BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Florence Mary Parker

(1909 - 1952?)

Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts (Diploma 1930)
Vancouver School of Art Graduates' Association, (First Vice-President 1936)


Florence Parker was an early graduate from the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, receiving her diploma in 1930.

She exhibited her artwork in the B.C. Artists exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery starting in 1934.

The Spring 1936 edition of The Smock Pocket, the Vancouver School of Art Graduates' Association newsletter noted, that she had "decorated the walls and ceiling of the small children's dining room at the Preventorium - a circus theme was used".

B.C. Vital Statistics on-line provides information that a Florence Mary Parker died in Richmond on June 17 1952 at the age of 43, probably the artist.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1933 May 3 - 18 VAG   VSAGA 1st Annual Exhibition Windy Monday Morning
1934 Sept. 21 - Oct. 14 VAG   B.C. Artists 3rd Annual Towards the Beach at Savary
Trailing Nasturtiums
1934 ? - ? VAG   B.C. Artists Edmonton Exhibition Towards the Beach at Savary
1934 Dec. 4 - 16 VAG   B.C. Artists Christmas Exhibition Low Tide
Under the Bridge
1942 Sept. 25 - Oct. 18 VAG   B.C. Artists 11th Annual The Old Barn, Galiano Island
Abandoned House, Galiano Island
1944 Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 VAG   B.C. Artists 13th Annual On the Island
1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21 VAG   B.C. Artists 14th Annual The Lily
1946 Sept. 21 - Oct. 13 VAG   B.C. Artists 15th Annual The Blue Hat
The Isolationist
1950 Nov. 28 - Dec. 17 VAG   B.C. Artists 19th Annual Autumn

References

Clippings

"In more sombre tones Florence M. Parker has succeeded in projecting strength and construction in well designed pictures of Galiano."
      From "Colorful Display Presented In Exhibition By B.C. Artists" by Palette
      Vancouver Province, September 19 1942

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