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	Christopher Pratt - Biography
		Christopher Pratt has always believed that there is an immense presence in ordinariness.
		Pratt’s work is not generally interpreted as political, and yet political concerns underlie many of his paintings.
		Christopher Pratt first started painting water- colours in 1952.
	cybermuse.gallery.ca /cybermuse/docs/bio_artistid4433_e.jsp (935 words)

	The Winnipeg Art Gallery - Christopher Pratt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Christopher Pratt is one of Canada's most celebrated artists.
		Pratt uses these subjects to explore the tensions between presence and absence, realism and abstraction.
		Christopher Pratt is organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada.
	www.wag.mb.ca /htmlfiles/EXHIBITIONS/CURRENT_/christopher-pratt.asp (261 words)

	Christopher Pratt, By JosÃ©e Drouin-Brisebois, with an introduction by Jeffrey Spalding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pratt's figures, too, are chilly: self-absorbed, eyes averted, they refuse connection with the viewer.
		One of the principal interests of this outstanding publication, produced in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada, is its interpretation of Pratt's austere and introspective art in a social, political, and environmental light.
		Pratt is an articulate and thoughtful interview subject, fully aware of the importance of loneliness and isolation to his life's work.
	www.straight.com /node/10797/print (369 words)

	AGNL: Permanent Collection: Christopher Pratt
		Excerpt from artist statement in Christopher Pratt exhibition publication, organized by Memorial University Art Gallery, 1970.
		Christopher Pratt was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1935, but spent many boyhood summers in the Bay Roberts area where he now maintains a studio.
		Pratt's work is part of private and public collections including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /arts/agnl/cpratt.html (319 words)

	Mary Pratt - Women Artists in Canada - Celebrating Women's Achievements
		In 1963, the Pratt family moved to a cottage on the Salmonier River in rural Newfoundland and Labrador (formerly Newfoundland).
		Tom Smart explains that Pratt examines the similarity between apparently divergent subjects and themes, by exploring the metaphor of a radiant muse incarnated as light.
		Pratt describes the thought process that provides the images for her art as follows: "I see something, I've got to have it, I've got to keep it, I've got to paint it.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /women/002026-519-e.html (1865 words)

	UCanBuyArt.com Artist - Christopher John Pratt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Describing Pratt's work in 1977 Michael Greenwood in Artscanada wrote, "Pratt is absorbed by the task of giving visual shape to dimensions of consciousness that are essentially metaphysical without recourse to a purely non-objective sign language.
		But when Pratt has applied his visual razor to the familiar motifs of windows, doors, walls, architraves and newel posts the latter have been pared down to the barest bones and retain only a nominal connection with their real functions in the context of human existence.
		Michael Greenwood goes on to explain that Pratt's work in printmaking is even more demanding of him as follows, "In his graphic works the intensity and strenuous concentration of Pratt's vision surpasses even the formidable level achieved in the paintings.
	www.ucanbuyart.com /ChristopherPratt.html (1592 words)

	Christopher Pratt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Christopher Pratt, C.C. (born 9 December 1935 in St.
		He moved to New Brunswick in 1953 to attend Mount Allison University, where he met his future wife, the artist Mary Pratt (nee West).
		In 1973 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1983.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christopher_Pratt (135 words)

	Corporate Art Collection: John Christopher Pratt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		John Christopher Pratt was born 1935 in St. John's, Newfoundland.
		Pratt was interested in various past masters such as Giotto, Van Eyck, Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, and more modern artists like Henry Moore, Jackson Pollock, Balthus, and others.
		He takes everyday objects and eliminates their usual flaws, focusing on rendering the essence of what is represented with a clarity and stillness that invites meditation by the viewers.
	www.rbc.com /community/resources/art-collection/pratt_c.html (302 words)

	Ottawa XPress - Visual arts - Christopher Pratt
		Much of Pratt's work on display is from the last 20 years, but the exhibit also reaches back to the 1960s when he became nationally recognized for his depiction of Newfoundland architecture, landscapes framed by windows, and female nudes.
		It is the view from Pratt's three-panelled window of the bank of the Salmonier River near St. John's, a chilly mist rolling over it.
		Christopher Pratt's paintings are at the National Gallery of Canada until January 8.
	www.ottawaxpress.ca /visualarts/visualarts.aspx?iIDArticle=7352 (1017 words)

