Brian Kipping

Brian Kipping (May 5, 1953 – April 1, 2007) was a Canadian artist and blues musician.

History

Brian Kipping was born in Edmonton, Alberta on May 5, 1953. From 1975 to 1977, Kipping was the director of Gallery 76, a student art gallery associated with the school, and curated shows. Kipping's first solo exhibition was in 1974, at Gallery 76. In 1979, Kipping was a founding member of YYZ Artists' Outlet,

As an artist, Kipping became best known for his oil paintings, though he also worked in copper and other metals. During his lifetime, Kipping's work was featured in approximately 150 national and international exhibitions.

In 1985, Kipping, along with artists Andrew Bodor and Douglas Stratford, was featured in The New Intimists, a catalogue publication by gallery director Joan Murray, published by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery.

In 1987, Kipping and fellow Toronto artist John McKinnon won a public competition to create a work to celebrate the City of Toronto. The mosaic work, Views to The City, was completed in 1988, and covers two walls leading into the offices of city councilors at Toronto City Hall.

In 2004, Kipping was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, from which he died on April 1, 2007.

Discography

Paul James Band

Albums

2007 Lost in the Blues (Lick'n Stick) 2003 La Vie en Bleu (Lick'n Stick) 1998 Lazy Crazy Blues (Lick'n Stick) (re-release of Almost Crazy) 1989 Rockin' The Blues (Stony Plain) 1987 Paul James Band (OPM Records) 1984 Almost Crazy (Lick'n Stick)

Singles

1989 Anna Banana/Jailhouse Rock (Stony Plain) SP-1069 1986 Route 66/Run Run Rudolph (Lick'n Stick) C-626 1986 Good Old Rock 'N' Roll/Joint Out Back (Lick'n Stick) C-595 1985 Six Pack (Lick'n Stick) C-580 1982 Suzette/Maryann (Lick'n Stick) C-350 1980 Lazy Crazy Blues/Trespasser//She Don't Care/Got What You Want (Lick'n Stick) C-311

Compilation Inclusions

1991 Saturday Night Blues (Stony Plain)