Harry Heine R.S.M.A. (July 24, 1928 – September 25, 2004) was an

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who specialized in maritime scenes.

Life and work

Heine was born in

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, Canada. He lived in

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, Canada until his death in 2004. His career as an artist spanned forty years. He was a member of the

Royal Society of Marine Artists The Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) is an association of artists in London, England, that promotes contemporary marine art. This includes painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture.Federation of Canadian Artists The Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) is an association of artists in Canada founded in Toronto in 1941. The FCA soon had chapters across the country, and was one of the main forces behind formation of the Canada Council in 1957. After this, the ...

. He was made an

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of the

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in 1985 and an Honorary Alberta Artist in 1983 in recognition of his contribution to the Visual Arts. He was also a member of the Northwest Watercolour Society. His work is in many public collections including the Legislative Buildings of the Government of

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; Washington State Arts Commission Collection;

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, England;

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Museum, United States; The Provincial

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, B.C.; Government House Collection, B.C.; The

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, Saskatchewan;

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and the Alberta Art Foundation. He painted murals for Expo '86 in Vancouver, Syncrude Canada, the

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in EdmontonEdmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alta., March 25, 1968 (photo and caption) and the towns of Vegreville, Fort Saskatchewan, Chemainus and Chetwynd. Painting commissions include the Canada I Society (America’s Cup), Telecom Canada, H.M.C.S. Malahat, the Government of B.C. and Beautiful ''

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''. Other works range from carved murals and ship models to posters and book illustrations. He was made a Life Member of the Sail & Life Training Society and the Vintage Vessel Registry. Heine shared his techniques through demonstrations, workshops and classes throughout

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and overseas as guest lecturer for P&O Lines’

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Cruises. From 1986 to 2004 he conducted private painting tours to varied locales in

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and

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. His co-host on many of those trips was teacher and watercolourist, his elder daughter Caren Heine. His son Mark is an illustrator and

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ist and his youngest daughter Jennifer is an artist and

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er. All three children have been involved in gallery exhibitions with their father, including major retrospectives held at Winchester Galleries in June 2005 and 2007. A further Canadian Legacy exhibition added a third generation, as it included photography by Sarah Heine, Mark's younger daughter. It was held in May 2017 at the MacMillan Arts Centre in Parksville, BC.

Bibliography

*''A Celebration of Marine Art, Royal Society of Marine Artists'' *''Who’s Who in American Art'' *''Who’s Who in Art'' *''Dictionary of International Biography'' *''Who’s Who in the West''

Articles

*Five Artists and the Sea, ''Sea Magazine''. Frances Dayee, auth. *On the Water’s Edge, ''Skyward Magazine''. *Harry Heine’s Voyage of Discovery, ''Western Living Magazine''. Betty Gibbs, auth. *A Suitcase of Sketches, ''Boulevard Magazine''. *Of Wind, Sea and Sail, ''Art Impressions Magazine'', Christine Gardner, auth. *Charting a Course of Discovery, ''Maturity Magazine''. Alison Gardner, auth. *''

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''. Stan Meisler, auth. *''Beautiful British Columbia Magazine''. *Editorial: ''Arts West Magazine''. Carolyn Lieir, Editor.

References

External links

official web site of Caren Heine official web site of Mark Heine official web site of Jennifer Heine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heine, Harry 1928 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Canadian painters Canadian male painters 21st-century Canadian painters Artists from Edmonton Landscape artists Canadian marine artists 20th-century Canadian male artists 21st-century Canadian male artists