	Mira Godard Gallery Artists: Christopher Pratt
		Christopher Pratt was born in 1935 in St. John's Newfoundland.
		Pratt's work is found in many public and corporate collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario; National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa; the Vancouver Art Gallery; the Musée d'art contemporain, Montreal; Lavalin Inc., Montreal; and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
		Christopher Pratt currently lives and works in St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland.
	www.godardgallery.com /cpratt.htm (110 words)

	Christopher Pratt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Christopher Pratt's prints are highly recognizable, characterized by rigorous horizontal planarism, precise line, and smooth surface.
		Christopher Pratt graduated Mount Allison Faculty of Fine Arts and the Glasgow School of Art 1961.
		Pratt was born in St.John's Newfoundland, where he now lives with his wife, the painter Mary Pratt.
	www.zwickersgallery.ca /cpratt (108 words)

	Gallery 78 - Christopher Pratt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Christopher Pratt studied fine arts at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick and at the Glasgow School of Fine Arts.
		In 1963, Christopher Pratt and his wife Mary moved to St. Mary's Bay, where they raised their family and painted most of their work.
		"Christopher Pratt Paintings, Prints and Drawings" was shown at the Canadian Cultural Centre Gallery, London, England and traveled to Paris, Brussels and Dublin.
	www.gallery78.com /cpratt.htm (191 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Pratt retrospective touring Canada
		A retrospective of the work of Christopher Pratt, one of Canada's foremost realist painters, has begun a tour of the country with the opening of an exhibit in Halifax.
		Pratt, 70, says the exhibit is a rare opportunity to gain a perspective on his own work.
		"Christopher's works are, I think, almost unique in the sense that the characteristic paintings do not have living beings in them," he said.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/02/07/pratt-retrospective.html (1313 words)

	Newfoundland Books Painter's Poems by Christopher Pratt
		A Painter's Poems comprises poetry that Pratt has written over the past 50 years, echoing his career as a painter.
		Pratt has also been the recipient of several honourary doctoral degrees.
		Pratt designed the Provincial Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador, which has become a respected symbol of the Province's past, present and future.
	www.tidespoint.com /books/painters_poems.shtml (152 words)

	NGC: Meet the curator of "Christopher Pratt" -/- MBAC: Rencontrez la conservatrice de "Christopher ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		MEET THE CURATOR OF THE EXHIBITION “CHRISTOPHER PRATT” Saturday 15 October at 3 pm National Gallery of Canada Visit the exhibition “Christopher Pratt” with Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and curator of the exhibition.
		The National Gallery of Canada is proud to mark Newfoundland artist Christopher Pratt’s 70th birthday in 2005 by organizing an exhibition of the artist’s work, with an emphasis on paintings from the last 20 years.
		The exhibition “Christopher Pratt” is organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada, and is on view until 8 January 2006.
	artengine.ca /pipermail/artlist/2005-October/001614.html (461 words)

	Christopher Pratt ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Jane Harris, winner of the 2002 Jerwood Drawing Prize, showed extensively throughout Europe and is having her first solo show in US at Kontainer Gallery in April 2004 and her first museum show is scheduled in 2005 at Aldrich Museum, Connecticut...
		She attended Pratt Graphics Center, the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Art Students League,...
		Madden studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.
	wwar.com /masters/p/pratt-christopher.html (1565 words)

	CBC: Life And Times
		Now in their 60's, the Pratts talk candidly about their unusual life together and how all-encompassing their work has become, leaving little room for anything or anyone else.
		Mary and Christopher met at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick where they both studied art in the 1950s.
		Christopher sticks to cool controlled colour while Mary paints hyper-realistic, bright domestic scenes.
	www.cbc.ca /lifeandtimes/pratt.html (319 words)

	CHRISTOPHER PRATT EXHIBITION AT THE WAG \| Art Knowledge News
		WINNIPEG, MB - Christopher Pratt, one of Canada’s most revered artists, was the guest of honor at the public opening of the exhibition Christopher Pratt.
		Marking Pratt’s 70th birthday, this exhibition focuses on paintings from the past 20 years, featuring approximately 50 large-scale oil paintings of landscapes, buildings, interiors, and figures, as well as study drawings.
		There is a kinship between the wide open spaces of the Maritime landscape and those of the prairies that speaks to all of us.
	www.artknowledgenews.com /Winnipeg_Art_Gallery.html (403 words)

