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O'REILLY, Kathleen

Born
Victoria, British Columbia, 1867
Died
Victoria, British Columbia, 1945
Biography synopsis
Kathleen O'Reilly grew up in a privileged upper class environment; she attended Angela College in Victoria before completing her education at Lady Murray's School in Kensington, London, England, from 1883 to 1885. Besides participating in various social groups, O'Reilly was also involved in church activities and establishing her own home, Point Ellice House, in Victoria, BC. She was a member of the Victoria Sketch Club. In addition to drawing and painting, O'Reilly also designed and completed a number of pieces of embroidery. Point Ellice House has since become a provincial historic site and counts many of her works as part of its collection.
Media used
Drawing
Embroidery
Painting
Education
Angela College, Victoria
Lady Murray's School, Kensington, England, 1883 - 1885
Memberships
Victoria Sketch Club
File & Archive locations
British Columbia Archives
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Writings about
Dedyna, Katherine. "A Very Victorian Invitation Presents Brush with History." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 19 May 2000: D9
Eggen, Reidun. "Haunted Happenings: The Annual Ghosts of Victoria Festival Timely and Deliciously Scary." Province (Victoria) 22 Oct. 2002: A35
Finlay, K.A. and Shea, T.. "A Woman's Place" Art and the Role of Women in the Cultural Formation of Victoria B.C. 1850s-1920s Victoria, B.C.: Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, University of Victoria, 2004
Gidney, Norman. "History at Your Fingertips: Victoria Web Designers bring B.C.'s Past to Life." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 11 Feb. 2000: D1
Hume, Stephen Eaton. Raincoast Chronicles 20: Lilies and Fireweed: Frontier Women of BC. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing, 2004
Humphreys, Danda. "Home of the O'Reillys." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 16 Aug. 1998: 3
Lover, John Gordon. The Victoria Sketch Club: A Centennial Celebration, 1909-2009 Victoria, B.C.: Victoria Sketch Club, 2008
Lowery, Tina. "The Needle Art of Kathleen O'Reilly." British Columbia Historical News 35.4 (Fall 2002): 12-14
MacDonald, Margaret. Ghost Stories from the Pacific Northwest. Atlanta: August House, 1996
Murphy, Patrick. "Pioneer's Life Goes on Show." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 8 Mar. 1994: 1
Thomson, David. Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Ambition and Tragedy in the Antarctic. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2006
Walton, Liberty. "How Shall I Frame Myself?" BC Historical News: Journal of BC Historical Federation 35.4 (Fall 2002): 26- 37
Weishan, Michael, Cristina Roig and Susan Seubert. From a Victorian Garden: Creating the Romance of a Bygone Age Right in your Own Backyard. Studio, 2004

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