Craftspeople - Canada

• Artists in Canada

http://www.artistsincanada.com/php/linkcount.php?cat=1

Compiled by ArtistsinCanada.com based in Saskatoon, Sakatchewan. Contains profiles of in excess of 1,000 contemporary Canadian artists working in a wide range of media including ceramics, carving, crafts, folk art, graphic design, illustration, jewellery, painting, mixed media, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, and video art. Also includes a separate category of Aboriginal artists.

All artists can be searched by name, media type and province. Contains links to the artists' Web sites and examples of their work

• The Canadian Art Database: Artists File

http://www.ccca.ca/artists/index.html

Compiled by the Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art/Centre de l'art contemporain canadien. Currently [2010] contains 44,838 images of images of work by 575 contemporary Canadian visual artists in all media including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, collage, mixed media, bookworks, audio-visual, film, performance work, conceptual work, and applied arts (fibre, ceramics, glass, metal, wood and furniture). Each entry usually contains the artist's CV.

• Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador

http://www.craftcouncil.nl.ca/gallery/artist_list.asp

Compiled by the Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador (CCNL) in St. John's, Newfoundland. Contains profiles of over 90 members of the CCNL. The site also contains craft news, and details of exhibitions - past, current and forthcoming.

• First Nation and Maori Artists

http://www.spiritwrestler.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=artist_index

Compiled by Spirit Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contains profiles of First Nation of North America and Maori artists working in all fields, with examples of their work.

• Native Artists

http://www.nativeonline.com/artists.html

Compiled by Native Online in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contains biographies of contemporary First Nation artists in North America working in all fields, with links to their Web sites and examples of their work.

• Ontario Crafts Council - Portfolio of Makers

http://www.craft.on.ca/index.php?a=Portfolio.portfolio_search_name

Compiled by the Ontario Crafts Council (OCC) in Toronto. Currently [2010] contains profiles of nearly 140 contemporary members of the OCC with examples of their work.

• Royal Canadian Academy of Arts / Académie Royale des Arts du Canada

http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp

Contains profiles of the c.700 members of the RCA. Includes artists working in 20 visual arts disciplines including painting, sculpture, architecture, architecture, photography, craft, and filmmaking.