Eric Metcalfe

b. 1940 Vancouver, B.C. Lives and Works in Vancouver, B.C.

Culture

Canadian

Bio

Eric Metcalfe was born in Vancouver in 1940 and spend his formative years in Victoria, British Columbia. Art, dance, and music were important to early influences and came to intersect in many original and creative ways with his earliest artistic endeavours of the 1960s. He studied with Jan Zak and then the faculty of the University of Victoria Fine Arts Department. Metcalfe is well known for his establishment of the Western Front in Vancouver in 1973 which stimulated and attracted many of the artists of the day. New ground was broken in the world of performance and conceptual art. Eric Metcalfe, a.k.a. Dr. Brute for a period, continues to exhibit and lecture internationally wide to acclaim. In 2008 Eric Metcalfe was awarded the Governor General's Award for Achievement in the Visual Arts.

Full bibliography including exhibition history, awards, collections, television & radio appearances, performances, and screenings are on file.

Artworks

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Title	Date Made	Place Made	Collections	Materials	Measurements	Edition	Credit Line
Untitled	2015	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ceramics	paint, glaze, ceramic	overall: 2.75 cm x 23 cm x 23 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Untitled	2006	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ceramics	paint, glaze, ceramic	overall: 3 cm x 22 cm x 22 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Untitled	1968	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Board	acrylic on board	board size: 47 cm x 62 cm; frame: 69.5 cm x 53.5 cm x 7 cm	-	Gift of John Simpson
Untitled	2013	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ceramics	paint, glaze, ceramic	overall: 3 cm x 23.5 cm x 23.5 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
"Brutopia" Period Sketchbook	1969-1970	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	pen and ink, pencil crayon, and felt pen on paper	overall: 36 cm x 23.5 cm x 1.5 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Untitled	2015	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ceramics	paint, glaze, ceramic	overall: 2.5 cm x 23 cm x 23 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Round Lights	2011	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache on paper	frame: 41.5 cm x 52 cm; image size: 22 cm x 33 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Peckin Time	2012	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache on paper	image size: 21.5 cm x 32 cm; paper size: 28 cm x 35.5 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Untitled	2013	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ceramics	paint, glaze, ceramic	overall: 3 cm x 23 cm x 23 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Cherokee	2012	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache on paper	image size: 21.5 cm x 33 cm; paper size: 28 cm x 38 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Fort Lauderdale	2015	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache on paper	image size: 21.5 cm x 30.5 cm; paper size: 28 cm x 35.5 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Humph	2011	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache on paper	image size: 21.5 cm x 33 cm; paper size: 28 cm x 38 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
B.B.1. Rejected	c. 1970	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	pen and ink on paper	paper size: 29.5 cm x 21 cm	1 of 2 drawings that could hang as a diptych	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Dr. BRUTEa Tea Service/ Prototype Tea set Design	1995	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache; paper	overall: 75.5 cm x 55.5 cm	-	Gift of John and Helen O'Brian
Friday Nite	2015	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache on paper	image size: 21.5 cm x 30.5 cm; paper size: 28 cm x 35 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Dr. BRUTEa tea Service	1995	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ceramics	Glazed stoneware and wooden tray	teapot: 13.5 cm x 26 cm x 14.5 cm	-	Gift of John and Helen O'Brian
Untitled	2016	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ceramics	paint, glaze, ceramic	overall: 2.75 cm x 24 cm x 24 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Untitled	2014	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Ceramics	paint, glaze, ceramic	overall: 3.3 cm x 23 cm x 23 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Royal Flush	2001	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache on paper	frame: 87 cm x 72.5 cm; image size: 46 cm x 61.5 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
Gargoyle/'IKONS'	2010	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	goache on paper	image size: 22 cm x 33 cm; paper size: 27.5 cm x 38 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
INTRO SPECTION	2011	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	gouache on paper	image size: 21.5 cm x 33 cm; paper size: 28 cm x 38 cm	-	Gift of Eric Metcalfe
B.B.1. Approved (Reincarnation of the "New" Brutopian Man)	c. 1970	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	pen and ink on paper	paper size: 30 cm x 21 cm	2 of 2 drawings that could hang as a diptych	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
