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Listed Canadian Artist & Printmaker: (1911-1982)
Coloured Woodcut: Signed by Gwyneth in pencil.
Titled: “Ontario Hall Queens' University Woodcut”.
Numbered & Dated: Numbered 17/75 - Dated 1973.
Sight Size: Image size w. 10.75 in. by h. 13.5 in.
Framed Size: Overall w. 21.in. by h. 18.75 in.
Framed: Newly encased and archivally matted with acid-free materials throughout.
Art Association Memberships: OSA, ARCA, CPE, CGP.
Gwyneth Mabel Travers ARCA, CPE, OSA, CPE, Ontario Hall Queens' University Woodcut
A Brief Note of Interest: Gwyneth Travers's most favourite woodcuts often capture iconic scenes of Kingston, Ontario, such as the Grant Hall clock tower at Queen’s and other well known kingston limestone landmarks.
Her legacy continues on through the Gwyneth Travers Internship, established to support students at the Faculty of Arts, allowing them to work or take classes at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. This initiative reflects the lifelong commitment Gwyneth made to the arts and to her alma mater, Queen's University.
Gwyneth was born in Kingston Ontario in 1911. She obtained her BA from Queen's University in 1933 and in the mid-1930's became seriously interested in art when noted painter Goodridge Roberts conducted art classes at Queen's. Later, Gwyneth continued her studies in the evenings and in the summers, studying painting and printmaking with André Bieler, George Swinton and Ralph Allen, at the university's Art Centre. George Swinton is credited with developing her interest in printmaking, and in woodcuts in particular. Although she explored abstraction and figure studies, her primary subject was Kingston, its university buildings, churches, waterfront scenes, and old rows of shops that have long since disappeared.
In 1966, two of her works were included in the 50th anniversary exhibition of The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers. Her work was also selected to be part of Nine Kingston Artists an exhibition organized by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and that toured from 1967-1969. From 1968 to 1969, her work was included with other artists at the Canadian National Exhibition.
In 1972, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre organized Gwyneth Travers: Kingston Woodcuts 1955-1972, an exhibition of 32 colour woodcuts of Kingston streets and buildings made over the previous 17 years. Their statement..."By making full use of various wood textures, Gwyneth Travers' woodcuts bring to life the massive strength and subtle beauty of Kingston's limestone architecture. Her style is sentimental but not maudlin, and her subtle yet colourful palette always complements the subject matter. The woodcuts show a maturity and control that has been achieved through years of experimentation and consistent hard work."
Canadian artist Gwyneth Travers was a member of several prominent art associations throughout her career. These memberships reflect her active participation in the national art community and her recognition as a significant artist-printmaker in the 20th century Canadian art scene. She held memberships in the following organizations:
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA): Travers was elected as an Associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, which is one of the most prestigious art institutions in Canada.
Ontario Society of Artists (OSA): She was an active member of the OSA, one of the oldest continuously operating art societies in Canada.
Society of Canadian Painter and Etchers (CPE): She was an active member of the CPE and involved in their annual showings.
Canadian Group of Painters (CGP): This group was formed by members of the famous Group of Seven and other prominent Canadian artists after the disbandment of the original Group of Seven. Travers was involved with this group of artists, which promoted Canadian art and artists.
In 1981, just before her passing, a colour woodcut, La Mer, 1957, now in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, was included in the large travelling exhibition known as 'The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect' that was organized by the Art Gallery of Hamilton and shown at eight Canadian art museums from coast to coast.
Gwyneth passed away in 1982.
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