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MACKIE, Dora Helen
- Born
- Tavistock, Ontario, 1926
- Died
- Calgary, Alberta, 2018
- Biography synopsis
- Dora Mackie studied science before turning to art; she completed a B.Sc. at Queens University (1947) as well as an M.Sc. at the University of Toronto (1949) studying under Dr. Frederick Banting. She subsequently moved to Calgary where she raised her family before returning to studies at the University of Calgary where she received her B.F.A. (1973). She was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy and the Alberta Society of Artists. She is well known for her woodblock prints and etchings, although she also worked with charcoal and watercolor. Her subjects included landscapes, prairie culture, animals, plants and wild flowers. Her works have been exhibited nationally and internationally and are held in collections around the world. She donated a copy of all her prints to the Nickle Galleries (University of Calgary).
- Media used
- Printmaking
- Watercolour
- Education
- University of Calgary, ? - 1973 (under John Esler and Noboru Sawai)
- Banff School of Fine Arts, 1981 - ?
- Emma Lake - University of Saskatchewan Art School, 1980 - ?
- Alberta College of Art
- Memberships
- Alberta Society of Artists, 1976-198, 1982-2000
- Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
- File & Archive locations
- Alberta Culture and Community Spirit - Arts Branch
- Calgary Public Library, AB - Arts Department
- Edmonton Art Gallery, AB - Library
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- University of Calgary Library, AB
- University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program Edmonton: Alberta Foundation for the Arts [2001-2003], 2001
- Cochran, Bente Roed. Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985 Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1989
- Laviolette, Mary Beth. Alberta Art Chronicle: Adventures in Recent and Contemporary Art, 1970-2000 Canmore, Alberta: Altitude Publishing, 2006
- Mandel, Charles. "Just For The Love Of It ...; Canadian Block Printing has Never Looked So Good." Edmonton Journal 13 Jan. 1999: C2
- Sowiak, Christine. Fine Lines: Drawings from the Nickle Collection and the Mackie Donation Calgary, Alberta: Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary, 2014
- Sternberg, Harry. Woodcut New York: Pitman Art Books, 1962
- Zimon, Kathy E. Alberta Society of Artists: The First Seventy Years Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2000
