18 Facts About Christopher Pratt

Christopher Pratt first started painting watercolours in 1952 and won the provincial government's Arts and Letters Competition for his piece titled Shed in a Storm.

Christopher Pratt initially studied pre-engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland in the autumn of 1952 before relocating to New Brunswick the following year to study pre-medicine at Mount Allison University.

Christopher Pratt was encouraged to paint by Lawren P Harris and Alex Colville.

From 1957 to 1959, Christopher Pratt studied at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland.

In 1959 Christopher Pratt returned to Mount Allison University to complete in 1961 a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

In making prints, Christopher Pratt worked from studies to the silkscreen, using abstracted collages.

In 1961, Christopher Pratt accepted the position of curator at the newly opened Memorial University Art Gallery in St John's.

Christopher Pratt remained at the gallery for two and a half years before deciding to concentrate on his painting full-time, moving his family to Salmonier, Newfoundland.

Two years later, a number of Christopher Pratt's paintings were exhibited at the 49th Parallel Gallery in New York.

Christopher Pratt served on the Canadian government's Stamp Design Advisory Committee from 1972 to 1975 and on the board of the Canada Council for the Arts from 1975 to 1981.

In 1980, at the request of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Christopher Pratt designed the Provincial Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Christopher Pratt's work is found in the public collections of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Vancouver Art Gallery, The Rooms, and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

Christopher Pratt later married Jeanette Meehan, who was his studio assistant, in 2007; they divorced in 2016.

Christopher Pratt lived and worked in the community of St Catherine's, in a region often referred to simply as Salmonier, Mount Carmel at the head of St Mary's Bay, from 1963 until his death.

Christopher Pratt died on the morning of June 5,2022, at his home on the bank of the Salmonier River.

Christopher Pratt became an associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Art in 1965, at the age of 30.

Christopher Pratt was awarded the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2018.

Christopher Pratt was awarded an honorary doctorate by Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1972.