| Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riordon,
John Riordan moved with his family to Montreal in 1908. He was
educated at Ashbury College, Ottawa, and McGill University,
Montreal. After studying charcoal drawing for a year at the Ecole
des Beaux Arts, Montreal, he went to Paris in 1932 where he trained at
the Grande Chaumière and Academie Julian, then travelled and painted
extensively in Europe. His work was shown at the Paris Salon
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