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1923 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 2008 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Drawing, figurative abstraction, sculpture, printmaking.
The following information is from the Canadian Women Artists History Iniativehttp://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=202 . BETTY GOODWIN. Born Montreal, Quebec,... Read full biography
The following information is from the Canadian Women Artists History Iniativehttp://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=202 . BETTY GOODWIN. Born Montreal, Quebec, 1923DiedMontreal, Quebec, 2008. Biography synopsis Known for her haunting evocations of the human body in... Read full biography
The following information is from the Canadian Women Artists History Iniativehttp://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=202 . BETTY GOODWIN. Born Montreal, Quebec, 1923DiedMontreal, Quebec, 2008. Biography synopsis Known for her haunting evocations of the human body in drawings and prints, Betty Goodwin was one of Canada's most celebrated artists, garnering praise both here and abroad. After studying design at Valentine's Commercial School of Art in Montreal, she took... Read full biography
The following information is from the Canadian Women Artists History Iniativehttp://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=202 . BETTY GOODWIN. Born Montreal, Quebec, 1923DiedMontreal, Quebec, 2008. Biography synopsis Known for her haunting evocations of the human body in drawings and prints, Betty Goodwin was one of Canada's most celebrated artists, garnering praise both here and abroad. After studying design at Valentine's Commercial School of Art in Montreal, she took a printmaking course from Yves Gaucher at Sir George Williams University. She began her career as a painter and printmaker in the late 1940s, choosing landscapes and still lifes as her subject matter. Increasingly discontented with her work, she... Read full biography
The following information is from the Canadian Women Artists History Iniativehttp://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=202 . BETTY GOODWIN. Born Montreal, Quebec, 1923DiedMontreal, Quebec, 2008. Biography synopsis Known for her haunting evocations of the human body in drawings and prints, Betty Goodwin was one of Canada's most celebrated artists, garnering praise both here and abroad. After studying design at Valentine's Commercial School of Art in Montreal, she took a printmaking course from Yves Gaucher at Sir George Williams University. She began her career as a painter and printmaker in the late 1940s, choosing landscapes and still lifes as her subject matter. Increasingly discontented with her work, she destroyed most of it in 1968 and made the decision to limit herself to drawing a... Read full biography
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Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Installation Art
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Steel, Stainless Steel
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Still Life
Art School
- •Valentine Commercial School of Art
Awards/Recognition
- •Banff Centre National Award for Visual Arts
- •Gershon Iskowitz Prize
- •Governor General's Award for Arts, Canada
- •Harold Town Prize for Drawing
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Order of Canada, Elected Member
- •Priz Paul-Emile Borduas
- •Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale