BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Laura Blanche Gray
(nee Wodehouse, m William Hugh Gray)

April 24 1885 - February 19 1957

Vancouver Sketch Club


Laura B. Gray was born in Ontario. After moving to BC she lived in North Vancouver, according to exhibition catalogues and entry forms for the B.C. Artists' exhibitions.

The 1930 City Directory lists her as a widow, living as 338 East St. James in North Vancouver.

Gray died at home in 1957 at the age of 71, her occupation noted as "housewife (Invalid) at home."


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1930 Aug. 6 - 16 VanExh   Oil Paintings & Water-colours Still Life
Copper Kettle with Iris
1939 Sept. 15 - Oct. 8 VAG   B.C. Artists 8th Annual Summer Afternoon
Fisherman's Home
A Sunny Rock
1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13 VAG   B.C. Artists 9th Annual Reflections
1941 Sept. 26 - Oct. 19 VAG   B.C. Artists 10th Annual Loading
1944 Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 VAG   B.C. Artists 13th Annual Old Cedar, Stanley Park
1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21 VAG   B.C. Artists 14th Annual Dogwood
Poppies
1946 Sept. 21 - Oct. 13 VAG   B.C. Artists 15th Annual Interior
1947 April 12 - 13 WVCAC   Exhibition of Fine Arts Dogwood
Flowers
1947 Sept. 20 - Oct. 12 VAG   B.C. Artists 16th Annual Sunny Day

References

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

Clippings

"Artists represented in the group comprise the following ... Laura Gray ... "
      From "Maritime Art Association"
      Vancouver Art Gallery Bulletin, November (?) 1939

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