Caroline Farncomb
Canadian artist (1859-1951)
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Caroline Farncomb (January 12, 1859 – November 13, 1951)[1] was a Canadian painter.[2] She lived in London, Ontario where she was secretary of the Women's Art Association and donated work to start an art gallery, today the Museum London.[1]
Caroline Farncomb | |
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| Born | January 12, 1859 Clarke Township near Newcastle, Canada West |
| Died | November 13, 1951 (aged 92) |
| Known for | painter |
Career
Farncomb was born near Newcastle, Canada West[1] and moved to London, Ontario with her family in 1867.[3] She studied in London with Cleménce Van Den Broeck and Florence Carlyle; at the Hellmuth Ladies College, London, Ontario; the Western School of Art and Design, London, Ontario; at the Art Student's League, New York and Académie Julian, Paris.[3][4]
She exhibited her paintings with the Western Art Fair; the Women's Art Association of Canada; the Women's Art Club of London; with the Art Association of Montreal (1900–1909):[3] the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1899–1908);[5] and the Ontario Society of Artists (1899–1909) (she was elected a member in 1908), among other exhibition societies and places.[6] In 1908, she showed her work in a group show at W. Scott and Sons Galleries, Toronto.[7] She continued to show her work in various local venues until 1932.[3] Farncomb died in London, Ontario in 1951. Her work is in the collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario[8][9] Mcintosh Gallery, Western University,[3] the Mississauga Museums,[10] and Museum London.[11]
Gallery
