BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Gwendoline (Gwendolyn) Gertrude Gray
(nee Wendt, m Herbert Blachford Gray)

March 2 1884 - April 20 1974

West Vancouver Sketch Club


Gwendolyn Gertrude Gray was born in London, England in 1884. Entry forms for the B.C. Artists' exhibitions noted she was living in West Vancouver.

She showed work in the B.C. Artists Christmas exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1933.

The 1933 City Directory lists "Gray, Gwen G bkpr E E Rand & Fowler r 2935 Marine W Van."

She exhibited with the West Vancouver Sketch Club in 1932 and 1948.

Gray died at Sechelt in 1974 at the age of 90, she was living at Selma Park at the time. Her occupation was noted as "at home" and she was a widow.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1932 Feb. 27 WVSC   Exhibition by members (w/c sketches of West Vancouver)
1932 Aug. 29 - Sept. 5 VanExh   Vancouver Sketch Club Exhibit Gleneagles, West Vancouver
"Waterlea," N. Pender Is.
"Waterlea," N. Pender Is.
Looking West from "Waterlea"
1933 Sept. 22 - Oct. 15 VAG   B.C. Artists 2nd Annual February Sunshine
1933 Dec. 1 - 17 VAG   B.C. Artists Christmas Exhibition Ambleside Creek, W. Vancouver
Active Pass from North Pender Island
February Sunshine
1934 Dec. 4 - 16 VAG   B.C. Artists Christmas Exhibition Savary Island
1936 Sept. 18 - Oct. 11 VAG   B.C. Artists 5th Annual Cypress Falls
1936 Oct. 15 - 20 VAG   B.C. Artists Chilliwack Exhibition Cypress Falls
1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13 VAG   B.C. Artists 9th Annual Pilot House, Caulfeild, B.C.
1943 Sept. 25 - Oct. 20 VAG   B.C. Artists 12th Annual By the Salmon Pool, Capilano
1947 Sept. 20 - Oct. 12 VAG   B.C. Artists 16th Annual Mt. Baker from Victoria
1948 June 1 - 13 VAG   West Van Sketch Club Arbutus at Caulfeild

References

WEST VANCOUVER SKETCH CLUB - LIST OF MEMBER 1947-1977 (refer to WVSC)

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

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

Clippings

"In the watercolor section Mrs. H.B. Gray showed some interesting sketches of West Vancouver, ... "
      From "Sketch Club Holds Exhibition of Work at West Vancouver"
      (unknown newspaper), February 29 1932

" ... Gwendoline C. Gray, ... and others are exhibiting in the various classes."
      From "Bargains in Art" by D.S.M.
      Vancouver Sun, December 1 1933

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