Mary Pratt

Mary Pratt Artist Bio: Mary Pratt (1935-2018) Mary Pratt was born in Fredericton, NB, in 1935. In 1961 she graduated in Fine Arts from Mount Allison University, where she was taught by Alex Colville, Lawren P. Harris, and Ted Pulford – all teachers who greatly...

Jessie Maura Power

Jessie Maura Power Artist Bio: Jessie Maura Power (1913-2005) Little is known of the historical female painter Jessie Maura Power, other than she was a Canadian artist who was known for her etchings and watercolour painting and covered a variety of genres, including...

Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast

Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast Artist Bio: Bernard Jean Pothast (1882-1966) Bernard Pothast was a Belgian-born Dutch painter. His subjects consisted of mothers with their children, using traditional Academic Realism to create portraits of motherhood. Similar to...

Joseph Francis Plaskett

Joseph Francis Plaskett Artist Bio: Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918-1914) Joseph (Joe) Francis Plaskett is a major figure on the Canadian art scene. He was born in New Westminster, BC in 1918. He studied at the University of British Columbia in 1939, and upon completion...

Gordon E. Pfeiffer

Gordon E. Pfeiffer Artist Bio: Gordon E. Pfeiffer (1899-1983) Gordon Edward Pfeiffer was born in Quebec City in 1899. He studied with A. Bonham in Quebec City and in Paris. He was influenced by Horatio Walker, Andre Bieler, and Robert Pilot. He traveled and painted in...