This site: wimblom.ca and it’s contents are a legacy and in memory of Willem Adriaan Blom (Wim Blom). Wim passed peacefully on the 18th of January 2021 at the age of 93.His work is represented in public collections, such as the National Gallery of Canada and the South African National Gallery, in numerous corporate collections and in private collections in Canada, France, Great Britain, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the U.S.A. In Duvah Park, Witbank, South Africa, a street was named in honor of Wim. (Wim Blom straat)EDUCATION:B.A. Hons., M.A., University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; University of Perugia, Italy; Studied painting, Florence, Italy; Studied graphic techniques, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Canada; Studied lithography, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.APPOINTMENTS:Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Instructor, Johannesburg Art School, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; Research curator, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, and Editor of the Bulletin of the National Gallery of Canada; Curatorial Administrator, National Gallery of Canada. *Readthe wonderful letter we received from the CEO of the National Gallery of Canada.PUBLICATIONS:Author of a variety of exhibition catalogues, articles and historical studies in painting.Founding Editor of the semi-annual Bulletin - a scholarly publication produced between 1963 and 1985. Sybille Pantazi, a librarian at the Art Gallery of Toronto, went as far as to describe the Bulletin as “splendiferous” The first eight issues were edited by Wim.AWARDS:1957 Dante Alighieri Gold Medal, Fine Arts Society of Florence, Italy1979 Medalla de honor, XVII Salón de Primavera, Atenéo de Mahón, Spain1982 Primo Premio, Certámen Internacional de Pintura, Mahón, Spain1998 Fellowship, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Republic of IrelandWe would like to thank the wonderful Doctors and all the Staff at The Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island for their support, care and attention.Our Wim will be missed terribly.Durk and Michelle H. Hoekstra,Victoria, BCCanadaThe Grappow children Kirsten, Jobst, Okkert, Durten, Wiebke, Metta and Frauke. South Africa
No farewell words were spokenOur hearts still ache with sadnessAnd secret tears will flowWhat it means to loose youNo one will ever knowSince you will never be forgottenWe pledge to you todayA hallowed place within our hearts Foryou to say
This site: wimblom.ca and it’s contents are a legacy and in memory of Willem Adriaan Blom (Wim Blom). Wim passed peacefully on the 18th of January 2021 at the age of 93.His work is represented in public collections, such as the National Gallery of Canada and the South African National Gallery, in numerous corporate collections and in private collections in Canada, France, Great Britain, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the U.S.A. In Duvah Park, Witbank, South Africa, a street was named in honor of Wim. (Wim Blom straat)EDUCATION:B.A. Hons., M.A., University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; University of Perugia, Italy; Studied painting, Florence, Italy; Studied graphic techniques, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Canada; Studied lithography, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.APPOINTMENTS:Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Instructor, Johannesburg Art School, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; Research curator, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, and Editor of the Bulletin of the National Gallery of Canada; Curatorial Administrator, National Gallery of Canada.*Readthe wonderful letter we received from the CEO of the National Gallery of Canada.PUBLICATIONS:Author of a variety of exhibition catalogues, articles and historical studies in painting.AWARDS:1957 Dante Alighieri Gold Medal, Fine Arts Society of Florence, Italy1979 Medalla de honor, XVII Salón de Primavera, Atenéo de Mahón, Spain1982 Primo Premio, Certámen Internacional de Pintura, Mahón, Spain1998 Fellowship, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Republic of IrelandSELECTED EXHIBITIONS:Prima mostra di artisti stranieri residenti in Firenze, Florence, ItalyPrima mostra internacionale di pittura, Vallombrosa, ItalyCanadian Prints, Drawings and Watercolours, National Gallery of Canada, OttawaSix Canadian Painters, Picture Loan Gallery, TorontoArt 4’73, International Art Fair, BaselSummer exhibition, Galerie Schulze-Theiler, MünsterArt 5’74, International Art Fair, BaselThe Perth Prize for Drawing International, Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth1982 Certámen Internacional de Pintura, Mahón, MenorcaAlbemarle Gallery, London, UKNancy Poole’s Studio, TorontoVortex Gallery, Salt Spring IslandIan Tan Gallery, VancouverWe would like to thank the wonderful Doctors and all the Staff at The Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island for their support, care and attention.Our Wim will be missed terribly.Durk and Michelle H. Hoekstra,Victoria, BCCanadaThe Grappow children Kirsten, Jobst, Okkert, Durten, Wiebke, Metta and Frauke in South Africa
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No farewell words were spokenOur hearts still ache with sadnessAnd secret tears will flowWhat it means to loose youNo one will ever knowSince you will never be forgottenWe pledge to you todayA hallowed place within our hearts Foryou to say