William Winter

William Winter 1909 - 1996 William Winter was born in Winnipeg on August 27, 1909 and studied painting at the Winnipeg School of Art under Lemoine Fitzgerald, Franz Johnston, and others. He moved to Toronto in 1937 where he established the Advertising Firm of Wookie, Winter, Bush. He lived and painted there until 1994 then moved to England and resided there until his passing in 1996. In 1963 he spent a year painting and studying in Italy. He traveled and painted in Spain in 1965. Winter worked as an illustrator, and painted in both watercolour and oil. Collections National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Vancouver Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Hamilton, London Regional Art Gallery, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa; National Gallery of Auckland, New Zealand; Brock University, St Catharines; Corporation of the City of North Bay, TransCanada PipeLines, Toronto; Hiram Walker Resources, Toronto; Du Pont Canada Inc., Toronto; Dofasco Inc., Hamilton; Canada Packers Inc., Toronto; McLean McCarthy Ltd., Toronto; Glaxo Canada, Mississauga; Cinque Investments, Toronto; LaBell Toy Soldiers Inc., Toronto; John Lordan Footwear Ltd., Toronto; Sam Wise Enterprises, Montreal; Levitt, Shekter & Schnurr, Toronto; GBB Associates, Toronto; Bell Gouinlock Limited, Toronto. Numerous Private Collections.