EARLENE MANZ

Biography 

FORMATIVE YEARS

Earlene was fortunate to have grown up in Saskatoon when Ernest Lindner was teaching at the Technical Collegiate. There was a special art program after school for selected students from the city and Earlene attended for four years. It was during this time that she began to develop awareness of non-representative art. Other artists that had an impact on her at this time were Robert G. Murray, Henri Bonli and Otto Rogers. Earlene joined Calgary Community Painters Society in 1976. She had the opportunity to see her work mature under the many instructors who taught the weekly workshops for the club. (Stan Perrott, Frank Palmer, Jim Ulrich, Dave More, Bev Tosh, to name a few.) Earlene has been conscientious in continuing her education by attending classes taught by Calgary artists as well as courses given through the Red Deer College of Art Series. In 1983 she was chosen to be an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Centennial Gallery accepted Earlene as a member in January of 1993. She served as President of the gallery from 1997-1999. Earlene was accepted into membership of Calgary Artists Society in 1996. Earlene began teaching Art classes at the Kerby Centre for Seniors in 1999. Earlene now holds a position on the Board of Directors of Centennial Art Gallery.

EXHIBITIONS

Earlene has participated in many juried shows with Calgary Community Painters, the Federation of Canadian Artists and Calgary Artists Society. Her works have also been part of travelling shows to Dartmouth, NS and Vancouver BC. The Red Deer and District Museum chose Earlene’s paintings as part of their “Into the Garden” exhibitions 1994 and 1999.

SHARED SHOWS

Centennial Gallery with K. Morris & L. Pedersen 2016 Whimsical Journeys

Centennial Gallery with potter Susan Thorpe 2015 My Prairie Heart

Centennial Gallery with Margaret Bergman 2015 As The Spirit Moves Me

Centennial Gallery with Liz Roberts & Thelma Likuski 2009 Trifocal

Centennial Gallery with Margaret Bergman 2009 Coloratura

Centennial Gallery with Margaret Bergman 2005 Not Only Paint

Centennial Gallery with Katy Morris 2004 Yours Mine and Ours

Centennial Gallery with select Gallery Artists 2004 All That Jazz

Centennial Gallery with Margaret Bergman 2002 Paper Chase

Centennial Gallery with select Gallery Artists, two shows, 2000

Centennial Gallery with Margaret Bergman 1999 Catch 21-22

Centennial Gallery with Lisa Adams 1998 Terra Sancta

Centennial Gallery with Bill Jackson and Edna Charchuk 1997

SOLO

Centennial Gallery 2015 My Prairie Heart

Centennial Gallery 2011 Collage Degree (stick with me kid)

Centennial Gallery 2006 Azure

Centennial Gallery 2001 The Sky’s the Limit!

Centennial Gallery 1996 Shoot the Moon

Centennial Gallery 1992 Colours of the Ecliptic

AWARDS

First Place FCA Show Muttart Gallery 1990

Third Place FCA Show Fish Creek Library 1990

Third Place FCA Show Gulf Gallery 1991

Alberta Foundation for the Arts acquisition “Sunrunner” six panel pastel 1997