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Bernice Fenwick Martin

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Bernice Fenwick Martin
Born(1902-07-07)July 7, 1902
Shelburne, Ontario, Canada
Died1999 (aged 96–97)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known forPainter, Printmaker

Bernice Fenwick Martin (July 7, 1902 – 1999) was a Canadian painter and printmaker[1] known for her landscapes.

Biography

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Bernice Fenwick Martin was born July 7, 1902, in Shelburne, Ontario.[2] She began her art studies at Toronto Technical Schools. She continued her education throughout the 1920s and 1930s at the Ontario College of Art.[1] Her teachers included John William Beatty and Group of Seven painter Franklin Carmichael.[2]

In 1941 Martin met the artist Peter Clapham Sheppard and the two were sketching companions until Sheppard's death in 1965.[3]

From 1945 to 1947 Martin's work was included in the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts exhibitions.[2] She held one woman shows at Eaton's College Street Fine Art Galleries in Toronto, at the Casa Loma also in Toronto, and at the Hamilton Art Gallery.[1] One of her prints is in the National Gallery of Canada.

Martin was a member of the Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers, and the Print and Drawing Council of Canada.[1]

Martin died in 1999 in Toronto.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Martin, Bernice Fenwick". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Bernice Fenwick Martin Sale Results". Heffel Fine Art. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Bernice Fenwick Martin". Canadian Heritage Art Company. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.