Dorothy Knowles Explained

Dorothy Knowles
Birth Name:Dorothy Elsie Knowles
Birth Date:April 6, 1927
Birth Place:Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death Place:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Spouse:William Perehudoff
Awards:Order of Canada, Saskatchewan Order of Merit
Field:Painter
Training:University of Saskatchewan, Goldsmith School of Art, Emma Lake Artist's Workshops

Dorothy Elsie Knowles (April 6, 1927 – May 16, 2023) was a Canadian visual artist, most notable for her landscape paintings. She was the widow of William Perehudoff, a fellow artist who is closely associated with the Color Field movement.

Knowles died in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on May 16, 2023, at the age of 96.[1] [2]

Career

Knowles studied with Eli Bornstein at the University of Saskatchewan and she went on to study at the Goldsmith School of Art in London and Banff Centre. She was influenced by her studies at the Emma Lake Artists' Workshops.[3] She is known for her often large perceptual landscape paintings[4] and exhibitions of her work have been mounted across Canada and the United States.[5]

Knowles was appointed a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (SOM) in 1987,[6] and became a Member of the Order of Canada (CM) in 2004.[7] She was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[8] In 2012, Knowles received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[9]

Two postage stamps depicting paintings by Knowles, The Field of Rapeseed (1971) and North Saskatchewan River (1971) were issued by Canada Post on April 7, 2006.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Fominoff . Lara . Art community mourns passing of famed Saskatchewan artist Dorothy Knowles . 17 May 2023 . CKOM . 17 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Dorothy Perehudoff . The Globe and Mail . Legacy.com . May 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: Henderson . Lee . The Legacy of Saskatchewan's Most Controversial—and Impactful—Artist Program . The Walrus . 2 October 2023 . 28 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Wilkin . Karen . Dorothy Knowles: Qualities of Light . Heffel Auction House. 31 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Dorothy Knowles. 2014-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20141228094050/http://www.sknac.ca/index.php?page=ArtistDetail&id=83. 2014-12-28. live.
  6. Web site: Saskatchewan Order of Merit . . 18 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Order of Canada, Dorothy Knowles. 2012-01-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204600/http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=9961&t=12&ln=Knowles. 2016-03-04. live.
  8. Web site: Members since 1880 . Royal Canadian Academy of Arts . 11 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526215339/http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp . 26 May 2011 .
  9. Web site: Dorothy E. Knowles . . 18 May 2023.
  10. Web site: Art Canada: Dorothy Knowles. Canada Post. 13 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017031339/http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/archives/2006/2006_apr_dorothyknowles.jsf. 17 October 2013. dead.

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