BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Statira (Statiera) Elizabeth Wells Frame
(m William Frame)

(c1863?)(September 15 1870 McMann) - November 29 1935

Vancouver Studio Club and School of Art
B.C. Society of Fine Arts (Charter Member 1909, Member 1909-1935)
B.C. Society of Fine Arts/B.C. Society of Artists: Exhibitor's Timeline
Vancouver Sketch Club (Member)
British Columbia Artist (B.C.A., 1921)
B.C. Art League
Seattle Fine Arts Society
Palette and Chisel Club (Hon. Sec.-Treas. 1928)


Statira Frame was born in Waterloo, Quebec in 1870. She was a student of Robert Henri, New York, and Armin Hansen, Monterey, California. She exhibited her artwork in Vancouver, starting at least as early as 1909 with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts' debut First Annual Exhibition at the Dominion Hall in Vancouver. Later that year she had another painting in the Exhibition of Pictures held by the Vancouver Studio Club and School of Art.

She showed work at the National Gallery, Ottawa, and the Art Association of Montreal.

She showed work with the Vancouver Sketch Club from at least 1917 to 1925.

She exhibited in the Seattle Art Museum's annual Northwest Artists exhibitions in 1918 and 1930.

She was listed as an Active Member in the 1925 B.C. Art League List of Members.

Frame exhibited work with the Palette and Chisel Club in 1926, 1928, and 1933.

She exhibited one painting at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1930.

Frame continued to exhibit with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts until her death. Her work was exhibited retroactively by the Society in May 1936, 1950, and 1960.

She had a solo exhibition of her work in Montreal and Toronto at the Eaton Galleries in 1934.

Also, per card file at Vancouver Art Gallery Library:
     Island Arts and Crafts Society: 1913

Her first name was frequently spelled "Statiera". She died in Vancouver in 1935 at the age of seventy-two, according to information from the B.C. Archives Vital Statistics web-site. This gives a birth-date that conflicts with information provided by McMann.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION LOCATION
1934 Feb. 5 - 17 Solo exhibition (28 artworks) Eaton Galleries, Montreal
1934 Feb. ? - ? Solo exhibition (28 artworks) Eaton Galleries, Toronto
1936 April 17 - 26 Memorial Show - Paintings Vancouver Art Gallery

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1909 April 20 - 28 BCSFA   First Annual Exhibition On The North Arm
A Frosty Day
1909 June 19 - July 17 Studio Club   Exhibition of Pictures Low Tide, Kitsilano
1909 Oct. 27 - Nov. 6 Studio Club    Autumn Exhibition "examples of the work"
1909 November BCSFA    Second Exhibition After the Storm, Burrard Inlet
1912 Nov. 25 - 30 BCSFA   Annual Exhibition Late Afternoon
A Bit of Georgia Street
Pitt Lake
1915 April BCSFA   Works by Members After Rain, North Arm Burrard Inlet
Looking down False Creek
House Boat, North Arm
Burnaby Lake
1916 September BCSFA   Annual Exhibition ("3 local scenes")
1917 May 5 Sketch Club    Exhibition (titles not known)
1917 Sept. 14 - 22 BCSFA   Eleventh Exhibition Deserted Cottage
In The Woods
Summer Cottage
1917 December 1 Sketch Club    Exhibition (titles not known)
1918 April Sketch Club    Monthly Exhibition (collection of oil paintings)
1920 September 18 - 25 BCSFA   Annual Exhibition In the Woods
In the Mountains
1921 Sept. 19 - 24 BCSFA   13th Annual Museum, Los Angeles
Sycamore Trees
Old Adobe House, Monterey, Cal.
Carmel Mission, Calif.
Evening, Buccaneer Bay
Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Calif.
1921 Nov. 5 Sketch Club    Monthly Exhibition (landscape)
1922 Sept. 16 - 23 BCSFA   14th Annual On the Illecillweat (sic) Glacier
Ross Peak Glacier
Summer Cottage, Bucaneer Bay
The Farm, Thornesby Island
Cottage, North Arm Burrard Inlet
1923 May 12 - 19 BCSFA   15th Annual A Sketch
In Stanley Park
1924 May 3 - 17 BCSFA   16th Annual Cottage, Pender Island
In Stanley Park
Early Morning, North Arm Inlet
1925 May 9 - 16 BCSFA   17th Annual Autumn
Indian Reservation, Point Grey
A Sketch, North Vancouver
1925 Nov. 28 - Dec. 5 Sketch Club    Semi-Annual Exhibition North Arm, Burrard Inlet
1926 May 8 - 15 BCSFA   18th Annual Apple Trees
The Pilot House
The Umbrella
1926 Nov. 6 - 20 Palette and Chisel Club   First Exhibition (decorative panel)
(tug)
("some summer scenes")
1927 June 10 - 25 BCSFA   19th Annual A Sketch
1928 Feb 18 - Mar 18 Palette and Chisel Club   Exhibition In Chinatown
An Old Mill
Launches
House Boats, Coal Harbour
A Misty Morning
Gore Avenue Slip
A Flower Market
The Pink Parasol
1929 May 18 - June 8 BCSFA   21st Annual The Summer House
Rock Plants
The House Boat
1929 Nov. 16 - 30 BCSFA   Winter Exhibition Camp Doorway
The Blue Boat
1930 May 31 - June 14 BCSFA   Spring Exhibition An Old Barn
Mill, Port Moody
Still Life
Boats, Coal Harbour
1930 Aug. 6 - 16 VanExh   Oil Paintings & Water-colours Cottage, Pender Island
The Pump House, Pitt Meadows
Indian Shack, Alert Bay
On Gambier Island
The Student
1930 Aug. 22 - Sept. 6 CNE   Small Pictures In the Cafe
1932 May - July VAG   All Canadian Exhibition Old Mill
1932 Oct. 5 - 30 VAG   B.C. Artists 1st Annual Two Wrecks
1933 Feb. 13 - 18 Sylvia Court    West End Artists Exhibition (village scene)
1933 May 20 - 31 VAG   Palette & Chisel Club Exhibition Scraping Carrots
The Patchwork Quilt
Coal Harbour
Summer Cottage
Yarrow, B.C.
1933 June 3 - 11 BCSFA   23rd Annual Yarrow, B.C.
Old Farm Houses
Coal Harbour
1936 June 26 - July 12 BCSFA   26th Annual From the Fifth Floor
Totem Poles, Stanley Park
1946 July 2 - 28 VAG   Jubilee Exhibition Scene at Alert Bay
Pitt Lake
1950 April 25 - May 14 BCSA   40th Annual Derelicts

