Anne Meredith Barry D.Litt. (August 31, 1932 – January 23, 2003) was a Canadian visual artist known for her landscapes of

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. Her paintings and prints made use of bold colours and whimsical patterns, occasionally incorporating collage and handwritten text.

Career

Born in

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, Barry graduated from the Ontario College of Art (now known as

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) in 1954 and began painting full time. Her work was included in the City of Montreal Art Exhibition in 1969. Barry first visited Newfoundland in 1971, when she spent the summer teaching children at Hibb's Cove, Conception Bay, through a residency with the Outport Arts Foundation. In subsequent years she continued to visit Newfoundland from her home in Toronto. Captivated by the rugged landscape of Newfoundland, she painted, made prints, and taught workshops through St. Michael's Printshop and

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's Extension Service. In 1986 she and her husband John moved permanently to Newfoundland. They purchased a printshop in the community of St. Michael's, on the Avalon Peninsula. Barry continued to live and work as a visual artist in Newfoundland for many years. She died in St. John's in 2003, from complications associated with pancreatic cancer.

Awards and recognition

Barry was elected to the

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in 1995, and received an honorary doctorate from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1998. In 2003, just two weeks before she died, she was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal for her support of the arts in Newfoundland and Labrador.Sullivan, Joan (2006). ''Newfoundland Portfolio: A History in Portraits'', p. 13. Breakwater Books, St. John's. . In 2007 her work was the focus of a major retrospective at

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Provincial Art Gallery, titled ''Anne Meredith Barry: Natural Energies''.

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Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador - Anne Meredith Barry, July 2013
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