BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Patricia (Pat) Gertrude Handford
(Mrs. Melvin Kero)

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Vancouver School of Art (Diploma 1949)


Patricia Handford graduated from the Vancouver School of Art in 1949, the same year that her future husband Melvin Kero graduated from the school.

She exhibited work in the B.C. Artists exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1948, and 1950 to 1952.

In 1948 a P. Handford was listed as exhibiting one painting in the Stanley Park in Pictures exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. This may be the same artist.

In 1954 Pat and Mel illustrated an instructional manual for the Vancouver School Board titled "Elementary School Arts & Crafts." The pamphlet, reprinted in 1964, notes that the original reproduction was done by Bob Reid (q.v.) and Gordon Smith (q.v.).

The obituary for Melvin Kero notes that he was married to Eva Gulyar when he died in 1998.

BC Vital Statistics on-line did not provide any information on the artist as of May 2021.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1948 July 27 - Aug. 15 VAG   Stanley Park in Pictures The Bears
1948 Sept. 18 - Oct. 10 VAG   B.C. Artists 17th Annual John
Boats
1950 Nov. 28 - Dec. 17 VAG   B.C. Artists 19th Annual Young Birches

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