Persona

Fenton, Terry

1940-

Terry Fenton was born July 1, 1940 in Regina, Saskatchewan,Canada.He was educated at Regina College in fine art from 1958-60 and at the University of Saskatchewan in English Literature from 1960-62. Terry married Sheila Cowie in 1962 and their son Mark was born in 1963.Terry Fenton became a self-employed painter and writer based in Saskatoon. His landscape and still life paintings are displayed in national and international collections. Fenton has also been deeply involved in the art world, acting as critic, curator, and author of articles and books on Canadian and international artists. His well-known books on Anthony Caro and Kenneth Noland are available around the world. He has authored several guides to the appreciation of art for the interested public.In 1982 at the request of Sir Anthony Caro and Hon. Robert Loder, Terry helped found the Triangle Artists Workshop in New York State, a facility devised to bring together ambitious artists from around the world at no cost to government. Aside from his work with the Triangle Artists Workshop, Fenton has served as a frequent guest critic at artists’ workshops in Canada, America, and England as well as an in-studio critic and coach to painters and sculptors in America, England, and Canada. Fenton has been an advisor to collectors both corporate and private, specializing in contemporary painting, sculpture, and photography. He served as the director of The Edmonton Art Gallery from 1972-1988 and during this time helped make Edmonton a center for both the collection and creation of art. Terry Fenton then acted as the artistic Director of the Leighton Foundation in Calgary from 1988-93. He developed programs for landscape painters, was the director of the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon from 1993-97 and was the President of the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance from 1997-2000.