Eric Cameron

Eric Cameron
Born(1935-04-18)April 18, 1935
Leicester, England
DiedJanuary 29, 2026(2026-01-29) (aged 90)
Didsbury, Alberta, Canada
EducationUniversity of Durham, Courtauld Institute
Known forArtist

Eric Cameron RCA (April 18, 1935 – January 29, 2026) was a Canadian artist who lived in Calgary, Alberta, known for his conceptual art work and as a writer and educator.

Life and career

Cameron was educated at the University of Durham (graduated 1957), and the Courtauld Institute (1959). He moved to Canada in 1969.[1] His earlier works include the Process Paintings produced with masking tape grids and often brightly coloured, mostly from the 1960s.[2] His videotapes date mainly from 1973 to 1976. In 1979, Cameron began applying coats of gesso to some objects that just happened to be lying around his Halifax apartment. Thereafter, a total of sixty or so Thick Paintings were initiated by Caneron; about half are in museum collections across Canada, while the rest continued to be worked on.

He taught for a total of 47 years at universities in England and Canada until 2020 and was the recipient of the 1992 Canada Council’s Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award[3] and the Governor General's Award in 2004.[4] He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[5] His works are held in the collections of the Glenbow Museum,[6] the National Gallery of Canada,[7] the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal,[8] and the Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris.[1]

Cameron died on January 29, 2026, at the age of 90.[9][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Eric Cameron: 1935-2026". Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ^ "canadacouncil.ca". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
  3. ^ "Prizes". Canada Council. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ canadacouncil.ca Archived 2007-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ^ glenbow.org
  7. ^ National Gallery of Canada's Cybermuse website
  8. ^ "Collections". /macm.org. MACM, Montreal. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  9. ^ Professor Eric Cameron obituary

Bibliography

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