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Dorothy Gardner
Born(1832-05-15)15 May 1832
Died12 June 1926(1926-06-12) (aged 94)
NationalityScottish
Known forOils

Dorothy Gardner (15 May 1832 - 12 June 1926) was a Scottish weaver. She won the Lauder Prize in 1936 for her hand loom weaving.[1]

Life

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She was from Elderslie.[2]

Potentials

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Art

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She exhibited in the 1930 Scottish Society of Woman Artists exhibition.[3]

She exhibited in the United Crafts exhibition of 1936 in the McLellan Galleries.[4]

She won the Lauder Prize in 1936 for her hand loom weaving.[5][6]

She exhibited in the 1937 British Crafts exhibition in the McLellan Galleries.[7]

In the 1937 Glasgow Society of Lady Artists exhibition she exhibited hand-woven bags and scarfs.[8]

She was said to 'monopolise the field of weaving' in the 1938 GSLA exhibition.[9] She was one of five artists that exhibited in their collective GLSA exhibition of 1939.[10]

She exhibited in the 1940 GSLA exhibition.[11]

Death

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Works

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Category:1832 births Category:1926 deaths Category:Scottish women artists