George Rackus
A painter, lithographer, muralist and tapestry designer, George Rackus pioneered the anodized aluminium technique as an art form. Rackus came to Canada at age eight…
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Famous Burlingtonians who have been recognized internationally for their contributions to the arts & music category.
A painter, lithographer, muralist and tapestry designer, George Rackus pioneered the anodized aluminium technique as an art form. Rackus came to Canada at age eight…
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Tapp was host of Main Street Jamboree during the 1950’s in Hamilton and later hosted Country Hoedown on CBC. He went on to perform and write…
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Gordon Macpherson is Canada’s most well known and respected heraldic artist. He has designed and painted the coats of arms granted to many prominent Canadians.…
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International portrait artist Henry Ward was born in Colchester, England and attended Harrow boarding school where he regularly won the annual art prize. He studied…
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Idle Sons was established by a group of childhood friends from Burlington. Under the name Slurpymundae the band released a three-song demo with the help…
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James Anthony was born and raised in Etobicoke. At the age of 17, Anthony went on the road with The Cougers TCB, one of the…
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Born in Burlington, Ontario, Jeff was a reluctant piano student at age eight, he found solace in the guitar at age eleven and began playing…
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James Eugene Carrey was born in 1962 in Aurora, Ontario and lived in Burlington for eight years where he attended Aldershot High School. Carey would…
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John Lawrence Reynolds has written over twenty fiction and non-fiction books, winning two Arthur Ellis Awards in the process. His first novel, The Man who…
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Newby grew up and worked in Burlington as a member of the police force and fire department, before becoming an artist. His passion for art…
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Raised in Burlington, Jordan is the current drummer for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. The band won the Juno Award for New Group of the Year…
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Raised in Burlington by his music teacher mother and jazz loving father, Brown grew up playing in school and played in the Burlington Teen Tour…
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Josh Tiessen is an international award winning artist and a Burlington native. Tiessen has exhibited his work in 80 exhibitions including the National Gallery of Canada and top…
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Born in Burlington, Richardson studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design before earning her Masters of Fine Arts in Media Studies at the…
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Born in London, Ontario, grew up in Mississauga and now living in Burlington, Lashley is comic book artist who has worked on such titles as…
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