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WENDY TRETHEWEY
B.F.A. |
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| ARTIST'S
STATEMENT |
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I stand for all
that is beautiful in our world and see myself as a recorder of people,
landscapes and interiors. |
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| PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT |
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1987 - 91
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Attended
workshops given by one of North America's leading watercolorists,
Zoltan Szabo. |
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1962
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Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree,
Mount
Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick. |
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| 1961 |
Banff
Summer School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta. |
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| PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
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2003
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One of nine artists chosen by the Royal
Canadian Mint to
submit a concept drawing in consideration of updating the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Canadian coinage. |
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2001
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Teacher, Pastels, Ottawa
School of Art
Gave Workshop in Pastel Portraiture |
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| 1998 |
Commissioned
by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, working in
collaboration with Eleanor Duncanson. |
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| 1997 |
Commissioned
by Environment Canada for five paintings, working in
collaboration with Eleanor Duncanson. |
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| 1991 |
Commissioned
by the Department of National Defence for twenty paintings
on "Family Life in the Military",
working in collaboration with
another military artist, Mary Leach. |
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Commissioned
by the Canadian Figure Skating Association to do a
series of limited editions. |
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| 1984 |
Commissioned
to design the Admirals' Medal. |
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Commissioned
by The Nova Scotia Tattoo to produce work for the
Tattoo programme. |
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| 1983 |
Commissioned
by The Nova Scotia Tattoo for storyboard work. One of my
watercolours featured in the Tattoo programme. |
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| 1980 - 84 |
Worked on
portraits of visual artists (e.g. Toni Onley, Tom
Forrestall, Robert
McInnis, Carol Fraser, Alexandra McCurdy, Ruth Wainwright, Fenwick Lansdowne,
and more). |
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Teacher,
watercolour and oil painting, Continuing
Education, Dartmouth,
Nova Scotia. Gave
watercolour workshops. |
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| 1964 - 2007 |
Commissioned
for portraits in Canada, the United States,
Australia and
Germany (e.g. Major General F.F. Worthington; Major
General Robert Moncel; Mrs. John deChastelain;
Dr. Marion Fry, President
of the University of King's College; Hamish
I.F. Simpson, Headmaster, Upper Canada College
Preparatory School;
Rear Admiral Desmond W. Piers). |
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