Greg Curnoe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Greg Curnoe

Canadian painter

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1936

Place of Birth: London, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 14-Nov-1992

Profession: painter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Greg Curnoe (19 November 1936 – 14 November 1992) was a Canadian painter known for his concentration on subjects associated with regionalism and London, Ontario.
Curnoe is part of the Canadian art movement labeled London Regionalism.
He was the driving force behind a regionalist sensibility that, beginning in the 1960s, made London, Ontario, an important centre for artistic production in Canada.
While his oeuvre chronicled his own daily experience in a variety of media, it was grounded in twentieth-century art movements, especially Dada, with its emphasis on nihilism and anarchism, Canadian politics, and popular culture.
He is remembered for brightly coloured works that often incorporate text to support his strong Canadian patriotism, sometimes expressed as anti-Americanism, as well as his activism in support of Canadian artists.