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AIKEN-BARNES, Marie
- Born
- Alix, Alberta, 1926
- Died
- Aurora, Ontario, 2019
- Biography synopsis
- Marie Aiken-Barnes (nee Miller) was recognized for her wide range of textile works with a specialization in lichen dyes as well as numerous contributions to teaching. She studied at the Vancouver School of Art, and in the ’60s moved to Ontario with her family. She took summer courses in fibres in the U.S. She became the Northern Ontario director of the Ontario Craft Foundation, and beginning in 1968 was active in the World Crafts Council, speaking on “Lichens as a Dye Source” at the WCC Conference in Dublin, Ireland. She also undertook research in Australia for the Arts Council and the Department of Aboriginal Affairs during the summers of 1971-73. She founded the Tower Studios in a WWI potash factory on the shore of Muskoka Bay. During the 1970s, she taught with the Design Arts – Textiles Department at Georgian College in Barrie. Her work was shown in local galleries; commissioned works hang in the Gravenhurst Trinity United Church and the Barrie Court House.
- Media used
- Textiles
- Education
- Vancouver School of Art
- Pennsylvania State University, State College
- File & Archive locations
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Toronto Reference Library, ON
- University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Bradfield, Helen, et al. Art of the Spirit: Contemporary Canadian Fabric Art. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1992
- Crawford, Gail. A Fine Line: Studio Crafts in Ontario from 1930 to the Present. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1998
- Dingman, Elizabeth. "The Craft Collaboration." Craftsman 4.3 (June 1979): 4-6
- 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
- Weir, Brock. "The Long and Winding Road to Lasting Love." The Auroran 8 Feb. 2018
http://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran/?p=19773 - Williams, Olga. "400 North." Craftsman 2.6 (December 1977): 3-5
Writings by- Aiken, Marie. "Basketmaking from the Beginning (review)." Craftsman 2.4 (August 1977): 17
- Aiken, Marie. "The Loom Book (review)." Craftsman 3.1 (February 1978): 16
