BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Mrs. H.J. (also J.A.) Wattie

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Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts
Vancouver Sketch Club
P.A.S.O.V.A.S.


Mrs. H.J. Wattie exhibited work with the Vancouver Sketch Club from 1923 to 1927.

She exhibited work with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts in May 1925 and June 1927.

She was a member of P.A.S.O.V.A.S., the Pioneer Art Students of Vancouver Art School, an artist's group formed in 1930 from the students who entered the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts in its first year and a half of classes in 1925 and 1926. She did not graduate from the art school.

She exhibited in the PASOVAS group exhibitions in 1930, 1932, and 1936.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1923 June Sketch Club    Semi-Annual Exhibition Spring
1924 July Sketch Club    Midsummer Exhibition (Prospect Point)
1924 September Sketch Club    September Exhibition Poppies
1924 October Sketch Club    October Exhibition Flower Study
1925 May 9 - 16 BCSFA   17th Annual Exhibition Sunshine and Shadow
The Tow-boat
1925 Nov. 28 - Dec. 5 Sketch Club    Semi-Annual Exhibition Carvell Mission, California
1927 April 2 Sketch Club    Monthly Exhibition (large flower piece)
1927 June 10 - 25 BCSFA   19th Annual Exhibition Eucalyptus Trees, San Diego, Ca.
1930 Nov. 27 - Dec. 7 PASOVAS   Art Club Exhibition Large Blue Bowl with Fish
Blue Vase, Maple design
Large Blue Bowl with Fish
Bulb Bowl, Frog design
Three-Handled Vase
Blue and White Bowl
Small Red and Black Bowl
Small Turquoise Bowl
1932 Sept. 17 - 30 PASOVAS   Club Exhibition Garden Pottery
Green Lamp and Shade
Red Lamp and Shade
Turquoise Blue Lamp and Shade
Mauve Lamp
Fish Ash Trays, etc.
1936 Feb. 21 - Mar. 5 PASOVAS Annual Group Show Palo Mission, San Diego

References

Vancouver School of Decorative & Applied Arts - List of Students

Clippings

"A delightful sense of contentment is in Mrs. Wattie's "Spring." There are trees in pink and white blossom throwing cool shadows. These trees surround an old-fashioned rambling cottage. One is sure that the people who dwell there are of tranquil spirit. It is a picture to recall when the mind is tired and needs a refreshing experience."
      From "Semi-Annual Exhibit by the Vancouver Sketch Club" by Alice M. Winlow
      British Columbia Monthly, June 1923

"Those exhibiting included ... Mrs. Wattie ... "
      From "Sketch Club Semi-Annual Art Exhibition"
      B.C. Ladies' Mirror, December 15 1923

"Mrs. J. Wattie has contributed a picture of Prospect Point, a composition restful and alluring in its soft coloring. The artist has depicted a place for reverie."
      From "The Midsummer Exhibit of the Vancouver Sketch Club" by Bertha Lewis
      British Columbia Monthly, July 1924

""Poppies" in water-color is shown by Mrs. J. Wattie. There are purple, red, blue and white poppies of transparent colors and delicate texture."
      From "September Exhibition of the Vancouver Sketch Club" by Alice M. Winlow
      British Columbia Monthly, September 1924

"A bright little scene, "Carvell Mission, California," by Mrs. H.J. Wattie, was much admired, ... "
      From "Private View Precedes Sketch Club Exhibition"
      Vancouver Province, November 30 1925

"Mrs. Wattie's large flower piece at the end of the room showed dashing quality, good color and drawing; a highly decorative panel."
      From "By The Way In Art"
      Vancouver Province, April 4 1927

"So we come to the Pottery section in which Mrs. J.A. Wattie's green lamp (No. 71) fish ash-trays, and a certain small round green bowl are particularly beautiful, and finished with a lovely glaze."
      From "The Note Book" by Julia W. Henshaw
      Vancouver Sun, October 1 1932

"Mention should also be made of Mrs. H.J. Wattie's "Palo Mission, San Diego," a most colorful composition."
      From "FINE PASOVAS ART EXHIBITION"
      Vancouver Sun (?), February 21 1936


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