The Homecoming Party	March 1968	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	watercolour on paper	overall: 32 cm x 36 cm	-	Gift of John Simpson
Untitled (Figure from Brutopia Period Sketchbook)	c. 1969 - 1970	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	pen and ink on paper	overall: 35.5 cm x 21.5 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Untitled ("Brutopia" Period pocket notebook pages)	c. 1970	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	felt pen on paper	paper size: 16.5 cm x 10.5 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Three Divided by Twelve	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	serigraph	overall: 31.30 cm x 25.60 cm	8 of 23	Gift of Joan Coldwell
Squeeze Me!	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 77.00 cm x 61.30 cm	A/P	Gift of June Katz
Untitled; Alcove Series	1967	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	mixed media; gouache; pen & ink	overall: 29.50 cm x 23.50 cm	-	Gift of Dr. Erika Kurth
My Pussy	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 52 cm x 51 cm	Studio Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Miss Shoe	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 66.00 cm x 58.50 cm x 0.00 cm	Studio Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Freud 4BY4 - Folio Cover	1991	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	corrugated cardboard and duct tape	overall: 36.00 cm x 42.00 cm	1 of 5 in freudian slip series	Gift of Karen Henry
Leopard Spot Motif Saxophone	c. 1971-1974	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Woodwork	laminated carved yellow cedar with enamel paint in leopard spot motif; red painted metal kazoo	overall: 82 cm x 34 cm x 13.5 cm	Unknown; there are several leopard spot motif saxophones in existence, one at the national gallery of canada	Gift of Edward B. Harvey
Deflatable	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 71.00 cm x 59.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Studio Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Freudian Slip Series: Freud	1991	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Ultramarine and white gouache on paper, graphite underdrawing	overall: 28.00 cm x 35.20 cm	1 of 5 in freudian slip series	Gift of Karen Henry
Untitled (Seated Figure from Brutopia Period Sketchbook)	c. 1969 - 1970	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	pen, ink, and gouache on paper	overall: 35.5 cm x 22.5 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Untitled (Man Playing a Saxophone)	1991	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Acrylic	overall: 42.00 cm x 36.00 cm x 0.00 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Boys in the Band - Conductor	1973-1974	British Columbia, Canada	Woodwork	Acrylic	overall: 160.00 cm x 72.00 cm x 0.70 cm	-	Gift of Karen Henry
Make Your Selection	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	serigraph	overall: 32.00 cm x 28.00 cm x 0.00 cm	1/19	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
The Fantastic Triangle	1969	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	serigraph	overall: 31.30 cm x 25.60 cm x 0.00 cm	1/6	Gift of Dr. Joan Coldwell
Ice Cream Lady	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 63.50 cm x 53.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Studio Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Howard Hughes Inc.	1977	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 76 x 56 cm	18/39	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Untitled (2 of 2)	1993	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Coloured Pencils	paper size: 43 cm x 35.5 cm	-	Gift of Karen Henry
Fetish Study	1994	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Ggraphite	paper size: 28 cm x 21.5 cm	-	Gift of Karen Henry
Skipping Lady	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 63.50 cm x 48.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Studio Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Untitled (Three Women, Three Men) Alcove Series	1967	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Ink	overall: 43.00 cm x 34.00 cm	-	Gift of Dr. Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic
The Game	1967	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Pen & Ink	overall: 36.50 cm x 46.50 cm	-	Gift of Karen Henry
Held Over	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 54.50 cm x 63.50 cm x 0.00 cm	-	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Three Divided By Twelve	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	serigraph	overall: 32.00 cm x 27.00 cm x 0.00 cm	7/23	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Squeeze Me!	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 63.50 cm x 50.50 cm x 0.00 cm	2/16	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Deflatable	1969	British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	image size: 39.5 cm x 26 cm; paper size: 59 cm x 50.5 cm	14/14	Gift of June Katz

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Eric Metcalfe

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b. 1940 Vancouver, B.C. Lives and Works in Vancouver, B.C.

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