Born in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1916 Presently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba Nursing Sister, with service in the South African and Canadian Armies during World War II in South Africa, England, Northwest Europe and Canada Self-published the book The Hand - Jesus' Way to the Cross in 2003 Advocate for the hearing impaired
EDUCATION
Chipman Memorial Hospital, St. Stephen, New Brunswick (R.N.) Pratt Institute, New York (Fine Arts) University of Paris, France (French Art and Culture) University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Lithography and Silkscreen) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Bachelor of Fine Arts) University of Florence, Italy
EXTENDED STUDIES
Watercolour, with Charles Walker, Port Washington, New York Watercolour, with William Starkweather, New York University of Saskatchewan, summer session in printmaking with Lawry Gold and Charles Ringness Woodblock printmaking techniques, with Toshi Yoshida, Miasa Bunka Centre, Nagano, Japan
RELATED EXPERIENCE
1983
Commissioned to paint the 14 Stations of the Cross at St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1979
Conducted workshops for the Manitoba Teacher's Convention
1977–80
Participated in the "Artists in the Schools" programmes, sponsored by the Manitoba Arts Council
1971–74
Served as president of the Manitoba Society of Artists
1968–73
Taught at the Forum Art Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INTERVIEW
2006
August 18, Friday
Interview by Lisa Best
News Final on CKND CanWest Global
Global Television Network, Winnipeg, Manitoba
August 10, Thursday
Age of Expression by Morley Walker
Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006
A Lifetime of Thoughts
Ken Segal Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1985
Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1981
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1980
University College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1978
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota
1976
Galerie Restigouche Gallery, Campbellton, New Brunswick
1975
Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick
1972
Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
January 27 – March 4
Before and Beyond Nostalgia: Canadian Abstraction to the 1990s
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1998
The Light Within, Manitoba Women in Art, touring: Guadlajarra, Mexico Manitoba
1997
The Light Within, Manitoba Women in Art - Government of Manitoba Collection
1988
Paradigm Shift 2: Printed Matter Beyond My Time
KAAI Gallery, Kingston, Ontario
1985
Manitoba Printmakers
Ukranian Cultural and Educational Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1978–80
Winnipeg Centennial Library, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1977–78
Aspects of Manitoba Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1977
14th International Jury Exhibition (Clement Greenberg, juror) presented in:
Grand Forks, Fargo, Minot, North Dakota Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba Arts Council, Archives Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1972–73
Manitoba Mainstream National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1970
North of 60 for 70 - Northwest Territories Exhibition
1964
Fleet Galleries, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1964–74
Manitoba Society of Artists, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
AWARDS
Manitoba Arts Council Project Grant, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985 Short-term grant, 1985
COLLECTIONS
Dalhousie Centennial Library, Dalhousie, New Brunswick Faculty Club, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba Galerie Restigouche Gallery, Campbellton, New Brunswick Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan J.R. Stephenson Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba Miasa Bunka Centre, Miasa, Nagano, Japan St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba Town Hall, Nijverdal, The Netherlands University College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba and numerous private collections in Canada, Holland, Japan and United States
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1916