Occupation: Painter, Instructor Media: Oil, Pastel. Born Portsmouth, New Hampshire, February 19, 1924.
Education Vesper George Sch Art, Boston, certification. Cape Sch Art, Provincetown, Massachusetts, with Henry Hensche. Ernest Lee Major Studio, Boston.
Teaching Positions Instr, life drawing & painting, Vesper George Sch Art, 55-; instructor, Attleboro Mus, Massachusetts; instructor, Swain Sch Design, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 65-68; instructor, August Painting Workshops, Bear River, Nova Scotia; instructor, Bearcroft Studio, Massachusetts.
Business and Professional Positions Member, Provincetown Art Comn, Massachusetts, 78-79.
Commissioned Works Pastel portrait, Judge Phillip, Wolaver QC, Nova Scotia, Canada, 80.
Public Works Elizabeth T Greenshields Mus, Montreal; Attleboro Mus, Massachusetts; Heritage Mus, Provincetown, Massachusetts; Biblioteca Publica Collection San Migual de Allende, Mexico; Smithsonian Institution; Cape Mus Fine Art, Massachusetts; Beachcombers Cabinet Permanent Collection, Cape Mus Fine Art, Dennis, Massachusetts.
Exhibitions Solo exhibs, Cape Cod Art Association, 73, Guild Boston Artists, 73, Soratoga Gallery-Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, 92, STFX Univ Art Gallery, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 2004; Allied Artists America, New York, 74; Grande Prix Int, Cannes, France, 74 ; Deauville Int, France, 75.
Bibliography Critical review in La Rev Mod, Paris, 69; The Best of Canadian Pastels, Art Instruction Assocs, Sarasota, Florida; Robin Metcalife (author of text) Art and Craft of Nova Scotia.
Publications Contribr to many Canadian art publications.
Honors and Awards Award of Distinction, Pastel Soc Canada, 92 & First Jury Award, 94, 2000; Gloria Layton Member Award, Allied Artists America, New York; Elizabeth T Greenshields Found Grant, Montreal; Medal of Distinction, 11th Grand Prix Int, Cannes, France; First Jury Awards, Cape Cod Art Association, Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Memberships Pastel Soc Canada; Artist de Peintre de La Cote d'Azur; Visual Arts Nova Scotia.
Areas of Interest Archit, gardening, carpentry.
Dealers Flight of Fancy Gallery Bear River Nova Scotia; Art Sales & Rental Gallery Halifax Nova Scotia; Annapolis Art Gallery Ltd Wolfville Nova Scotia.
Address 735 Riverview Road 7 Bear River Nova Scotia B0S 1B0 Canada
