Jones was born in
Waterloo in 1925. He studied fine arts at
Sir Howard Douglas Hall and subsequently attended the School of Art at the
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts under the guidance of
Arthur Lismer and
Jacques de Tonnancour. Jones took a surrealist approach to his artwork, and his dreamlike and erotic works made him a known across Canada. He also sculpted in the 1960s and 70s and addressed recurring themes in the equestrian world. From 2017 to 2018, the
Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts displayed an exhibition called
Henry Wanton Jones. Démasqué! in his honor. Henri Wanton Jones died in
Morin-Heights on 19 March 2021 at the age of 95. ==Works==