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Feb. 18: Feb. 16: Feb. 15: Jan. 10: Jan. 01: |
"WEST END WOMEN WHO BROKE BARRIERS, CHALLENGED NORMS AND SHAPED CULTURE" ART IN THE CITY 2025 NOW SCHEDULED HISTORIC WEST END ARTISTS NEWSLETTER ARTICLE HISTORIC WEST END ARTISTS ANOTHER NEW YEAR |
| "The West End is rich with history and interesting facts, but little is known about the women who grew up in this neighbourhood over a hundred years ago and had the courage to break with tradition and follow their passions. This display features Elsie MacGill (Aeronautical Engineer and Feminist), Vancouver Amazons Women’s Hockey Team and Agnes Martin (Artist). All of these women made major contributions to engineering, sports and art. We hope you enjoy reading their stories." |
EXHIBITION DATES & LOCATION:FEBRUARY 18 to MARCH 30 2025West End Community Center, 870 Denman Street Available for viewing in lobby display case when WECC is open.
EXHIBITION CREDITS:COLLECTOR & CURATOR OF HISTORICAL FASHION:IVAN SAYERS
MEMBERS OF BARCLAY MANOR YARN ARTISANS:
VINTAGE LEAGUES LTD.:
CURATED BY ANGELA RAASCH AND JIM BRADBURY:
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Since almost all artists that I mentioned have a biography file in BC Artists, I also put together a web page with links to those biographies for easier reference:
2025 will hopefully be a good year, including the following events:
West End Living Library - Historic Artists of the West End, January 10
Art In The City, West End Community Center, May 2 - 3 - 4
Solo exhibition at the West End Community Center, July - August
Alcuin Society Wayzgoose at Vancouver Public Library, October or November
2024 was another good year for my artwork, I created 12 limited edition prints, 6 large drawings, and 1 large digital print on canvas. I sold 39 artworks at events including Art in the City and the exhibition of relief prints at Vancity Credit Union. Lost Lagoon Frames at the Denman Mall is now representing my artwork, and has made the first sale already!
I did an extensive amount of input into BC ARTISTS. I will AGAIN try to finish LOOKING FOR MAUD, my biography of early Vancouver artist Maud Rees Sherman and her family, her life, and times. I have essentially been working on that since 1996, and I need to finish it. I made good progress on it last year, not so much writing as an extensive amount of research.
Thanks to everyone who has helped with BC ARTISTS, and to everyone who purchased or expressed interest in my artwork.