	NGC: Meet Christopher Pratt --//-- MBAC: Rencontrez Christopher Pratt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		MEET THE ARTIST CHRISTOPHER PRATT Friday 30 September at 12:15 pm National Gallery of Canada Free admission with exhibition ticket The National Gallery of Canada is proud to mark Newfoundland artist Christopher Pratt’s 70th birthday in 2005 by organizing an exhibition of the artist’s work, with an emphasis on paintings from the last 20 years.
		In addition to some 60 large-scale paintings, "Christopher Pratt" also presents study drawings and biographical material on the artist.
		The exhibition is organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada, and is on view from 30 September 2005 to 8 January 2006.
	artengine.ca /pipermail/artlist/2005-September/001590.html (347 words)

	Art Gallery of Mississauga, Permanent Art Collection, Christopher Pratt
		An internationally recognized artist who is well known for his precise paintings, Christopher Pratt currently lives and works in St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland.
		He and his wife, artist Mary Pratt, are both graduates of the Glasgow School of Art and Mount Alliston University.
		Pratt received the Order of Canada in 1973, as well as several honourary degrees.
	www5.mississauga.ca /agm/Collection/ArtistsPages/Pratt/CPratt.htm (149 words)

	Christopher Pratt on artnet
		Chris Pratt is one of the best-known artists currently working in Canada.
		Pratt’s work is found in essentially every major collection in Canada.
		He is noted for his austere and formal realistic style, executed in a spare and precise manner.
	www.artnet.com /artist/23408/christopher-pratt.html (118 words)

	CHRISTOPHER PRATT, ED
		Jimmie Leigh Cochran of Asheville, NC and Dr. Christopher G. Pratt of Natick, MA were married on July 21, 2000 in the Church of Scotland, in the Highland village of Arrochar at the head of Loch Long, Strathclyde, Scotland.
		The bride is the daughter of Howard D. Cochran and the late Mable B. Cochran of Canton, NC.
		Pratt is the recipient 1999 Dean Herman Schneider Award for Outstanding Contributions to the
	web.mit.edu /cpratt/bio.html (2158 words)

	The spaces of the self -- Todkill 174 (1): 69 -- Canadian Medical Association Journal
		Although Pratt's art is absolutely imbued with a sense of place,
		Dytnerska B. Life is not a rehearsal [interview with Christopher Pratt].
		Drouin-Brisebois J. Christopher Pratt in the political landscape.
	www.cmaj.ca /cgi/content/full/174/1/69 (1075 words)

	Mary Pratt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mary Frances Pratt (née West) (born 15 March 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian painter specializing in still life paintings.
		She met her future husband, the artist Christopher Pratt, at Mount Allison.
		In 1996, she was named Companion of the Order of Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Pratt (128 words)

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		Name: Ruth Christina PRATT Born: 21 DEC 1922 at: Married: 14 JUL 1946 at: Died: at: Spouses: Harold EVANS PEDIGREE
		Name: Christopher Barwick PRATT Born: 6 AUG 1924 at: Married: 20 SEP 1958 at: Died: at: Spouses: Ursula M BOTTOMLEY PEDIGREE
		Name: David Webster PRATT Born: 14 SEP 1932 at: Married: 7 JUN 1958 at: Died: at: Spouses: Margaret PIERSON PEDIGREE
	members.lycos.co.uk /micro80/fam00176.htm (98 words)

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		Born: 3 SEP 1961 at: Married: at: Died: at: Father:Christopher Barwick PRATT Mother:Ursula M BOTTOMLEY Other Spouses: PEDIGREE
		Name: Hannah L PRATT Born: 1987 at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: PEDIGREE
		Name: Thomas C PRATT Born: 1989 at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses: PEDIGREE
	members.lycos.co.uk /micro80/fam00581.htm (54 words)

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	Mary Pratt Online
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		All images and text on this Christopher Pratt page are copyright 1999-2005 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
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	Town of Bay Roberts - Christopher Pratt Art Gallery
		Town of Bay Roberts - Christopher Pratt Art Gallery
		The Christopher Pratt Art Gallery is acclimatized and is designed to display a permanent collection of art work, including works by Christopher Pratt.
		In addition, it hosts the works of well known local artists and visiting art collections.
	www.bayroberts.com /pratt.htm (106 words)

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