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THE ARTIST
Biography - Statement


Working on THE LARCH FOREST, 2003 commission, oil  4 x 6 feet

I am blessed with a talent that has taken me on travels around the world and
presented me with opportunities to paint in such inspiring places as Monet’s
gardens at Giverny, and Van Gogh’s asylum in Saint Remy.  I have also stood
alone in the studios of Cézanne and Renoir; in all of these places I have felt
the unmistakable presence of, and connection to, those artists who had lived
and painted there decades before me.

The painting trips I enjoy in the mountains take me to locales so beautiful I think
my heart might explode.  Repeated painting expeditions to The Columbia Icefield
promoted a love for the beautiful Mount Athabasca, which compelled me to paint
it countless times and filled me with a desire to stand on its 5000-foot summit.
After an exhilarating climb and an exhausting decent I recall looking back at the
mountain, which for all my effort, appeared utterly unchanged, but I knew I would
never be the same again. 

In September 2008, we bought a character home in, and moved to Claresholm,
Alberta, population 3700.  West of here are The Porcupine Hills and beyond the
Rockies.  I am challenged by the subtlety of this new landscape and rejuvenated
with a new community.  Suddenly I find myself in the glorious company of a new
assortment of completely different artists.

I thrive on a variety of subject matter and this keeps my work fresh and exciting.
Working primarily in oils, I have recently revisited watercolours.  My life as an
artist is continually enriched.  It is my good fortune to be able to spend time in
the landscape and, through my painting, share the joy it gives me with others.

Painting at Lake Oesa, Lake O'Hara area, B.C.
September 22nd, 2005		 Painting at Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.
June 3rd, 2007


CHRONOLOGY


                             1948             Mary Alice Saltiel born September 13th, at Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                             1962 - 66      Studied art at The Art Centre, Central Technical School, Toronto.  An 
                                                 art education of classical depth.  A student of Canadian icon Doris 
                                                 McCarthy who was on staff for 40 years. 
                             1966 - 69      Commercial artist for Irwin Toy Ltd., Toronto
                             1969             Married Bill Marshall, September 13th and departed on an extended 
                                                 honeymoon in Europe
                             1969 - 70      Lived in Brighton, England.  Worked as a commercial artist and 
                                                 exhibited in London
                             1970 - 72      Back in Toronto, resumed work at Irwin Toy
                             1972             Drove across Canada looking for a new home in the west.  
                                                 September 9th, found it at Banff, Alberta
                             1973             Created the company SALTIEL ORIGINALS INC. 
                             1975             Denise Saltiel Marshall born in Banff, March 6th
                             1976             Bill became an Park Ranger.  First posting, commencing July, at 
                                                 Chain Lakes Provincial Park
                             1978             Laura Anne Marshall born in High River, January 1st. 
                             1980             Bill transferred to Wabamun Lake Provincial Park, west of Edmonton
                             1981             Bill transferred to Bow Valley Provincial Park and was later 
                                                 promoted to Chief Park Ranger, Central Kananaskis District
                             1986             Moved into town - Canmore, Alberta
                             2008             Moved to Claresholm, Alberta 
  


