Steve Prudente was a sculptor artist from Winnipeg, who later moved to Vancouver to work. Steve helped to co-found “The Subway Group of Artists”(Winnipeg’s 1970s Underground Art Movement) and their continuous struggle to exhibit their work. They were one of Canada’s Four Great Artist Coalitions of the 1900s-Group of Seven, Toronto Eleven, Regina Five and Subway. Included is the history of the group, biographies and examples of their works of art. In the early 70s there was not much of a contemporary gallery scene in Winnipeg where the Subway Group was formed… the underground art movement. Their work was not mainstream landscapes and flowers and they were bonded by their individual pursuits in creating their more contemporary passions. The core members were Robert Achtemichuk, Tony Allison, David Anderson, Noel Bebee, Ken Chernavitch, Arthur Horsfall MSA,RCA, E.J. (Ted) Howorth, Mark Jenkyns (Group leader), Wade Jones, Larry Kissick MSA, John Mair, Luther Pokrant RCA, Steve Prudente, Bill Putco, Stan Taniwa. Later additions were Adrienne Diner, Ted Godwin OC,LLD,RCA, Norval Morriseau OC, RCA and F.J. Visscher.
