Alberta Society Of Artists, Calgary, AB

The Alberta Society of Artists was founded in 1931 making it the oldest society of juried professional artists in the province. In her book ”Alberta Society of Artists - The First Seventy Years”, Kathy E. Simon describes the often turbulent early years, influenced by the first two presidents, A.C. Leighton and H. G. Glyde. Their traditional academic aesthetic often clashed with the emerging expressionism and abstraction of artist such as Maxwell Bates, John Snow and Marion Nichol. Much of Alberta’s visual arts heritage can be found beginning with these driving forces and with so many more ASA member artists that followed.

Each of our ASA members brings their own special talents to our society that is distinctively individual and diverse in artistic expression. This diversity comes together in the ASA as it strives to enhance the recognition of the importance of visual arts in Albertan and Canadian life.