1929 Graduating Class
| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
Hoffar started classes at the VSDAA in 1925, and was in the first graduating class in 1929, later exhibiting in the PASOVAS group exhibition at the B.C. Art League gallery in 1930.
She exhibited in the Seattle Art Museum's annual Northwest Artists exhibitions from 1930 to 1943.
She taught drawing and painting at the Vancouver School of Art from 1933 - 1937. On October 28 1933 she married Neville Leighton Reid in Vancouver, and subsequently exhibited as Irene Hoffar Reid. Reid was listed as an Insurance Agent on the marriage certificate.
Reid had work in the PASOVAS group exhibition in 1936, at the Vancouver Art Gallery. She also exhibited work at the National Gallery of Canada, the Seattle Art Museum in 1930, and the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, in 1932.
She exhibited work in the B.C. Artists' exhibitions from 1932 to 1950.
She exhibited with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts in their annual exhibitions from 1940 onward. She was President of the society when it finally ceased to operate in 1967, after the few remaining members voted it out of existence following an unsuccessful membership campaign.
She submitted four charcoal drawings to the 1949 B.C. Graphic exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, two of them were selected for the exhibition. She was living in Vancouver. In 1967 she was awarded the Canada Centennial Medal for her contribution to the arts.
| DATE | EXHIBITION | LOCATION |
| 1974 April 8 - May 4 | Solo Exhibition | Studio Shop & Gallery, W Van |
| DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
| 1929 Nov. 16 - 30 | BCSFA Winter Exhibition | Jervis Inlet |
| Morning, Hotham Sound | ||
| After the Rain | ||
| 1930 Nov. 27 - Dec. 7 | PASOVAS Art Club Exhibition | Mural "Sun Bathers" |
| 1932 Sept. 17 - 30 | PASOVAS Club Exhibition | "The Washerwomen of Gibraltar" |
| "Morning, Alta Lake" | ||
| 1933 May 3 - 18 | VAG VSAGA 1st Annual Exhibition | Indian Village |
| 1933 Sept. 22 - Oct. 15 | VAG B.C. Artists 2nd Annual | The Fishermen |
| The Herring Net | ||
| 1933 Dec. 1 - 17 | VAG B.C. Artists Christmas Exhibition | The Woodpile |
| Looking Across the Bay | ||
| 1934 Sept. 21 - Oct. 14 | VAG B.C. Artists 3rd Annual | Grey Day |
| Rhythm | ||
| Woman Reading | ||
| 1934 ? - ? | VAG B.C. Artists Edmonton Exhibition | Rhythm |
| 1934 Dec. 4 - 16 | VAG B.C. Artists Christmas Exhibition | Coming Storm |
| Leaves of Autumn | ||
| 1935 Sept. 20 - Oct. 15 | VAG B.C. Artists 4th Annual | Sketch |
| Distant Hills | ||
| 1936 Feb. 21 - Mar. 5 | PASOVAS Annual Group Show | The Storm |
| 1937 Sept. 17 - Oct. 10 | VAG B.C. Artists 6th Annual | Winter |
| 1938 Sept. 16 - Oct. 9 | VAG B.C. Artists 7th Annual | Flower Study |
| Spring | ||
| West Bay | ||
| 1940 May 17 - June 2 | BCSFA 30th Annual | Holiday |
| March Day | ||
| 1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13 | VAG B.C. Artists 9th Annual | Near Clinton |
| Marble Canyon | ||
| The Valley | ||
| 1941 May 10 - June 1 | BCSFA 31st Annual | Jessie |
