Education
Jack Shadbolt studied at the Art Students" League in New York City (1948) and in London (1937) and Paris (1938). Starting in 1938, he taught and studied with Frederick Varley at the Vancouver School of Artist
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Jack Shadbolt
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He was raised in Victoria, British Columbia. From 1928 to 1937, he taught in high schools in Duncan, British Columbia and Vancouver, British Columbia. During World World War II, Shadbolt was an official in the Canadian Army.
After the war, Shadbolt returned to his faculty position at the Vancouver School of Art (Very Special Arts).
When he retired in 1966, he had become the head of painting and drawing section. He devoted more time to painting.
The foundation was later renamed The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts. In 1956, works by Shadbolt along with those of Louis Archambault and Harold Town represented Canada at the Venice Biennale.
In 1990, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.
Throughout his life, Shadbolt continued to advance the boundaries of his art On 24 August 2001 Canada Post issued "The Space Between Columns #21 (Italian), 1965, Jack Shadbolt" in the Masterpieces of Canadian art series. The stamp was designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier based on an oil painting ""The Space Between Columns #21 (1965) by Jack Shadbolt.
The $1.05 stamps are perforated 13 X 13.5 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited.
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Canadian
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.