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Roy Kiyooka (1926–1994)
Roy Kenzie Kiyooka was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Calgary, Alberta where he studied at what is now called the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout his career, he was a painter, photographer, musician, filmmaker, sculptor and teacher who made a major contribution to the artistic world. Though he worked at several universities, he eventually moved to Vancouver and taught at the University of British Columbia until his retirement. His works are shown extensively in Canada and abroad, including at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery and the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art. Some of his poetry is found in a book edited by Roy Miki entitled, Pacific Windows: Collected Poems of Roy Kiyooka (1997). His book, Pear Tree Pomes, was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award. In 1978, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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