Ina D. D. Uhthoff | |
---|---|
Born | Ina Campbell 1889 |
Died | 1971 (aged 81–82)
Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Painter |
Spouse |
Edward Joseph Uhthoff
(
m. 1919) |
Ina D .D. Uhthoff (née Campbell) (1889 – 1971) was a Scots-Canadian painter. A contemporary and friend [1] of Emily Carr, Uhthoff was known for establishing her own art school; the Victoria School of Art, writing columns for the Daily Colonist newspaper, and exhibiting her own art. [2] [3]
Uhthoff was born in 1889 in Kirn, Argyll, Scotland. [4] She grew up in Glasgow, graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in 1912. [2] Following her graduation she exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Scottish Academy. [3]
In 1913 Uhthoff traveled to the Kootenays in British Columbia to visit friends. While there she met the homesteader, Edward Joseph (Ted) Uhthoff. [3] With the outbreak of World War I Uhthoff returned to Glasgow, where she taught elementary school. [3]
In 1919 Ina and Ted were married, [5] returned to British Columbia, and started a family. [3]
In 1926 Uhthoff relocated to Victoria with her two children. [4] There she continued her teaching career, providing private lessons, teaching at public and private schools, and a correspondence course. She called her private studio the Victoria School of Art which operated from 1926 to 1942. [3] She was forced to close the school at the beginning of World War II. [2]
In the late 1920s she worked with Emily Carr to bring Mark Tobey from Seattle, Washington to teach a class. [2]
In 1934, her work appeared in the Vancouver Art Gallery's 3rd. Annual B.C Artists exhibit (Alpine Meadows, Windswept Tree) alongside Group Of Seven artist Fred Varley. [6]
In 1945 Uhthoff began running a small gallery called the Little Centre, a precursor to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. [2] She served on the board of directors into the 1960s. [2]
Concurrent with her teaching career, Uhthoff exhibited her own work at the British Columbia Society of Artists, and at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. [4]
Uhthoff died in 1971 in Carleton Place, Ontario [2]
In 1972 the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria held a memorial exhibition of her work. [7]
Her work is currently held in the Burnaby Art Gallery, [8] Art Gallery of Greater Victoria [9] and elsewhere. [10]
In 2017 her work was included in the exhibition, The Ornament of a House: Fifty Years of Collecting at the Burnaby Art Gallery. [11]
Johnson-Dean, Christina. "The Life and Art of Ina D D. Uhthoff". Mother Tongue Pub. Co. Ltd, 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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Ina D. D. Uhthoff | |
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Born | Ina Campbell 1889 |
Died | 1971 (aged 81–82)
Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Painter |
Spouse |
Edward Joseph Uhthoff
(
m. 1919) |
Ina D .D. Uhthoff (née Campbell) (1889 – 1971) was a Scots-Canadian painter. A contemporary and friend [1] of Emily Carr, Uhthoff was known for establishing her own art school; the Victoria School of Art, writing columns for the Daily Colonist newspaper, and exhibiting her own art. [2] [3]
Uhthoff was born in 1889 in Kirn, Argyll, Scotland. [4] She grew up in Glasgow, graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in 1912. [2] Following her graduation she exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Scottish Academy. [3]
In 1913 Uhthoff traveled to the Kootenays in British Columbia to visit friends. While there she met the homesteader, Edward Joseph (Ted) Uhthoff. [3] With the outbreak of World War I Uhthoff returned to Glasgow, where she taught elementary school. [3]
In 1919 Ina and Ted were married, [5] returned to British Columbia, and started a family. [3]
In 1926 Uhthoff relocated to Victoria with her two children. [4] There she continued her teaching career, providing private lessons, teaching at public and private schools, and a correspondence course. She called her private studio the Victoria School of Art which operated from 1926 to 1942. [3] She was forced to close the school at the beginning of World War II. [2]
In the late 1920s she worked with Emily Carr to bring Mark Tobey from Seattle, Washington to teach a class. [2]
In 1934, her work appeared in the Vancouver Art Gallery's 3rd. Annual B.C Artists exhibit (Alpine Meadows, Windswept Tree) alongside Group Of Seven artist Fred Varley. [6]
In 1945 Uhthoff began running a small gallery called the Little Centre, a precursor to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. [2] She served on the board of directors into the 1960s. [2]
Concurrent with her teaching career, Uhthoff exhibited her own work at the British Columbia Society of Artists, and at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. [4]
Uhthoff died in 1971 in Carleton Place, Ontario [2]
In 1972 the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria held a memorial exhibition of her work. [7]
Her work is currently held in the Burnaby Art Gallery, [8] Art Gallery of Greater Victoria [9] and elsewhere. [10]
In 2017 her work was included in the exhibition, The Ornament of a House: Fifty Years of Collecting at the Burnaby Art Gallery. [11]
Johnson-Dean, Christina. "The Life and Art of Ina D D. Uhthoff". Mother Tongue Pub. Co. Ltd, 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)