Education
Bobak lived in Toronto where he studied art at Central Technical School and under Arthur Lismer. He studied at the Art Gallery of Toronto under Arthur Lismer.
Bobak lived in Toronto where he studied art at Central Technical School and under Arthur Lismer. He studied at the Art Gallery of Toronto under Arthur Lismer.
His medium was watercolour painting. Born in Wawelowska, Poland, Bobak"s family left in 1925 and eventually settled in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1925. Boback moved to Hamilton, Ontario.
He settled in Toronto in 1935.
Bobak joined the Canadian Army in 1942, following high school. He was named as an Official War Artist.
He served in Europe as Canada"s youngest war artist in World World War World War II The Bobaks moved one final time to New Brunswick in 1960 and he became artist in residence at the University of New Brunswick. Bobak was appointed Director of the University of New Brunswick"s Art Centre.
Retired in 1986, Bobak remained in New Brunswick until his death.
On 8 September 1998 Canada Post issued "The Farmer"s Family (detail), 1970, Bruno Bobak" in the Masterpieces of Canadian art series. The stamp was designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier based on an watercolour painting "The Farmer"s Family" (1970) by Brunislaw Jacob Bobak in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick. The 90¢ stamps are perforated 12.5 X 13 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited.
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.