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STEWART, Hilda Joyce Pocock
- Born
- London, England, 1892
- Died
- Vancouver, B.C., 1978
- Biography synopsis
- Before moving to Canada in 1921, Hilda Stewart (nee Pocock) was introduced to art at a young age by her artist parents who had studied at the Royal Academy of Art; her mother taught her drawing and painting on ivory. She attended anatomy lectures at the Royal Academy of Art at age 16, studying life drawing under Harry Watson and watercolour under W.T. Wood. In 1910, she produced a miniature that was accepted for the Royal Academy's annual exhibition. From 1908-21 she taught at London's Regent Street Polytechnic Art School and showed her work at several exhibitions before arriving in Saskatchewan in 1921. Hilda Stewart lived in Banff in 1933, painting numerous watercolours of the national parks, but returned to Saskatchewan to teach art at Regina College (University of Saskatchewan) from 1935 to 1936, and then in Saskatoon from 1937 to 1948. She was involved in the founding of the Saskatoon Art Association in 1937 and also taught art and pencil portraiture as a member of the Art Association of Saskatoon (1940-1947) and was also a founding member of the Federation of Canadian Artists in 1941. Stewart exhibited her work in numerous group shows in Saskatchewan as well as Vancouver, Toronto, and London England. Her work is represented in the collections of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors, Engravers (London) as well as the Mendel Art Gallery (Saskatoon), MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina), Vancouver Art Gallery, and the University of Saskatchewan.
- Memberships
- Saskatoon Art Association
- Saskatchewan Art Association
- Federation of Canadian Artists, 1941
- Women's Art Association of Saskatchewan, 1932
- Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Engravers (England), 1915 elected Associate Member; 1927 Full
- File & Archive locations
- Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
- Artexte Information Centre, QC - Documentation Centre
- London Art Gallery, ON
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- "Art in Saskatchewan is Subject of Section." The Gazette 18 Apr. 1942: 3
- "I know you by Heart: Portrait Miniatures opens at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon." Marketwire 22 Mar. 2013
- "Mendel's Summer Season starts." Star - Phoenix 19 Jun. 2009: C2
- "Vigor of Design in Group of Paintings by Saskatoon Artist." The Leader Post (Regina) 3 Nov. 1938
- Bell, Lynne. Hilda Stewart R.M.S.: An Essay in Retrieving History Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Mendel Art Gallery, 1990
- Glenn, Elinor. "Miniature Artist got an Early Start..." Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon) 16 May 1946
- Gray, Sara. The Dictionary of British Women Artists Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2009
- Heller, Jules and Nancy. North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century New York: Garland, 1995
- 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
- Newman, Marketa. The Biographical Dictionary of Saskatchewan Artists, Women Artists Saskatoon: Fifth House, 1990
- Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery. Saskatchewan: Art and Artists Regina: Regina Public Library Art Gallery, 1971
- Petteys, Chris, et al. Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 Boston: G. K. Hall, 1985
- Rees, Ronald. Land of Earth and Sky: Landscape Painting of Western Canada Western Producer Prairie Books, 1984
- Robertson, Sheila. "Art Pairs reflect Changing Times." Star - Phoenix 14 Jun. 1997: D9
- Robertson, Sheila. "Mendel Show reflects 'Strong Tradition' of Art in Saskatoon." Star - Phoenix 01 Aug. 1998: C12
- Sparling, Mary, et al.. Art Gallery, Mount Saint Vincent University: Annual Report 1991-92 Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Art Gallery, Mount Saint Vincent University, 1992
- Swanson, Jean. "A Glimpse of the Lives of Two Painters." Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon) 11 Aug. 1944
- Teitelbaum, Mashel. "Miniatures by Mrs. Stewart." The Sheaf Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan, 20 February 1940
- Walsh, Meeka and Robert Enright. "Dance with Steel: the Sculpture of Robert Murray." Border Crossings 18.2 (May 1999): 30-43.
Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 16, 1933) "Spring Exhibition of Art Association Was Opened on Thursday." Montreal Star March 17, 1933. p.19. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 16, 1933) "50th Spring Show Opened to Public. Jury Shows Open Mind. From Over 1,000 Entries, 543 Works Representative of Various Schools Have Been Selected." Gazette (Montreal) March 17, 1933. p.6. Full-text pdf
