Biografie von Anne KAHANE (1924)

Birth place: Vienna, Austria

Addresses: Montreal 261, PQ

Profession: Sculptor

Studied: CUASch., 1945-47

Exhibited: Can. Pavilion, Brussels Worlds Fair & Venice Biennial, Italy, 1958; Pittsburgh Int., Carnegie Inst., Pa., 1959; 30 Years of Can. Art, Nat. Gal. Can., 1967; Sculpture 1967, Toronto, Ont., 1967. Awards: Unknown Political Prisoner, Eng., 1953; Grand Prix for sculpture, Concours, Que., 1956; Can. Coun. Arts fel., 1961; Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, Ont, 1970s

Member: L'Association Sculpteurs du Que.

Work: Nat. Gal. Can., Ottawa; Montreal Mus. Fine Arts, PQ; Winnipeg Art Gal., Man.; Art Gal. Hamilton, Ont.; Vancouver Art Gal., BC. Commissions: exterior mural (mahogany), Mount Allison Univ., Sackville, NB, 1962; interior sculpture (mahogany), Winnipeg Int. Airport, Man., 1963; interior sculpture (mahogany), Place des Arts, Montreal, PQ, 1965; exterior sculpture (mahogany), Expo. 1967, Montreal, 1967; interior mural (pine), Can. Chancery, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1972.

Comments: Preferred medium: wood.

Sources: WW73; Malcolm Rose, The Arts in Canada (Macmillan, 1958); Charles Spencer, Ann Kahane," The Studio, Vol 160, No 807; Dorothy Cameron, "People in the Park," Art & Artists, Vol 4, No 8; add'l info. courtesy D. Wayne Johnson, Litchfield, CT"