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| Dean Croft, Artist |
Contemporary Art Deco, Still-life , and Landscape Paintings
Chef, classical guitarist, bonsai artist, and painter. Such is the wide creative palette of Dene Croft, painter and father of two who lives in Vancouver, Canada. Dene paints in oil on canvas, and his subject matter has often focused on figures and scenes from the 1920's and 1930's art deco period, still life paintings, and landscapes.
Although Dene has lived in Canada since 1991, he spent the first 29 years of his life in New Zealand. Dene is emphatic that the deeply formative influences of New Zealand mean that he is a New Zealand artist who lives in Canada.
Dene's interest in the subject matter of the 1920s and 1930s is anchored in his passion for collecting small nude dancing figures from the art deco period.
Dene's career as a painter really got going with the birth of his first child. The experience of having children was in many ways his catharsis; providing that singular defining moment which allowed him to re-evaluate and reflect on who he was and where he wanted to be.
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| "Sheri" by Dean Croft |
It was in 1996 that Dene decided to direct his creative impulses into making painting his full-time career. In doing so, he draws upon the formative experiences, creative energies, and landscape of his native New Zealand, and the spectacular beauty and experiences of his adopted Canada. By achieving an exquisite harmony of all these influences, Dene Croft has produced a magnificent body of art that spans his figurative paintings featuring themes from the 1920's and 1930's art deco period, through his striking still-life paintings, and finally to his landscapes.
Dene Croft - Vancouver Artist - Online Art Gallery 1
Dene Croft - Vancouver Artist - Online Art Gallery 2
Dene Croft Exhibitions
April 2003
Solo show, Simon Patrich Galleries
March 2003
Winter group show, Evans Gallery-Kelowna
April 2002
Roots Retrospective, Ferry Building Gallery, Vancouver
March 26 2001
1 hour appearance, Ingram Show
March 2001
F.C.A. Juried Group Show, Vancouver
January 2001
F.C.A. Winter Juried Show, Vancouver
June 2000
Manhattan Arts Juried Show, New York
March 2000
Manhattan Arts -Her Story Show, New York
February 2000
Aim for Artists International Juried Show, Vancouver
February 2000
1 hour appearance, Ingram Show
November 1999
Collingwood auction fundraiser
November 1999
Michael J Wolf Fine Arts Group Show, San Diego
Sept/Oct 1999
Art Effect Solo Show, Vancouver
Sept. 1999
Splash/Arts Umbrella Fundraiser, Vancouver
Aug. 1999
Art Beat Group Show, Silk Purse Gallery, Vancouver
Aug. 1999
Harmony Arts Group Show ,Ferry Building Gallery, Vancouver
May 1999
1 hour appearance, Ingram Show
April 1999
Diamond Ball Cancer Fundraiser, Vancouver
April 1999
New Works Solo Show, Harrison Galleries, Vancouver
Nov. 1998
Collingwood Auction Fundraiser
Aug. 1998
Art Beat Group Show, Silk Purse Gallery, Vancouver
Aug. 1998
Harmony Arts Group Show, Ferry Building Gallery, Vancouver
June 1998
A Singular Face, Group Show, Seymour Art Gallery, Vancouver
Nov. 1997
Faces-Group Show, Ferry Building Gallery, Vancouver
Aug. 1997
Harmony Arts Group Show, Ferry Building Gallery, Vancouver
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