BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Kathleen Allen

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Kathleen Allen exhibited in the 1944 and 1945 British Columbia At Work exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Her first name was listed as Kay in the 1944 exhibition.

She also exhibited in B.C. Artists shows at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1945 and 1948.

A Katherine Allen exhibited one painting "Bear Booth" in the 1948 Stanley Park in Pictures exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. She may be the same artist.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1944 Nov. 21 - Dec. 10 Labour Arts Guild   1st B.C. At Work Peat Harvest
1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21 VAG   B.C. Artists 14th Annual The Light on the Hill
1945 Nov. 13 - Dec. 2 Labour Arts Guild   2nd B.C. At Work Sampling the Apple Crop
The Peat Digger
1946 Aug. 13 - 25 VAG   Stanley Park in Pictures Summer Autumn
1947 July 29 - Aug. 17 VAG   Stanley Park in Pictures Welcoming USS Iowa
1948 July 27 - Aug. 15 VAG   Stanley Park in Pictures Bear Booth
1948 Sept. 18 - Oct. 10 VAG   B.C. Artists 17th Annual Midsummer Night's Dream

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"Among the pastels there are Kathleen Allen's unusual nocturne, with well suggested fore-ground figures gazing at "The Light in the Hills" ..."
      From "Graphic Arts and Sculpture Place in Gallery Exhibition" by Palette
      Vancouver Province, September 24 1945

"Besides the prize winners there are a considerable number of artists contributing really inspired paintings to thie year's display. These include ... Katherine Allen in her spirited "welcoming USS Iowa" ..."
      From "Stanley Park Paintings On Exhibition at Gallery" by Palette
      Vancouver Province, August 2 1947

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