Takao Tanabe by Thom, Ian; Nasgaard, Roald; Tousley, Nancy; Spalding, Jeffrey

Takao Tanabe, Thom, Ian; Nasgaard, Roald; Tousley, Nancy; Spalding, Jeffrey. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, Canada. 2005. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Takao Tanabe on title page. 172 pages. 9 3/8"w x 11 1/4"h. White boards with light green spine and front titles. orange endpapers. Two art gallery catalogues laid in: 1) The Changing Landscape April 3-29, 1986. Equinox Gallery, Vancouver: 11 x. 8 double sided glossy card with one painting; 2) Takao Tanabe Jan 27-Feb 17, 2007. Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto: 9 x 6 double sided accordion folding with 6 prints. Both volume and unclipped jacket in pristine condition.

This volume accompanied a 2005 retrospective entitled Takao Tanabe organized by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the Vancouver Art Gallery. "It is the first major publication on this important Canadian artist. This comprehensive study of Tanabe's life and work helps to mark his position as a leading painter of his generation and one of the most significant landscape painters in Canadian art". --Ian Thom, Senior Curator-Historical at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Thom provides a biographical essay while Tanabe's artistic development is examined in three essays by leading Canadian writers.

Born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia in 1926, Takao Tanabe studied in Canada, Europe, the United States and Japan. Following a decade as head of the art program and artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre, he returned to British Columbia in 1980 where he lives and works. Tanabe's work is in numerous international public, corporate and private collections and he is the recipient of several honorary degrees and awards including Order of British Columbia, Order of Canada and the Governor General's Award.