BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Sophia (Sophie) Irvine (also Irvin)

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Sophia Irvine had work in the annual B.C. Artists exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery from 1946 to 1948, and in 1956. She had a solo exhibition at the gallery in 1947. She was living in Vancouver.

She exhibited in the 1948 and 1949 Stanley Park in Pictures exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

She submitted three drawings and a drypoint to the 1949 B.C. Graphic exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, but none of them were selected for the exhibition.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION LOCATION
1947 July 22 - Aug. 10 Solo Exhibition (23 paintings) VAG

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1946 Sept. 21 - Oct. 13 VAG   B.C. Artists 15th Annual Winter Grey Skies
Water Lily Pond
1947 Sept. 20 - Oct. 12 VAG   B.C. Artists 16th Annual Carved Stump at Qualicum: Indian Facing Canada, Chinese facing China
The Canna with its bold Leaf and bright Flower
1948 July 27 - Aug. 15 VAG   Stanley Park in Pictures Sun Bronze Babe
1948 Sept. 18 - Oct. 10 VAG   B.C. Artists 17th Annual Flower Form
Fraser River Saw Mill
1949 July 12 - July 31 VAG   Stanley Park in Pictures Second Beach
Totem Pole
1949 Nov. 22 - Dec. 11 VAG   First B.C. Graphic Wedding Gift (rejected)
Still Life of Grass Weaving (rejected)
My Husband (rejected)
Elevators & Contour Ploughing (rejected)

References

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

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

Clippings

"Sophie Irvine has a miscellaneous exhibition of oils, watercolors, and pastels. This work is ambitious and venturesome, but shows lack of knowledge and the facility which comes only from long experience."
      From "Interior Art Shows Quality, Much Promise" by Mildred Valley Thornton
      Vancouver Sun, July 28 1947

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