Gentile Tondino

Canadian artist (1923-2001)

Gentile (Gerry) Tondino

Gentile Tondino photo circa 1955

Born| September 3, 1923

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died| August 29, 2001(2001-08-29) (aged 77)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known for| educator, artist

Gentile (Gerry) Tondino RCA (September 3, 1923 – August 29, 2001) was a Canadian educator and artist,[1] who lived in Montreal, Quebec.[2] He painted in oil figures, semi-abstracts and still-life.[3]

## Life and work

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Tondino apprenticed with the Canadian painter Adam Sherriff Scott between 1943 and 1947, and studied for three years at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Art and Design with Arthur Lismer.

His drawings and paintings have been exhibited widely, in galleries and museums across Canada and Australia, as well as in Belgium and Bermuda. His work is also included in numerous private collections, and in the collections of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Canada,[4] corporations like Shell Canada, C.I.L., Reader's Digest, the Art Gallery of Ottawa,[5] the Ontario Heritage Foundation, and McGill University, which has nine commissioned portraits. In 1955, he was elected to the Canadian Group of Painters; in 1962, he was elected an associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and in 1968, he was named a full Academician of that society.[6]

## Teaching

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He was called an inspirational teacher of art and design by students.[6]

* 1959–1999 – McGill University
* 1952–1967 – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Art and Design

## Awards

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* University of McGill Faculty of Engineering Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching (1997)[6]

## See also

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* Max Stern

## References

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1. ^ "Past Auction Results for Gentile Tondino Art – Gentile Tondino on artnet". Artnet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
2. ^ "Royal Canadian Academy of Arts – Académie royale des arts du Canada". Rca-arc.ca. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
3. ^ A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
4. ^ "Gentile Tondino". 6 July 2011.
5. ^ [1] Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ a b c "Gerry Tondino | School of Architecture – McGill University". Mcgill.ca. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.

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* National Gallery of Canada

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