Bernice Fenwick Martin

Bernice Fenwick Martin
Born	(1902-07-07)July 7, 1902 Shelburne, Ontario, Canada
Died	1999 (aged 96–97) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for	Painter, Printmaker

Bernice Fenwick Martin (July 7, 1902 – 1999) was a Canadian painter and printmaker[1] known for her landscapes.

Biography

Bernice Fenwick Martin was born July 7, 1902, in Shelburne, Ontario.[2] She began her art studies at Toronto Technical Schools. She continued her education throughout the 1920s and 1930s at the Ontario College of Art.[1] Her teachers included John William Beatty and Group of Seven painter Franklin Carmichael.[2]

In 1941 Martin met the artist Peter Clapham Sheppard and the two were sketching companions until Sheppard's death in 1965.[3]

From 1945 to 1947 Martin's work was included in the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts exhibitions.[2] She held one woman shows at Eaton's College Street Fine Art Galleries in Toronto, at the Casa Loma also in Toronto, and at the Hamilton Art Gallery.[1] One of her prints is in the National Gallery of Canada.

Martin was a member of the Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers, and the Print and Drawing Council of Canada.[1]

Martin died in 1999 in Toronto.[1]

References

1. "Martin, Bernice Fenwick". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
2. "Bernice Fenwick Martin Sale Results". Heffel Fine Art. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
3. "Bernice Fenwick Martin". Canadian Heritage Art Company. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.