Mabel Irene Lockerby (March 13, 1882 – May 1, 1976) was a

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artist.

Career

Lockerby`s birth year is sometimes attributed as 1887 from her own curriculum vitae but she was actually born in 1882 She was born in

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to Alexander Lockerby, a grocer, and Barbara Cox and had seven siblings, of whom four survived to adulthood. According to the family bible, the family grew up in a number of houses on MacKay street in Montreal She studied at the

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with

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and Maurice Cullen winning two awards, one for her drawing in the "antique class" (1902) and another for composition (1911). In 1914 she began to exhibit in the annual Spring Exhibition at the Association and continued to paint throughout the

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. She was a member of the

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. She exhibited regularly with the group and in 1926 the

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purchased one of her works. She joined the

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in 1939 and was a member of the

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of Montreal. Her work was exhibited in the British Empire Exhibition at

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in 1924 and 1925, at the

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and at the 400th Anniversary Exhibition in

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in 1954. Her painting style is characterized by rich colours, visible brushstrokes and strong sense of design. She primarily painted portraits, still lifes and landscapes with figures. In the 1930s, she incorporated humour and fantasy into her work. The

has four of her pieces in their collection, including her painting ''Early Winter''. Her work is also in the collections at the

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and the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Lockerby died in Montreal at the age of 94 after suffering a

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a few months earlier.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lockerby, Mabel 1882 births 1976 deaths Canadian women painters Artists from Montreal 20th-century Canadian painters 20th-century Canadian women artists