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BRADSHAW, Nell
- Born
- Ownyo, California, 1904
- Died
- Victoria, British Columbia, 1997
- Biography synopsis
- Bradshaw was born in Owyno, California, in 1904 and immigrated to Canada with her family in 1913. She settled in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1955 where she received art training from Molly Bobak and H.G. Glyde at the Victoria Art Gallery and also studied privately with Herbert Siebner in Victoria. Her work was influenced by the Group of Seven, Paul Klee, and Jack Shadbolt. Bradshaw is known for her still life, landscape, and figurative work as well as her depiction of the Haida culture and the totem poles of Queen Charlotte Island.
- Media used
- Painting
- Education
- Victoria Art Gallery (under Molly Bobak, H.G. Glyde)
- Memberships
- Federation of Canadian Artists
- Alberta Society of Artists
- File & Archive locations
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- Vancouver Art Gallery, BC - Library
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, MA - Clara Lander Library
- London Public Library, ON
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
- Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
- University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Amos, Robert. "Ultimatum Gave Artist the Impetus to Go Full-time." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 1 Mar. 2007: D5
- Danard, Susan. "Fans Pack Gallery for Rediscovered Art." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 24 Mar. 1997: 1
- MacDonald, Colin S. The Dictionary of Canadian Artists. (Volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker) Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2009.
- Milton, Kerry. "Painter of Landscapes and Totem Poles." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 8 Aug. 1997: 1
- Prakash, A. K. Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women's Art Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books, 2008
- Tamsen, Rio. "At the Galleries." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 29 Mar. 1997: 1
- Tamsen, Rio. "At the Galleries: AGGV Offers Six Fascinating Shows in One Place." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 22 Mar. 1997: 1
- Westbridge, Anthony R. The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction. Vancouver: Westbridge Publications, 2001
- Wood, Lon. "Nell's Move into Care Home Gave Life of a Lifetime." Times-Colonist (Victoria) 29 Jan. 1997: 1