| 1941 Sept. 26 - Oct. 19 | VAG B.C. Artists 10th Annual | Cariboo Farm |
| The Corral | ||
| Mending the Rose Trellis | ||
| 1942 May 15 - 31 | BCSFA 32nd Annual | Composition |
| Screening Earth | ||
| October | ||
| 1942 July 7 - Sept. 2 | VAG B.C. Artists 1st Annual Summer | October |
| Jessie | ||
| 1943 May 15 - June 6 | BCSFA 33rd Annual | Cariboo Landscape |
| 1943 July 2 - Aug. 25 | VAG B.C. Artists 2nd Annual Summer | Cariboo Landscape |
| Cariboo Landscape | ||
| 1945 May 18 - June 10 | BCSFA 35th Annual | Maple Trees |
| 1945 July 3 - Aug. 26 | VAG B.C. Artists 4th Annual Summer | Margaret |
| 1946 July 2 - 28 | VAG Jubilee Exhibition | Cariboo Landscape |
| 1947 April 12 - 13 | WVCAC Exhibition of Fine Arts | Cariboo Landscape |
| 1948 May 18 -June 6 | BCSFA 38th Annual | Linda and Rusty |
| Houses and Trees | ||
| 1949 May 3 - 22 | BCSFA 39th Annual | Sketch No. 1 |
| Sketch No. 2 | ||
| 1949 Nov. 22 - Dec. 11 | VAG First B.C. Graphic | The Rocks |
| Fallen Trees (rejected) | ||
| The Barn | ||
| Vegetable Garden (rejected) | ||
| 1950 April 25 - May 14 | BCSA 40th Annual | Winter |
| Sketch | ||
| 1950 Nov. 28 - Dec. 17 | VAG B.C. Artists 19th Annual | The Wharf |
| 1951 April 24 - May 13 | VAG BCSA 41st Annual | Linda |
| 1952 April 1 - 20 | VAG BCSA 42nd Annual | The Haystack |
| 1953 May 5 - 31 | VAG BCSA 43rd Annual | Low Tide |
| Flower Study | ||
| Catherine | ||
| 1954 May 25 - June 13 | VAG BCSA 44th Annual | Trailer Camp |
| Linda | ||
| 1955 April 26 - May 15 | VAG BCSA 45th Annual | Tulips |
| Autumn | ||
| Summer | ||
| 1956 Feb. 28 - March 18 | VAG BCSA 46th Annual | Girl and Cat |
| Spring | ||
| 1957 March 5 - 24 | VAG BCSA 47th Annual | Boats on the Beach |
| Randle's Landing | ||
| Low Tide | ||
| 1958 Feb. 4 - 22 | VAG BCSA 48th Annual | Anemones |
| Sun Bathers |
SOUVENIR CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITIONS OPENING THE NEW VANCOUVER ART GALLERY (refer to VAG51)
3rd BC GRAPHIC & CANADIAN SOCIETY OF GRAPHIC ART (refer to BCG57)
100 YEARS OF B.C. ART (refer to VAG58)
SPRING EXHIBITION - FCA - BC REGION (refer to FCA64)
PLANTAE OCCIDENTALIS - 200 Years of Botanical Art in British Columbia
1979, By Maria Newberry House, The Botanical Garden, U.B.C., Technical Bulletin No 11
Exhibition catalogue, illustrated; list of works; ISSN 0703-1432
Includes one work by Reid, Spear Thistle, ill. in colour p.62.
VANCOUVER: ART & ARTISTS 1931 - 1983 (refer to VAG83)
BRITISH COLUMBIA WOMEN ARTISTS 1885-1985 (refer to AGGV85)
FIRST CLASS - Four Graduates From The Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts
1987, Letia Richardson, The Floating Curatorial Gallery at Women in Focus
ISBN 0-921823-03-7
Exhibition catalogue; includes survey essay of women artists in Vancouver:
Chronologies of Lilias Farley, Reid, Beatrice Lennie, and Vera Weatherbie.
EARLY BRITISH COLUMBIAN WOMAN ARTISTS (refer to HG95)
GENERATIONS - FIVE DECADES OF ART IN WEST VANCOUVER 1912 - 1962 (refer to WVMA99)
SHIFTING MARGINS: EMILY CARR and IRENE HOFFAR REID (refer to BAG13)
88 ARTISTS FROM 88 YEARS (refer to ECU17)
THE SAVARY PUDDING folio by Frederick A. Amess, private collection.
