Arnold Nogy

Arnold Nogy is a Canadian nature, animal, and wildlife artist. He is also known for his creation of a significant number of designs for Canadian coinage.[1]

Personal background

He was born and grew up in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. Nogy spent summers at his family's cottage north of Honey Harbour on Georgian Bay where he became a self-taught nature artist. He spent his time in outside exploration, sketching and painting as he studied the tiny details of leaves, insects, birds and flowers.[2] Nogy works in watercolour, pastel, graphite, charcoal, conte and oil mediums. He exhibits in galleries in Canada and the United States including the Society of Animal Artists and the Algonquin Museum in Algonquin Park, Canada.[3]

He is a member of the Worldwide Nature Artists Group since 2003 and the Society of Animal Artists since 1992.[3]

Numismatic commissions

Nogy has had several commissions granted by the Royal Canadian Mint. To date (2013) nineteen [3] coin designs [4] have been accepted.

  • 1997:
    • A series of four sterling silver 50 cent coins depicting four Canadian dog breeds. "Canada's Best Friends" was released in May 1997 and specialty watches were released that also bore the breeds' images.
  • 2006:
    • The Dog Sled Team, of which two coins were produced; a collector edition, a sterling silver 30 dollar coin with coloured image and, a gold coin of 250 dollar denomination.
  • 2007-08:

Other works
  • 2003: Buckhorn Wildlife Art Festival cover artist
    • Cover artist with "Eye In The Sky". It was also the first feature cover artist and catalogue designer in 1992.
  • 1997: The Canadian Society of Zoologists Bulletin
    • Nogy was the cover artist for the 36th Annual Meeting at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
  • 1996: Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Print and Stamp
    • Commissioned by the Federation for a conservation stamp and print. It is entitled "Morning Stretch" and depicts a blue-winged teal pair.

Awards
  • Society of Animal Artists: Activities Press Print Award, 1995[5] for "Narrow Escape", a snowy owl.

Bibliography
  • Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing (2007), contributing artist and instructor, coffee table style instructional drawing book. Published by: North Light Books
  • Cottage Times Magazine (2002), Cover Artist, work discussed as part of a feature article.
  • Splash 7 - A Celebration of Light - The Best in Watercolour (2002). Contributing artist and instructor, coffee table style instructional watercolour book. Published by: North Light Books
  • I Love To Tell The Story (2001), personal story of Nogy featured.
  • Crossroads Compass Magazine (2001). Article, Let there be Light . . . and Life
  • Best of Wildlife Art II (1999). Contributing artist, coffee table style wildlife art book. Published by: North Light Books
  • Wildlife Art Magazine (1998). Artists of Ontario on the Edge" Nogy work reviewed
  • Jeffrey Whiting's Owls of North America (1997). Frontispiece artist and contributing artist Published by: The Heliconia Press Inc.
  • Faith Today Magazine (1996), When is Art Christian Nogy work discussed
  • Art Impressions Magazine (1995) and (1994) [3]

The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has made contributions toward the publication of several of Nogy's art books.

Coin Designs
  • 1990s
Year Theme Weight (each coin) Diameter (each coin) Finish Issue Price (For Two Coin Set) Total Mintage Designs
1997 Canada's Best Friends 9.30 grams 27.13 mm Proof $59.95 184,536 Newfoundland, Nova Scotia Duck Toting Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Canadian Eskimo Dog [4]
  • 2000s
Year Theme Face Value Weight Diameter Mintage Issue Price
2006 Dog sled Thirty dollars 31.50 g 40 mm 15,000 $89.95
2006 Dog sled (gold variant) Two hundred and fifty dollars 45 g 40 mm 900 $1089.95
2007 Ruby-throated hummingbird Twenty-five cents 12.61 g 35 mm 25,000 $24.95
2007 Red-breasted nuthatch Twenty-five cents 12.61 g 35 mm 25,000 $24.95
2008 Downy woodpecker Twenty-five cents 12.61 g 35 mm 25,000 $24.95

Exhibitions
  • 2002: Traveling Art Tour in Japan

See also

References
  1. "Meet the Artist: Arnold Nogy Archived 2013-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Canadian Mint. Retrieved 2015-2-26.
  2. "Arnold Nogy Online". Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  3. "Biography of Artist Arnold Nogy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  4. The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 60th Anniversary Edition, W.K. Cross, p.272, The Charlton Press, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-88968-297-6
  5. "SAA Awards List". Archived from the original on 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
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