References

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM - NORTHWEST ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS 1914 - 1975
     Refer to NWA BC artists by exhibition
     Refer to NWAA BC artists alphabetically

WHO'S WHO IN NORTHWEST ART (refer to WWNA41)

100 YEARS OF B.C. ART (refer to VAG58)

THE FINE ARTS IN VANCOUVER, 1886 - 1930 (refer to THOM69)

Represented by The Gallery of the Golden Key (refer to GGK)

CONTEMPORARIES OF EMILY CARR IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to SFU74)

FROM DESOLATION TO SPLENDOUR (refer to FDTS77)
      See biographical summary and colour illustration pages 77-82.

ROYAL CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS - EXHIBITIONS & MEMBERS 1880 - 1979 (refer to RCA81)
      One listing for Frame: "The Pilot's House", exhibited 1926.

ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)

BRITISH COLUMBIA WOMEN ARTISTS 1885-1985 (refer to AGGV85)

MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - SPRING EXHIBITIONS 1880 - 1970 (refer to MM88)
      Exhibited 3 paintings in 1934: "From the 5th Floor", "The Patchwork Quilt", "Japs Fishing".

BY A LADY by Maria Tippet
      1992, Viking; ISBN 0-670-84458-6
      See extensive biographical summary and colour illustration pages 49-51.

EARLY BRITISH COLUMBIAN WOMAN ARTISTS (refer to HG95)

ISLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY - List of Exhibitors

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA (refer to BIAC03)
      2 references cited for Frame, including WWNA above (but not MM or RCA).

CITY & PROVINCIAL DIRECTORIES 1919 (refer to DIR)

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

Clippings

"As an association for the encouragement of art, the Studio Club during the six years of its existence, has had a highly creditable history. Prominent among its workers have been Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Creery, and Mrs. Frame."
      From "Art in British Columbia" by Bernard McEvoy
      Opportunities magazine, 1910

"A striking contrast to Miss Langford's three pictures is furnished by three adjacent ones in the modern French style by Statira Frame, who uses almost pure color with considerable artistic effect. These, which are Nos. 74, 75, and 81, are evidently of local scenes. They show originality of treatment, but it would seem that the painter should push her method a little further. They are, however, a decided relief from the ordinary."
      From "With The B.C. Artists" by "A Visitor"
      Vancouver Province, September 27 1916

"Among the exhibitors were ... Mrs. William Frame ..."
      From "Social Notes"
      Vancouver Daily World, May 7 1917

"At their new quarters in the Victoria block, the Vancouver Sketch Club had an interesting exhibition on Saturday afternoon. Among the exhibitors were ... Mrs. Will Frame ..."
      "Many Visitors At Sketch Club"
      Vancouver Daily World, December 3 1917

"Mrs. S.E. Frame's collection of oil paintings were the most noticeable and cleverly handled examples of impressionistic work exhibited. One of the smaller ones - rich as an old enamel in color and tone - caused the critic to break the tenth commandment."
      From "Miss Neilson Terry is Guest of Sketch Club"
      Vancouver Daily World, April 1918

