THE BOOK: An insightful look at an unusual group of British Columbia artists. For over a quarter of a century, 17 artists working in 11 media have met, talked, argued, partied, grown and thrived in their disparate pursuit of art and, despite wide differences, have succeeded not only as individual creators but also as a creative group.

An analytical look at an unusual group of Canadian artists. This book is an examination of "convivial colleagues": a gathering of artists, collectively known as "the Limners," over an unusal growth time in the Canadian art scene. Patricia Bovey explores the national and international status of the artists, shows how their different specialties had influences (sometimes cross-genre) on other members, looks in on their legendary parties and postulates that their social dynamic is integral to the longevity of the group.

THE ARTISTS: Maxwell Bates, Pat Martin Bates, Richard Ciccimarra, Rober deCastro, Walter Dexter, Nita Forrest, Colin Graham, Helga Grove, Jan Grove, Elza Mayhew, Myfanwy Pavelic, Carole Sabiston, Herbert Siebner, Robin Skelton, Sylvia Skelton, Karl Spreitz, Jack Wilkinson.

THE MEDIA: Sculpture, collage, painting, ceramic, drawing, textile, calligraphy, photography, film, sgraffitti, printmaking.

Art History, colour & b/w photos, 108pp
ISBN 1-55039-070-8, paper, $21.95