Lasting Images - Alex Colville

trevor.kenney — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:24:56 +0000

Alex Colville was born in Toronto in 1920, and received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Mount Allison ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ in 1942.

Colville enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces under the War Artist Program and was deployed to Europe for four years. During this time he became one of Canada's most prominent war artists, and painted troops landing at Juno Beach on D-Day.

Alex Colville, Snow Plough, 1967. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Gift of Canaccord Capital Corporation, 1995.

After the war, Colville returned to Mount Allison as an instructor in fine arts until 1963, when he left teaching to devote himself to his painting and printmaking practice full time.

Colville's paintings and prints have been extensively exhibited and collected across Canada and internationally. His work has appeared on the Canadian centennial commemorative coin set and as part of Canada Post's Masterpieces of Canadian Art series of stamps. He works and lives in Wolfville, N.S.

Alex Colville, September (from Book of Hours, Labours of the Month), 1978. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Gift of Hon. John Roberts, 1993.

Colville's photo-realist works have been linked to the American Precisionists of the 1930s. His process begins with extensive series of sketches, which he utilizes to craft exacting and precise compositions. The paintings and prints are created through the layering of many points of colour, resulting in complex renderings of space and light reminiscent of European Impressionism. Colville's subject matter is generally the human or animal form in mundane settings, with great attention paid to moments of stasis or fragmented movement.

This story first appeared in the December 2012 issue of the Legend. For a look at the entire issue in a flipbook format, follow this link.

2011 Football Canada Cup coming to U of L

trevor.kenney — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:03:15 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge's Community Sports Stadium will play host to the biggest amateur football event in Canada next year when the 2011 Football Canada Cup comes to Lethbridge.

Lethbridge Sport Council made the announcement Friday afternoon.

"It will be a great opportunity for the community to showcase our new Community Sports Stadium plus our abundance of volunteers and community energy that will surround the event," says Kevin Kvame, Chair of the sports bid committee. "It is a national event that builds upon our desire to be a sports tourism destination of choice."

Football Canada Cup was created in 1992 as an under-19 national tackle football championship featuring the best high school and midget aged football players from across Canada who had not yet played at the university or junior level. The first competition was held in 1993, with the addition of the under-17 championship in 2004.

During its initial stage, the event involved a series of qualifying games across Canada to determine which four provincial teams would advance to the final four tournament. The championship now allows for every province that is a member of Football Canada to submit a provincial team at the national final.

In 2010, the event will include an under-18 championship and will be held in Wolfville, N.S. at Acadia ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ. The 2010 event will see the greatest provincial representation in the history of the Football Canada Cup, including two Ontario teams and one team each from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Québec and Nova Scotia.

The July 2011 event at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge promises to showcase the area's strong football pedigree to the nation.

"Southern Alberta Zone 1 football is thriving. The teams that make up the Southern Alberta High School Football League are talented, ambitious, entertaining and have an enthusiastic and dedicated following," says Dr. Gary Bowie, Chair of Lethbridge Sport Council. "Team Alberta in 2009 had many players on their roster from Zone 1. By hosting the Canada Cup we hope to influence even more up and coming football stars."

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