Spirit Matters: Ron (Gyo-Zo) Spickett, Artist, Poet, Priest

by Geoffrey Simmins

Ronald Spickett is a Calgary-based artist, poet, and Zen Buddhist lay priest. During his long career, he also taught studio art, both at the Alberta College of Art and Design and at the University of Calgary.

Today, Ronald Spickett, also known by his Buddhist name of Gyo-Zo, is best known for a series of ambitious paintings he executed during the 1960s, paintings with Western themes such as posses and riders. However, the scope of Spickett's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552382559
• ISBN13: 9781552382554
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: University of Calgary Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.9"