"Mrs. Frame, an individualist with a strong sense of color, who is never anaemic, shows several daringly painted studies."
      From "In the World of Art"
      Western Woman's Weekly, June 5 1920

"For some time the meetings and exhibitions of the club were held at the studio of Miss Wake, but about two years ago an independent studio was secured at the present quarters, 342 Pender street west. This location has become known for its art associations, the building having also contained the studios of such well known artists as Mr. Thos. W. Fripp, Miss Margaret Wake, Miss Isabel Weir, and Mr. Norman Hawkins."
       From "Sketch Club Is Well Organized" by I.B.
       Vancouver Province, July 17 1920

"The exhibitors were: ... Mrs. S.E. Frame, landscape; ... "
      From "Many View Sketch Club Exhibit and Much Work Shown"
      Vancouver Sun, November 7 1921

"The Sketch Club members entertained their friends at a very enjoyable tea and exhibition, Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. Stateira Frame and Mrs. Donald Downie presided over the dainty tea table. Those assisting were Mrs. Conran, Miss Christie and others. There was an interesting display of recent work."
      From "Sketch Club Tea Enjoyable Event; Good Work Shown"
      Vancouver Daily World, April 3 1922

"Two striking color schemes by Mrs. Stateira Frame in her now well-recognized style of boldness are a tribute to her courage and determination in an attempt to break away from the traditional handling of difficult color values. It is unfortunate for Mr. W.P. Weston that the hanging committee have been unable to find a better juxtaposition for his delicately colored "Becalmed" and "Dinghy Race" than exactly between these violent but appealing canvases of Mrs. Frame. Wile the brighter colors absolutely kill Mr. Weston's picture from a color point of view, it is still possible to enjoy the life and dignity of their lines and composition."
      From "B.C. Fine Arts Society Exhibition (First Notice)"
      Vancouver Province, May 15 1923

"The freshness of colour in the two pictures of the impressionist school, by Mrs. S. Frame, was the subject of complimentary comment."
      Sketch Club Semi-Annual Art Exhibition
      B.C. Ladies' Mirror, December 15 1923

"Mrs. Stateira Frame again contributes to our knowledge of brilliant color schemes with her usual calisthenic pigmentation. In these excursions into modernity, however, she still clings at times to the outworn fiction that the existence of perspective should be acknowledged, even if it is not actually introduced into the picture."
      From "B.C. Society of Fine Arts - Annual Exhibition All This Week"
      Vancouver Province, May 7 1924

"In the oils section Mrs. S.E. Frame's painting of "North Arm, Burrard Inlet," stood out as a brilliant piece of color, expressing a quality of warmth and sunshine."
      From "Private View Precedes Sketch Club Exhibition"
      Vancouver Province, November 30 1925

"Mrs. Stateira Frame's paintings need no signature, and as examples of painting they show a fine originality and a beautiful arrangement of color. She has a decorative panel, a picture of a tug, and some summer scenes which are brilliantly simple and effective."
     From "Palette and Chisel Club" by Diogenes
     Vancouver Province, November 6 1926

"Mrs. Statira Frame as the Society's pioneer in modernism, is of course quite at home in the present exhibition, and the examples of her art are as distinctive as usual."
      From "B.C. Society of Fine Arts" by Bernard McEvoy
      Vancouver Province, April 28 1928

"Miss Frame, a most dependable member of the society, its leader in impressionism, who was commended in New York a long while ago, shows three characteristic examples. To my ( ? ) "Parasols and Lanterns" is much the ( ? ) work as to drawing and decorative effect."
      From "B.C. Society of Fine Arts" by Diogenes
      Vancouver Province, November 13 1930

"Stateira Frame's village scene in oils is one of the best she has done, ... "
      From "'West End' Show Of Art Works" by D.S.M.
      Vancouver Sun, February 15 1933

"One Vancouver artist has had a signal honor paid to her. On February 5 a one-man show of the work of Statira Frame opened in the Eaton Galleries in Montreal. Some twenty-eight landscapes and subject pictures are included in this collection, which will be transferred to the Eaton Galleries on (sic) Toronto when it closes in Montreal on February 17."
      From "In The Domain of Art" by Reta W. Myers
      Vancouver Province, February 10 1934

"In the Domain of Art" by Reta W. Myers
      Vancouver Province, April 18 1936

"Memorial Display for Well-known Artist"
      New Herald, April 18 1936

"The Society membership has been constantly strengthened in the succeeding years by the addition of other members, which included in the early years ... Mrs. S. Frame ... "
      From "B.C. Society of Artists - A History" by J.D. Parker
      B.C. Society of Fine Arts 40th Annual Exhibition Catalogue, 1950

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