Curriculum Vitae
W. Allan Hancock
Born:
- 1968, Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, English Major, University of Saskatchewan
- "Making Art Your Business," University of Calgary
- Certificate, Canadian Picture Framer's School
Exhibitions:
- 2011 Painters At Painter's, Painter's Lodge, Campbell River, BC, Canada
- 2011 Highlights, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2011 Amazing Animals: Official Launch, ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
- 2011 Masterworks In Miniature, Gallery One, Mentor, OH, USA
- 2011 Bald Eagle Festival (Guest Artist), Campbell River, BC, Canada
- 2011 Year of the Rabbit, Birthplace Of BC Gallery, Fort Langley, BC, Canada
- 2010 24th Birthday Show, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2010 Amazing Animals: One Man Show, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2010 Painters At Painter's, Painter's Lodge, Campbell River, BC, Canada
- 2009 Painters At Painter's, Painter's Lodge, Campbell River, BC, Canada
- 2008 22nd Birthday Show, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2008 Highlights, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2008 Painters At Painter's, Painter's Lodge, Campbell River, BC, Canada
- 2008 Birds Of A Feather, Birthplace Of BC Gallery, Fort Langley, BC, Canada
- 2008 Masterworks In Miniature, Gallery One, Mentor, OH, USA
- 2007 21st Birthday Show, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2007 At Waters Edge, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2007 Painters At Painter's, Painter's Lodge, Campbell River, BC, Canada
- 2007 Masterworks In Miniature, Gallery One, Mentor, OH, USA
- 2006 20th Birthday Show, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2006 Painters At Painter's, Painter's Lodge, Campbell River, BC, Canada
- 2006 One Part Passion, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2005 Painters At Painter's, Painter's Lodge, Campbell River, BC, Canada
- 2004 Wildlife Habitat Canada Show, Gallery Rousseau, Montreal, BC, Canada
- 2003 17th Birthday Show, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2003 On the Edge, Peninsula Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
- 2003 Masterworks In Miniature, Gallery One, Mentor, OH, USA
- 2002-2003 Essence Of The Sea, British Columbia, Canada
- 2002 Animal Art In The Park, Algonquin Park, ON, Canada
- 2002 Reflections Of Nature (Feature Artist), Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- 2002 ARTessential Show, Calgary, AB, Canada
- 2001 Animal Art In The Park, Algonquin Park, ON, Canada
- 2001 Trumpeter Swan Festival, Courtenay, BC, Canada
- 2000 Animal Art In The Park, Algonquin Park, ON, Canada
- 2000 Trumpeter Swan Festival, Courtenay, BC, Canada
- 1999 Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 1999 Pacific Rim Art Exposition, Seattle, WA, USA
- 1998 Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 1998 Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show, Seattle, WA, USA
- 1998 Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corp., Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- 1998 Trumpeter Swan Festival, Courtenay, BC, Canada
- 1997 Reflections of Nature, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- 1995 - 2000 Various Solo Exhibitions
- 1994 Wetlands and Waterfowl National Touring Exhibition, Canada
- 1991 Natural History Exhibition, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Awards:
- 2011 Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp
- 2009 British Columbia Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year
- 2007 Ducks Unlimited Canada Art Print Portfolio
- 2006 British Columbia Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year
- 2006 Ducks Unlimited Canada Art Print Portfolio
- 2005 Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp
- 2004 British Columbia Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Artist
- 2003 Prince Edward Island Conservation Stamp
- 2003 Alberta Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year
- 2002 "Best New Reproduction" ARTessential Show, Calgary, Canada
- 2001 Saskatchewan Conservation Stamp
- 2000 British Columbia Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year
- 1999 "1st Place Remarque" Pacific Rim Art Exposition, Seattle, USA
- 1999 British Columbia Ducks Unlimited Provincial Art Print
- 1999 Comox Valley Crime Stoppers Art Print
- 1998 North West Territories Conservation Stamp & Print
- 1998 Ducks Unlimited Canada Art Print Portfolio
- 1996 Ducks Unlimited Canada Artist of the Year (Waterfowl Art Award)
- 1994 - 1995 Ducks Unlimited Central Canada Sponsor Artist
- 1993 Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Artist of the Year
- 1993 Ducks Unlimited Canada Supplemental Artist
- 1991 Saskatchewan Abilities Council Easter Seal Print
Publications:
- Island Arts Magazine, Spring 2011, Feature Artist
- Open Book Toronto, March 16, 2011, "Ten Questions with Margriet Ruurs & W. Allan Hancock"
- Amazing Animals, by Margriet Ruurs & W. Allan Hancock, Tundra Books, 2011
- Witness: Selected Poems, by Patrick Lane, Harbour Publishing, 2010 (cover artwork)
- Victoria Times Colonist, September 25, 2010, “Artist left his comfort zone for book,” by Robert Amos
- Wildlife Art, September/October 1999, "Viewpoint"
- Conservator Magazine, Volume 17 Number 3, 1996, by Nancy Baron
- Art Impressions, Winter 1993, "Forever Free" by C. Gardner
