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ANGLISS, Katherine Margaret (Kay)
- Born
- Port Coquitlam, B.C., 1923
- Died
- ?, 2004
- Biography synopsis
- Kay Angliss began her art education at the Vancouver School of Art, graduating in 1946. She continued her studies at Emma Lake Art School in Saskatchewan as well the University of Calgary (printmaking) and the Alberta College of Art where she attended workshops with recognized American printmakers. She is best known for her work in printing, particularly serigraphy and relief printing but she also worked in watercolour and fibre art. During the 1950s, she used scavenged materials including house paints and off cuts from printing houses because of financial constraints. She taught at the Alberta College of Art from 1965-1980 and also instructed children at the Allied Arts Centre in Calgary from 1960-74. Angliss was a Life Member of the Alberta Society of Artists, beginning in 1976. She was also the recipient of the Royal Canadian Academy's Trust Fund in 1994. Her work has been exhibited and collected widely throughout Canada. Angliss and her husband, also an artist, returned to British Columbia in 1989 where they continued their practice.
- Media used
- Printmaking
- Textiles
- Watercolour
- Education
- Vancouver School of Art, 1942 - 1946 (under Fred Amess)
- Emma Lake - University of Saskatchewan Art School
- University of Calgary (under Shane Weare (1968); Andre Stasik (1969))
- Alberta College of Art (under Deli Sacilotto (1960s))
- Memberships
- Alberta Society of Artists, 1976
- File & Archive locations
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Alberta Culture and Community Spirit - Arts Branch
- Edmonton Art Gallery, AB - Library
- Vancouver Art Gallery, BC - Library
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, MA - Clara Lander Library
- Toronto Reference Library, ON
- Glenbow Archives, AB - Photographs Catalogue
- Calgary Public Library, AB - Arts Department
- University of Calgary Library, AB
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon: Die bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker Leipzig: G. K. Saur, 1992
- "Art Works Ideal Gifts for Christmas Giving." Red Deer Advocate 15 Nov.1974
- Baker, Suzanne Devonshire. Artists of Alberta Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1980
- Cochran, Bente Roed. Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985 Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1989
- Gina Angliss. "George Angliss: Sharp Clay Bluff and Sagebrush and Mullens." Arts Letter 17.6 (Nov./Dec. 1997)
- Glenbow Alberta Institute. Alberta Society of Artists, A Juried Exhibition. Calgary: 1977
- 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
- Mctighe, Frank.. "Allied Arts is featuring new travelling exhibition." / The Macleod Gazette 29 Mar 2023
- Pierce, Gretchen. "Discards Make Intriguing Art Exhibition." Halifax Mail Star 10 Jun. 1970
- Shell Canada Ltd. Shell Canada Collection: A Selection of Canadian Art Assembled by the Employees of Shell Canada Ltd Calgary: Shell Canada Ltd, 1977
- Townshend, Nancy. A History of Art in Alberta, 1905-1970 Calgary, Alberta: Bayeux, 2005
- Tuele, Nicholas, and Christina Johnson-Dean. British Columbia Women Artists, 1885-1985 Victoria: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1985
- Zimon, Kathy E. Alberta Society of Artists: The First Seventy Years Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2000
