BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
She exhibited in the Seattle Art Museum's annual Northwest Artists exhibitions in 1930 and 1931.
She exhibited her work and was listed as a member in the exhibition catalogues of the B.C. Society of Fine Arts for a few years under the name Hembroff-Brand, from at least 1936 until 1943. She also showed work in the B.C. Artists annual exhibitions from 1936 to 1938. She was a painter in oil and watercolour, and a printmaker using the technique of etching.
She showed work at the Music and Art Foundation, Seattle, Washington, where she won a prize; and was an exhibitor at the Salon des Independents, in Paris, France. She taught the special art class at Crofton House School, Vancouver. She also lived in Victoria, on Craigdarroch Road in 1941, and exhibited work with the Island Arts and Crafts Society between 1930 and 1932.
She died in Victoria in 1994 at the age of 87. She was a widow, her occupation was noted as "Retired - Painting/Writing."
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
1935 Sept. 20 - Oct. 15 | VAG B.C. Artists 4th Annual | Stella |
1936 June 26 - July 12 | BCSFA 26th Annual | Helen |
Springtime | ||
P.V. Ustinov | ||
1936 Sept. 18 - Oct. 11 | VAG B.C. Artists 5th Annual | M.E.C. |
Perugia, Italy | ||
1936 Oct. 15 - 20 | VAG B.C. Artists Chilliwack Exhibition | M.E.C. |
1937 April 16 - May 1 | BCSFA 27th Annual | Still Life |
Madeleine | ||
Point Grey | ||
1937 Sept. 17 - Oct. 10 | VAG B.C. Artists 6th Annual | Woodland Scene |
Thatched Roof and Trees | ||
1938 April 29 - May 15 | BCSFA 28th Annual | Still Life |
Holiday | ||
At Camp | ||
Ukrainian Girl | ||
1938 Sept. 16 - Oct. 9 | VAG B.C. Artists 7th Annual | Negro Girl |
Portrait Study | ||
1939 June 9 - 25 | BCSFA 29th Annual | Invalid |
Nude |
VANCOUVER: ART & ARTISTS 1931 - 1983 (refer to VAG83)
CONTEMPORARIES OF EMILY CARR IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to SFU74)
BRITISH COLUMBIA WOMEN ARTISTS 1885-1985 (refer to AGGV85)
ISLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY - List of Exhibitors
ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)
FROM DESOLATION TO SPLENDOUR (refer to FDTS77)
VISUAL ARTS BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to VABC77)
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA (refer to BIAC03)
1 reference cited for Hembroff-Brand: Who's Who in Northwest Art.
THE FECKLESS COLLECTION (refer to FECK18)
A POCKET GUIDE TO THE UNHERALDED ARTISTS OF BC SERIES (refer to MTP20)
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)