BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Frances Currey Ashby
(nee Currey, m Ralph Mayer Ashby)

March 21 1882 - March 31 1966

B.C. Society of Fine Arts (Member 1921-1927)
B.C. Society of Fine Arts/B.C. Society of Artists: Exhibitor's Timeline
British Columbia Artist (BCA, 1921)
The Palette and Chisel Club


Frances Ashby was born in Evanston, Ohio. She came to Vancouver c1920.

She exhibited with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts from 1921 to 1926. She was also listed as a Member of the Society in 1927.

She exhibited with The Palette and Chisel Club at the B.C. Art Gallery in 1926 and 1928.

Ashby died a widow in Vancouver in 1966 at the age of 84, her occupation noted as "At home."


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1921 Sept. 19 - 24 BCSFA   13th Annual Exhibition Barbara
Daphne
John
The Beloved Gardener
1921 Nov. 5 Sketch Club    Monthly Exhibition (portrait sketch)
1922 Sept. 16 - 23 BCSFA   14th Annual Exhibition Portrait
The Spirit of Youth
1923 May 12 - 19 BCSFA   15th Annual Exhibition Barbara
Ruth
1924 May 3 - 17 BCSFA   16th Annual Exhibition Portrait Sketch
At the Window
1926 Nov. 6 - 20 Palette and Chisel Club   First Exhibition Portrait study - girl
Portrait study - girl
Portrait study - girl
Portrait study - girl
Portrait study - girl
1926 May 8 - 15 BCSFA   18th Annual Exhibition In a Garden by the Sea
1928 Feb 18 - Mar 18 Palette and Chisel Club   Exhibition Miss Hazelwood Merritt

References

B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)

Clippings

"The exhibitors were: ... Miss Conran, Mrs. A.J. McKenna, Mrs. F.C. Ashby, portrait sketches; ... "
      From "Many View Sketch Club Exhibit and Much Work Shown"
      Vancouver Sun, November 7 1921

"Mrs. F.C. Ashby has certainly made considerable advance in recent years. Her five portrait studies of girls are delightful in color and praiseworthy in drawing."
     From "Palette and Chisel Club" by Diogenes
     Vancouver Province, November 6 1926


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