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.
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. 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.
He is a member of the Worldwide Nature Artists Group since 2003 and the Society of Animal Artists since 1992.
Numismatic commissions
Nogy has had several commissions granted by the Royal Canadian Mint. To date nineteen coin designshave 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:
- *A series of three coloured collector coins depicting Canadian birds. These were produced by the Royal Canadian Mint partnered with the Canadian Wildlife Federation and Environment Canada. The first coin in the series featured the ruby-throated hummingbird, the second a red-breasted nuthatch and the third was the downy woodpecker.
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 for "Narrow Escape", a snowy owl.
Coin Designs
- 1990s
| Year | Theme | Weight | Diameter | Finish | Issue Price | 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 |
- 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 | 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