Ann James (artist)

Ann James
Born1925 (1925)
Died2011
Known forartist, educator

Ann James (1925–2011) was an English-born Canadian artist and educator.

She was born in Hove, East Sussex and studied at the Brighton School of Art. She came to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1946 and pursued further studies in art at the University of Saskatchewan, studying there with Arthur McKay, Kenneth Lochhead and Jack Sures. James also attended the Emma Lake Artist's Workshops. She moved to London, England in 1976. She led workshops and gave lectures and demonstrations in both Canada and the United Kingdom, including sculpture and ceramics courses at the Chelsea College of Arts. James died in London in 2011.[1][2]

James' work was exhibited at Expo '70 in Osaka. at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Burlington Art Centre and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.[3] Her art is included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Tokyo Imperial Palace and the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G (2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. p. 1954. ISBN 978-1135638894.
  2. ^ "Ann James". Waddingtons Auctions. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ann James Biography". FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics.
  4. ^ "Ann James". Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting.