Claude Herbert Breeze

Claude Herbert Breeze (b. 1938) RCA

Claude Herbert Breeze is a Canadian figurative painter, known for his unsettling imagery. He was born in Saskatoon and received his initial training under Ernest Linder. Breeze later studied at the Regina College, where he also took direction from Arthur McKay and Ronald Bloore. Breeze held his first one man show in 1965 under the sponsorship of Jack Shadbolt. Reviewing the exhibition in the Vancouver Sun, David Watmough noted Breeze's ability to "distill the grotesqueries of our time" in his artwork. In 1978, Breeze was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal in recognition of his work and contributions towards visual arts in Canada. His work is held within the collection of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Tate Museum in London, and other institutions. Breeze's work is also found in Toronto, in the form of a 300-ft ceramic mural entitled Spacing...Aerial Highways which decorates the walls of Lawrence West subway station.

*Source: MacDonald, Colin S. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists. Volume I.