Background
EYRE, Ivan was born on April 15, 1935 in Tullymet, Sask. Son of Thomas and Kay Eyre.
EYRE, Ivan was born on April 15, 1935 in Tullymet, Sask. Son of Thomas and Kay Eyre.
Professor, of Drawing and Painting since 1975. One-man shows at many Canadian galleries, Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, W. Germany, Canada House, London, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France, Talbot-Riee Galleries, Edinburgh, Scotland 1982,49th Parallel Gallery, New York 1988. Has participated in group shows in Colombia, Spain, United States of America, and all the major cities of Canada.
Works represented in permanent collections at Winnipeg Art Gallery, National Gallery, Ottawa, Vancouver Art Gallery, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts etc. Canada Council Senior Fellow 1966-1977.
Faculty, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg since 1959, Head, Drawing Department 1974-1978. Royal Canadian Academy, of Arts.
Married Brenda Fenske in 1957.