Original drawings, paintings and text by Amess, C.H. Scott, Grace Melvin,
H. Mortimer Lamb, Plato von Ustinov, and other students and visitors.
June 1935 (various dates), June 1939 (various dates)
52 loose 12"x18" sheets of brown sketch paper
WHO'S WHO IN NORTHWEST ART (refer to WWNA41)
Short entry for Hoffar.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A CENTENNIAL ANTHOLOGY (refer to BCCA58)
THE FINE ARTS IN VANCOUVER, 1886 - 1930 (refer to THOM69)
FROM DESOLATION TO SPLENDOUR (refer to FDTS77)
VISUAL ARTS BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to VABC77)
BRITISH COLUMBIA ART COLLECTION 1974-80 (refer to BCAC80)
ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)
BY A LADY, Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women by Maria Tippett
1992, Viking, ISBN 0-670-84458-6
226 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w, list of illustrations, index
References to Reid on pages 70 and 85
A DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN ARTISTS (refer to M)
VANCOUVER ARTIST: Irene Hoffar Reid
1999 April; by Michael Clark, Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design.
Visions newsletter, Volume 5 Issue 3, page 6.
One page biography with 3 illustrations of her work.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to EBC00)
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA
(refer to BIAC03)
2 references to Reid
THE FECKLESS COLLECTION (refer to FECK18)
GREATER VANCOUVER ART GALLERIES 1954-2020 (refer to GVAG20)
2 references to Reid
CITY & PROVINCIAL DIRECTORIES 1933-34 (refer to DIR)
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE marriage (refer to BCVS)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Hoffar_Reid
"Many other well-known artists are represented, including ... Irene Hoffar ... "
From "Bargains in Art" by D.S.M.
Vancouver Sun, December 1 1933
"Irene Hoffar Reid's sketches show definitely her change
in style and indicates that she has not yet masterd her new ideas."
From "Pasovas Club Has Splendid Annual Show" by R.W.M.
Vancouver Province, November 6 1934
"Irene Hoffar Reid is represented with a number of
striking paintings in the oils section, including a rather unusual study of "Autumn.""
From "Pasovas Art Show"
Vancouver Sun, November 6 1934
"... Irene Hoffar Reid ... are all represented."
From "PASOVAS EXHIBIT - Pioneer Art Students' Show"
Vancouver Province, February 21 1936
"The oils are an interesting group, notably ... and "The Storm," by
Irene Hoffar Reid, the latter being distinguished for its strong color value."
From "FINE PASOVAS ART EXHIBITION"
Vancouver Sun (?), February 2 1936
"Margaret Williams,
Irene Hoffar Reid, Maud Sherman,
and others, attain that effect which contrasting colors afford ... "
From "PASOVAS CLUB - Annual Display on View at Art Gallery"
News Herald, February 1936
"On the walls of the studio shared by Margaret
Carter and Irene Hoffar Reid are murals,
landscapes, portraits in oils and conte, the latter a medium much
used by the Old Masters."
From "GRADUATES IN ART" by Cintra
(unknown newspaper), April 25 1936
"Mrs. Irene Hoffar Reid, West Vancouver, receives the
Association Bronze Medal for work in black-and-white of a high order of merit
for her drawing, "The Valley." Mrs. Reid is one of the original students of the
Vancouver School of Art."
From "Major Art Award to CASF Officer At B.C. Artists' Annual Exhibit"
Vancouver Sun, October 7 1940
"Irene Hoffar Reid is better than ever in her three captivating compositions."
From "B.C. Society of Fine Arts
Display Sets New High Mark" by Palette
Vancouver Province, May 16 1942
" ... Irene Hoffar Reid's small "Cariboo
Landscape" is a gem of beautiful tapestry-like color."
From "Fine Creative Spirit Marks Exhibition By B.C. Artists"
Vancouver Province, May 21 1943
"Among other prominent exhibitors are ... Irene Hoffar Reid ... "
From "Summer Show at Gallery Major Event
for Art Lovers" by Palette
Vancouver Province, July 7 1943