BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

ABBREVIATIONS


VITAL STATISTICS REFERENCES
aka "also known as" / artist alias (name)
am Amateur
app Appointed to (position) (date)
arr Arrived / immigrated to (location)
b Born at (location) (date)
coll Artwork is in collection of (location)
comm Commissioned to (what, where, when)
d Died at (location) (date)
ed Educated at (location) (date) (if graduation not stated)
emp Employed by (name) or (occupation)
exh Exhibited at (location) (date)
fl Flourished (year)
fndg Founding (member)
from Moved from (location) (when birthplace not given)
grad Graduated from (location) (date) (degree)
ill Illustrated for (publication)
l Lived at (location)
m Married to (name) (date)
mem Member of (group)
nee Born as (name)
obit Obituary (source) (date)
op Opened (studio/business)
p Painted (subject matter)
q.v. Referenced in artist index (Latin: which see)
rep Represented by (gallery or art dealer)
ret Retired as (occupation)
sub Submitted artwork to (exhibition) (date)
to Moved to (location) (date)
 
  PROVINCES
AB Alberta
BC British Columbia
MB Manitoba
NB New Brunswick
NFLD Newfoundland
NS Nova Scotia
NWT North West Territories
ON Ontario
PEI Prince Edward Island
QC or PQ Quebec
(noted as per reference)
SK Saskatchewan
YK Yukon Territory
 
  GROUPS, etc.
AAM Art Association of Montreal
AASA Associate (Member), Alberta Society of Artists
ACA Alberta College of Art
AGGV Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
AHSAV Art, Historical, and Scientific Association of Vancouver
AIBC Architectural Institute of British Columbia
ARCA Associate (Member), Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
ARCA Associate (Member), Royal College of Art, London England
ARIBA Associate (Member), Royal Institute of British Architects
ARPS Associate (Member), Royal Photographic Society, Britain
ARWS Associate (Member), Royal Watercolor Society, Britain
ASA Alberta Society of Artists
AVA Avenue for/des Arts, Vancouver
BAG Burnaby Art Gallery
BCDir British Columbia annual directory
BCA British Columbia Artist (Designation)
BCA British Columbia Artists (Annual Exhibition)
BCAL British Columbia Art League
BCCA British Columbia College of Art
BCSA British Columbia Society of Artists (formerly BCSFA)
BCSFA British Columbia Society of Fine Arts
CAG Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver)
CARFAC Canadian Artists' Representation
CC1, CC2 Creative Canada, Volumes One and Two
CGP Canadian Group of Painters
CHS Charles H. Scott Gallery (ECUAD)
CSGA Canadian Society of Graphic Artists
CSMA Canadian Society of Marine Artists
CSPE Canadian Society of Painters and Etchers
CSPWC Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
ECCAD Emily Carr College of Art + Design
ECIAD Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design
ECUAD Emily Carr University of Art + Design
FCA Federation of Canadian Artists
FRSA Fellow, Royal Society of Artists (Britain)
G7 Group of Seven
G11 Group of Eleven
IACS Island Arts & Crafts Society
IIS Island Illustrators Society
KaAG Kamloops Art Gallery
KAG Kelowna Art Gallery
KSA Kootenay School of Art
M Macdonald's Dictionary of Canadian Artists
MAIBC Member, Architectural Institute of British Columbia
MBCSA Member, British Columbia Society of Architects
MM McMann's Montreal Museum Spring Exhibitions (see AAM)
MPS Malaspina Printmakers Society
MRAIC Member, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
NGC National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
NSCAD Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
OCA Ontario College of Art
OSA Ontario Society of Artists
PAC Palette & Chisel Club
PASOVAS Pioneer Art Students of Vancouver Art School
PNE Pacific National Exhibition
PNS Provincial Normal School
PRCA President, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
RA Royal Academy (British)
RAIC Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RBA Royal Association of British Artists (Britain)
RCA Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects (Britain)
RMS Royal Miniature Society (Britain)
RSA Royal Society of Artists (Britain)
RWS Royal Watercolour Society (Britain)
SA (School of Art)
SAAG Southern Alberta Art Gallery (Lethbridge)
SPIP49 Stanley Park In Pictures exhibition / year
SSBC Sculpture Society of British Columbia
SSC Sculpture Society of Canada
UBC University of British Columbia
UCFV University College of the Fraser Valley
U.Vic University of Victoria, Victoria BC
VAA Vancouver Art Association
VACA Vancouver Arts and Crafts Association
VAG Vancouver Art Gallery
VanExh Vancouver Exhibition
VanSk Vancouver Sketch Club
VCA Vancouver City Archives
VCC Vancouver Community College
VPL Vancouver Public Library
VSA Vancouver School of Art
VSB Vancouver School Board
VSC Vancouver Studio Club and School of Art
VSDAA Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts
VVI Vancouver Vocational Institute
WAG Winnipeg Art Gallery
WSA Winnipeg School of Art
WWNA Who's Who in Northwest Art

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