Gentile Tondino

Gentile (Gerry) Tondino (September 3, 1923 – August 29, 2001) was a Canadian educator and artist,[1] who lived in Montreal, Quebec. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[2]

Gentile (Gerry) Tondino
Gentile Tondino photo circa 1955
BornSeptember 3, 1923
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedAugust 29, 2001(2001-08-29) (aged 77)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Known foreducator, artist

Life and work

Tondino's drawings and paintings have been exhibited widely, in galleries and museums across Canada and Australia, as well as in Belgium and Bermuda. His work is also included in numerous private collections, and in the collections of important institutions such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Canada,[3] corporations like Shell Canada, C.I.L., Readers' Digest' The Art Gallery of Ottawa[4] and the Ontario Heritage Foundation, and McGill University, where nine commissioned portraits grace the walls. In 1955, he was elected to the Canadian Group of Painters, an outgrowth of the Group of Seven; in 1962, he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and in 1968, he was named Academician of that society.[5]

Teaching
  • 1959–1999 – McGill University
  • 1952–1967 – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Art and Design

Education and affiliations

He apprenticed with the Canadian painter Adam Sherriff Scott between 1942 and 1947, and studied for three years at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Art and Design under renowned artist and art educator Dr. Arthur Lismer.

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See also

References
  1. "Past Auction Results for Gentile Tondino Art – Gentile Tondino on artnet". Artnet.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  2. "Royal Canadian Academy of Arts – Académie royale des arts du Canada". Rca-arc.ca. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  3. . July 6, 2011 https://www.gallery.ca/search/node/TONDINO. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Gerry Tondino | School of Architecture – McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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