Glenn Edward Howarth

HOWARTH, Glenn Edward September 1, 1946 July 26, 2009 Victoria artist, Glenn Howarth, was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts. He was a revered teacher who taught at universities across the country. He died suddenly and without warning Sunday afternoon at his home. He was 62. Glenn represented Canada at the XIII Sao Paulo Biennale in Brazil in 1983. He headed the Visual Art Department at Acadia University and has taught at the University of Victoria, University of Saskatchewan, Banff School of Fine Arts and the Victoria College of Art. He was also a guest lecturer at Ontario College of Art, York University and Alberta College. In 1988 he founded the Victoria Drawing Academy. He has written about art for the Montreal Star and was the Victoria Times art critic in the 1970s. His figurative drawings and paintings are in the Canada Council National Collection and in the permanent collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. His works have been collected by individuals and corporations across Canada. For the past eight years, he has appeared as a featured artist at the annual Painters at Painter's Lodge in Campbell River and participated at the Moss Street Paint In. From his personal studios in Vancouver, Fan Tan Alley, Brentwood Bay and Curteis Point, Glenn taught and mentored many students who he truly loved and respected. Often quiet and self reflective, Glenn shared his wit, knowledge and passion for art with those who knew him. He was loyal, compassionate, eloquent, intuitive, gracious and loving. Glenn will be deeply missed by everyone whose life he touched. He leaves wonderful memories with his long time partner Deborah (Russell), daughter Rhiannon (Williams) of Vancouver, mother Kay, father Bill, brothers Garry and Gregory (Sasa) and numerous relatives and friends. A celebration of Glenn's life will be held Friday, August 14th from 5:30 7:30 p.m. at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss Street. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the VCA Society Legacy Fund C/O The Victoria College of Art and Design, 1625 Bank St., Victoria, B.C. V8R 4V5. 553857