NOBLE Dennis
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“In illustration, I solve a visual problem – I put what I have to put on canvas. Painting for myself is different – I put what I want to put on canvas. Still, I really enjoy solving problems.” Dennis Noble, “This Week.”
Born in 1940, in London England, He immigrated to Toronto from England when he was 13 years. According to “This Week” in the Canadian, “He soon ‘fell madly in love’ with a girl who studied art, and followed her to art class one day – only to fall even more madly in love with art.” He studied at the Ontario College of Art and graduated in 1966. Between 1966 and 1987, his art appeared in shows at Art Gallery of Ontario, Hazelton Lane, Paguarian, and Market Galleries: all in Toronto. His illustrative work appeared in periodicals The Canadian, Maclean’s, and Toronto Life. In 1974 he won two silver medals for his illustrations both of which appeared in The Canadian. He illustrated book covers and children’s books. He has produced for Canada Post: a lighthouse series in 1981 which won the Stamp of the Year Award, a series of ten maple tree stamps for Canada Day in 1994, and a series of berry stamps in 2003. He has won awards in the U.S.A. and Japan as well as Canada.
He was part of a group of Canadian illustrators Jamie Bennett, David Chestnutt, Julius Ciss, Heather Cooper, Ken Dallison, Blair Drawson, Gail Geltner, Roger Hill, Tina Holdcraft, Jeff Jackson, Douglas Johnson, Anita Kunz, Doug Martin, Willi Mitschka, William Russell, Joseph Salina, Mark Summers, Maurice Vellekoop and Rene Zamic, who gained an international reputation in the 1970’s and 80’s. After the recessions of 1974-1975 and 1979-82, which hit the illustration market hard, Dennis left both the gallery circuit, illustration, and Toronto. He purchased a historic cobblestone church in Belleville which he renovated into the Stonechurch Museum of Art which became his studio, gallery and repository for his paintings. It housed a series of paintings called “The Lover” which he began in the early 1990’s and continued to work on till his death.
He died in June 2014.
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| The Canadian …: “…”. Writ., Unknown (unless otherwise noted): …. |
| … 8 May 1976: “Murray The Fence”: 13.
… 7 August 1976: “The Sounds Of Silence: … … 25 September 1976: “Shaking It Rough”: 5. … 13 November 1976: Front cover. … 7 January 1977: “City Span”: … … 19 February 1977: “A Gift Of Four Years”: 6. … 2 April 1977: “A Few Uninterrupted Words About Stuttering: 16. … 27 August 1977: “The Grip Of Fear”: 3. … 29 October 1977: “Rural Roots”: 2-4, 7 & front cover. … 4 February 1978: “City Span”: 2d, 22d. … 11 February 1978: “City Span”: 2c. … 11 March 1978: “City Span”: … … 25 March 1978: “City Span”: … … 1 April 1978: “City Span: How to Carve Up Your Enemies”:… … 29 April 1978: “A Sampler of Cdn Soul Music”: 7. … 27 May 1978: “City Span”: …. … 03 June 1978: “City Span: Holding Fast, The Pleasures of the absolutely empty belly”: … … 10 June 1978: “The Discovery of Canada 1978”: 10. … 5 August 1978: “…: “City Span: The Bad Boy’s Guide to Bed and Breakfast”: 28 …22 August 1978: 2c. … 16 September 1978: “The Celtic Connection”: 9. … 7 October 1978: “Crime On The Hoof”: 9. … 21 Oct. 1978: “…: “City Span: Trial By Jury Duty”: 2a … 11 November 1978: “Megamedicine”. Writ., Andrew Allentuck: 3. … 21 December 1978: “City Span: Stick It”: 2. … 2 June 1979: “Ring Madness”: 11. … 21 July 1979: “Destination Tokyo”: 15. … 28 July 1979: “Hen Infinite Variety”: 19. … 25/26 August 1979: Front cover. … 20/21 October 1979: Help a W.O.E. Across the Street”: 25. … 5 January 1980: The Gulag Graduate”: 11. |
The City, Toronto Star Sunday Magazine, 3 February 1980: “Tastes: “Of The Wild”: 23.
Toronto Life, June 1978: Gorman”: 40.
Toronto Life, November 1978: “Luck In Men’s Eyes”:17.
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The Canadian, 25 Sept. 1976: “This Week.”
Internet:
Some information was taken from Dennis Noble’s website 12 Aug. 2015.
Dennisnobleart.com/biography Accessed 20 March 2024
dennisnoblefineart.com/pages/artist-biography Accessed 20 March 2024.
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The Canadian, 3 June 1978: “City Span”
Toronto Life, November 1978:17
The Canadian 20/21 October 1979: 25.
The City, Toronto Star Sunday Magazine, 3 February 1980: 23.