EXHIBITIONS

                             2010             "Christmas in the Country", 90 artists, Leighton Art Centre near 
                                                 Millarville, Alberta 
                             2010             BRING on the BLOOMS, three person show at Art and Soul Gallery,   
                                                 High River, Alberta
                             2009             SPIRIT of the HILLS, invitational group exhibition at The New Oxley 
                                                 Ranche, west of Claresholm, Alberta
                             2008             WILD! solo exhibition of the world's wildcats, The Avens Gallery, 
                                                 Canmore, Alberta
                             2007             WHAT I DO ON SUMMER VACATION, solo show, Artspace 
                                                 Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
                             2007             SALTIEL, New Works, solo exhibition, The Avens Gallery, Canmore
                             2006 - 07      THE MOUNTANEER and the ARTIST, invitational show, 13 artists, 
                                                  Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta
                             2006              COAST to COAST, Canada, solo exhibition, The Avens Gallery, 
                                                  Canmore, Alberta
                             2005              LADIES of the LAKE, Lake of the Woods, joint exhibition with 
                                                  Zelda Nelson, The Avens Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
                             2005              BOTH WORLDS, Canada and France, solo exhibition, The Avens 
                                                  Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
                             2004              A MONTH IN PROVENCE, solo exhibition, The Avens Gallery, 
                                                  Canmore, Alberta
                             2003              UNDER THE INFLUENCE, French Impressions, solo exhibition, 
                                                  The Avens Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
                             2002              NEW WORKS, solo exhibition, The Gallery at Jasper Park Lodge
                             2002              THE PRODUCE SECTION, Still Life Paintings, solo exhibition at 
                                                   Infusio Coffee House, Canmore, Alberta
                             2001              THE ROCKIES, solo exhibition, The Gallery at Jasper Park Lodge, 
                                                   Jasper, Alberta
                             2000              AIM FOR ARTS, International Art Exhibition, 210 painting 
                                                   selected from 1390 submissions, Vancouver, B.C.
                             2000              TONQUIN VALLEY, Two Fools in Paradise, joint exhibition with 
                                                   Gregg Johnson, Mountain Avens Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
                             1997              ROUTES WITHOUT LIMITS; 25 years of painting in Alberta, 
                                                   retrospective solo exhibition, Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta
                             1997              THE ALICE and BILL SHOW, Impression of Nepal and Bali, 
                                                   Canmore Public Library Art Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
                             1996              MOUNTAIN VISTAS, The Complete Serigraph Collection, solo 
                                                   exhibition, Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta
                             1996              SPIRIT of the BADLANDS, solo exhibition, The Royal Tyrrell 
                                                   Museum, Drumheller, Alberta
                             1995              TWICE AS MUCH, joint exhibition with Lori Lemco, Mountain Avens 
                                                   Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
                             1995              MOUNTAIN INTIMACY, solo exhibition, Mountain Avens Gallery, 
                                                   Canmore, Alberta
                             1994              REFRAMING THE LANDSCAPE, Columbia Icefield Expedition, 
                                                   invitational group exhibition, Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta 
                             1994              ALICE IN BADLAND, solo exhibition, New Image Gallery, Calgary,  
                                                   Alberta
                             1988              SALTIEL, first solo exhibition, Trails West Galleries, Calgary, 
                                                   Alberta

Painting in my Canmore studio, October 7th, 2007 Painting at Mount Assiniboine, B.C., September 5th, 2007

AFFILIATIONS

                   
                                                The Claresholm Art Club; since 2008
                                                          The Alberta Society of Artists; since 1990
                                                          The Federation of Canadian Artists; since 1986
                                                             - awarded senior initial status (highest level of membership) in 1988
                                                             - Calgary Chapter President 1991 - 93
                                                          The Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild; since 1981
                                                             - Awarded Life Membership in 1998
                                                             - President 1986 - 87


STUDIO RESIDENCIES


Leighton Studios, The Banff Centre for the Arts - 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 
Gushul Studio, Blairmore, Alberta, administered by University of Lethbridge - 
1995, 1997, 1998, 1999

Board of Trustees,  Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 
1994 to 1997


COLLECTIONS


Alberta Energy Company, Calgary
Alberta Foundation for the Arts 
Alberta Hospital, Ponoka
Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore
Banff Caribou Lodge - commission 1993
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton
Fortune Industries, Calgary
Mannix Group, Calgary
Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff -     commission 1996          
Sunshine Village, Banff -PurchaseAward 1987
University of Lethbridge
Whyte Museum, Banff
Yorkton Securities, Calgary


PUBLICATIONS
                     2010       Bow Lake; Wellspring of Art Jane Lytton Gooch oil painting Crowfoot Mountain 
                                   Through the Looking Glass featured on the cover
                     2007       Mount Assiniboine: Images in Art, Jane Lytton Gooch
                     2005       An Alberta Art Chronicle - Adventures in Recent and Contemporary Art, Mary
                                   Beth Lavoilette
                     2003       Artists of the Rockies - Inspiration of Lake O'Hara, Jane Lytton Gooch
                     2000       The Alberta Society of Artists, The First Seventy Years, Kathy E. Zimon,
                                   University of Calgary Press
                     2000       International Artist Magazine, Master Painters of the World, Canada Showcase
                                   April/May issue
                     1997       Unicef Corporate Christmas Card Collection
                     1995       The Alpine Journal, The Alpine Club of Canada