The Alberta Society of Artists

The ASA is a registered society under the regulations of the Province of Alberta. Its members include professional artists in all media as well as visual arts supporters.

Current Members

Bill Duma

Residence
Calgary,AB

Education
1962, Honors Diploma in Fine Arts, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta

Selected Awards

  • Purchase Award All Alberta Show, 1964
  • Purchase Award Italian International Show, 1963

Public Collections

  • The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, Alberta
  • British Columbia Government
  • Alberta House, London, England
  • Calgary Civic Collection, Calgary, Alberta
  • Alberta House, Tokyo, Japan
  • Devonian Foundation
  • Esso Resources
  • Nova Corporation
  • Alberta Energy Company Limited
  • Canadian Petroleum Association
  • S.N.C. Group, Montreal, Quebec
  • Leighton Foundation
  • Massey Foundation Collection, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Riveredge Foundation
  • Toronto Dominion Bank Collection
  • Shell Oil Collection
  • Alberta Government
  • Gulf of Canada
  • Petro Canada
  • Chevron Standard Limited
  • Pan Canadian
  • R. Angus
  • Siemens International, Montreal, Quebec
  • Defasco Inc.
  • Canadian Embassy, Philippines
  • Gift From Premier to Government of China
  • Canadian Utilities Collection
  • City Bank
  • Home Oil
  • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
  • First Western Trust Co.
  • Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
  • Pan Continental Oil Ltd
  • Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
  • Petroleum Club
  • Alberta Pipe Line
  • Texaco Canada Resources
  • St Joseph's College
  • Alberta & Southern Gas Co. Ltd
  • Banff Public Library, Banff, Alberta
  • External Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario
  • The Hunter Group Inc.
  • Alberta Government Telephones
  • Mendal Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Bibliography

  • Alberta Society of Artists, The First Seventy Years by Kathy E. Zimon University of Calgary Press, 2000

Solo Exhibitions

  • October Snow,
    Wallace Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1997
  • Yukon Autumn - Alberta Winter,
    Wallace Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1995
  • Landscape & Interior,
    Art Works Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskachewan
    1994
  • New Directions,
    Wallace Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1993
  • Alberta and the Southwest,
    Wallace Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1989/91
  • Bowman Arts Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta
    1988
  • The Alberta Winter - Many Moods,
    Wallace Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1987
  • West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1983/90/92
  • Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1982
  • Gold Design Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1980
  • Brock Gallery, Alberta
    1978
  • Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1978
  • Dandelion Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1976
  • Brock Gallery, Penticton, British Columbia
    1974
  • Cane Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
    1973
  • Hambleton Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia
    1966
  • Jacox Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1965
  • One-man Show,
    Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta
    1964

Group Exhibitions

  • 70th Anniversary Millennium Show, The Alberta Society of Artists South Branch
    Leighton Foundation Museum and Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    2001
  • Triple Take: Past, Present and Future
    Muttart Public Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1999
  • Tradition Transformed - The Urban Landscape
    Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Aberta
    1997
  • Alberta Society of Artists - 65th Anniversary Exhibition
    Leighton Foundation, Alberta
    1996
  • Artists in Transitions
    Leighton Foundation, Alberta
    1996
  • Spring Values
    Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1995
  • Group Show
    Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    1994
  • Artist Circle Exhibition
    Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1994
  • Myth & Magic
    Edmonton, Alberta
    1991
  • State of the Art
    ASA Group Show, Edmonton, Alberta
    1989
  • Wintershow 88
    XV Olympic Winter Games - Arts Festival, Calgary, Alberta
    1988
  • Alberta Ambiance
    Western Canada Place, XV Olympic Winter Games, Calgary, Alberta
    1988
  • South of Highway 22x
    Leighton Foundation, Alberta
    1988
  • Rivers of the Crownest Pass
    Label Mansion Gallery, Pincher Creek, Alberta
    1988
  • The Big Canvas
    Western Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1988
  • Two-man Show
    Leighton Foundation, Alberta
    1987
  • The Associates - Celebrating a Decade of Alberta Art
    Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1987
  • Founders of The Alberta College of Art
    Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1986
  • Landscapes of Western Canada
    Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta
    1985
  • The Still Life
    Virginia Christopher Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1985
  • Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Ponds
    Gold Design Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1985
  • Calgary - A Celebration
    Gold Design Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1984
  • Alberta Art
    Lemarchand Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1984
  • Heritage Park Series
    Gold Design Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1983
  • View Points - ASA Group Show,
    Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1982
  • Three Prairie Painters,
    Gold Design Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1982
  • Calgary Corporations Collect Realism - Gibson Consultants
    Muttart Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1982
  • Alberta Artists,
    West End Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1981
  • Canadian Perspectives,
    National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
    1981
  • Alberta - Scape - Alberta Art Foundation
    Red Deer, Alberta
    1980
  • Lefebvre Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1979
  • The Alberta Landscape,
    Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1979
  • The Alberta Society of Artists,
    Shell Gallery, Alberta
    1979
  • Fine Art of Alberta Crafts,
    Commonwealth Games, Edmonton, Alberta
    1978
  • Canadian Art Gallery
    1977
  • Landscape 5
    Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1975
  • ASA Show
    Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1975
  • Two-man Show
    Lafebvre Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1974
  • Alberta Contemporary Drawing Show
    Alberta
    1973
  • Quebec Graphic Show
    Montreal, Quebec
    1973
  • All Alberta Show
    Alberta
    1964
  • Winnipeg Biannual
    Winnipeg, Manitoba
    1964

Traveling Exhibitions

  • Blooming Prairie
    Edmonton Art Gallery's Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program, Alberta
    2001-03
  • Bridging A New Century
    Red Deer, Stony Plain, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Blairmore, Grande Prairie, and Calgary, Alberta
    2000-02
  • Symbols In Civilizations
    The Alberta Society of Artists' 65th Anniversary Traveling Exhibition, Various locations in Alberta
    1996-97
  • Alberta Society of Artists - Sixty Years
    Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie & Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
    1991-92
  • Alberta Art Foundation Exhibition
    Sapporo, Japan
    1990
  • Second Impressions
    Beaver House, Edmonton & Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    1989
  • Spaces and Places: Eight Decades of Alberta Landscape Painting
    Across  Canada
    1986-87
  • Ontario Society of Artists & Alberta Society of Artists Collaborative Exhibition
    Alberta & Ontario
    1984-85
  • Alberta Society of Artists Show
    Japan
    1984
  • One-man Show
    Southern Alberta & The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    1983-85
  • Prairie Landscape Artists
    Edmonton Art Gallery Travelling Exhibition, Alberta
    1975-76
  • Alberta Artists
    Sapporo, Japan
    1974
  • Traveling Show of Graphics
    National Gallery of Canada, Eastern Canada
    1965-66
  • Calgary Graphic Show
    Alberta
    1962-65