BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Margaret Corry

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Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts
P.A.S.O.V.A.S.
Otis Art Institute Los Angeles


Margaret Corry was a member of P.A.S.O.V.A.S., the Pioneer Art Students of Vancouver Art School, an artist's group formed in 1930 from the students who entered the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts in its first year and a half of classes in 1925 and 1926.

Corry started classes at the VSDAA in 1925, while living at 2136 West 6th Avenue in Vancouver. She wrote a Class Report for the first year's Costume Design Class, published in the June 1926 issue of The Paint Box, the art school annual. She did not graduate from the art school.

She later exhibited in the PASOVAS group exhibition at the B.C. Art League gallery in 1930.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1930 Nov. 27 - Dec. 7 PASOVAS   Art Club Exhibition Embroidered Gauze shade
Violet Parchment
Henna and Gold Parchment
Plum Coloured Silk
Map Design Shade

References

Clippings

"On some bit of our Art Schools "Paint Box" we must find room to make a brief "sketch" of our work in the "Costume Design Class." This course of our work commenced on the first Wednesday in October, 1925, with Mrs. Sharland as the capable instructress. So far it has only been possible to give one afternoon a week to our Costume Design Class, but we hope next term, when classes are more settled, to be able to devote more time to this interesting work."
      From "The Costume Design Class" by M. Corry
      The Paintbox, June 1926

"Prize winners among second year students were: H. Mortimer Lamb for composition, $10, Miss Maud Jensen; Palette and Chisel Club, for modelling, $15, Miss Katherine Harrison; Mrs. Jonathan Rogers, costume design, $15, Miss Margaret Corry; Girls' Apparel Shop, costume design, $10, Miss Beatrice Lennie; bronze medal presented by Vancouver Branch, Canadian Women's Press Club, for Canadian Confederation poster, Miss Margaret Williams."
      From "Prizes Presented to Art Students"
      unknown newspaper, June 1927

"Other contributors include: ... Margaret Corry ... "
      From "The Paint Box Is Annual of Vancouver Art School"
      unknown newspaper, June 1927

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