Nancy Petry
Nancy Petry | |
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Born | 1931 (age 92–93) |
Known for | artist |
Website | nancypetry.com |
Nancy Petry
Early life
Nancy Petry (1931) was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. In 1948 she attended McGill University where she studied painting under John Goodwin Lyman and John Fox.[1] After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1952,[1] she traveled for a year throughout Europe before resuming art training in Paris in 1954. She attended the Académie Julian, and studied under Henri Goetz at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and under Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17.[1] In 1956 her first solo exhibition was held at Galerie Voyelles (Paris). Later that year Petry's work became less figurative, and she turned to abstract art while living in Ibiza, Spain, from 1958 to 1959.[2]
Career
As one of the first artists in Quebec to adopt
By 1970 Petry divided her time between Montreal and London.[9] In Montreal she joined the print-making studio GRAFF and participated in a group exhibition at North Carolina State University.[10] In 1975, Nancy Petry was one of seven artists invited by the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Canada’s premier contemporary art museum, to paint “in situ” at the exhibition Processus '75.[11] Her work Air Currents, composed of 16, 30"x 48" panels, was noted for its “extreme lightness of treatment, form and material”.[2] In 1976 Petry exhibited in the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal's group show Cent Onze Dessins du Québec. The following year the National Gallery of Canada toured One Hundred and Eleven Drawings of Quebec across Canada.[12][13]
In the mid-70s, Petry's art evolved to include happenings, art interventions and new media. In 1975, she joined the artist-run Véhicule Art, Montreal's first parallel gallery for alternative art including installation, performance and multi-media art.[14] In 1978, she attended a 16mm film-making course conducted by Jenny Okun at the London Film-Makers' Co-op and began incorporating film into her art. In 1979 she created The Shadow Figure, collaborating with dancers Édouard Lock and Michelle Fèbvre at Vehicule Art, and Les Naiades with dancer Bonnie Farmer at Concordia University (Montreal) in 1994.[2] Her participation in performance art resulted in what critic Jacques-Bernard Roumanes described as "a new pictorial writing based on movement".[2]
Petry also participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2006 London Biennale.[2] In 2008 a retrospective exhibition of her work was held at the Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec.[15] Inspired by travel throughout her career,[16] Voyages, a solo exhibition of her early work held at gallery Beaux-arts des Amériques (Montreal) in 2014,[3] traced her transition from figurative to abstract art.
In 2015 the Nancy Petry Award was established. Artist Rachel Crummey was presented with the first award on May 16 at the RCA Annual General Assembly held at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.[17] Petry lives and works in Montreal, Canada, and London, England.
Contribution
In recognition of her contribution to the visual arts, Petry was inducted into the
Petry’s work is found in public collections throughout the Commonwealth including:
References
- ^ a b c d e f Collections Canada. Women Artists of Canada: Nancy Petry Government of Canada. Web.
- ^ a b c d e f Roumanes, Jacques-Bernard. "Nancy Petry : le phoenix de la peinture". Vie des Arts, Sep 2008, 60-63. Web.
- ^ a b Beaux-arts des Amériques Nancy Petry - 'Voyages'
- ^ Pfiffer, Dorothy. "Nancy Petry Wargin" The Montreal Gazette, 17 Oct 1959. Web
- ^ Exhibition Schedule: Nancy Petry: Paintings and Watercolours September 23, 1962 to May 30, 1963. National Gallery of Canada, 1962.
- ^ Concordia University Library "1963" p78
- ^ Veizey, Marina "Canadian Abstract Art - A Centennial Exhibit" Arts Review Vol 19.12. London. 24 Jun 1967.
- ^ Kennedy, Carol. "Gifted Montreal Painter Shows in Commonwealth". The Brantford Expositor, 21 Oct 1969.
- ^ Raphael, Shirley. "Nancy Petry: Artist". The Montreal Gazette, 12 Jun 1971.
- ^ North Carolina State University, 8 Canadian Printmakers: Hannelore Storm, Ingeborg Hiscox, Larry Neid, Velma Foster, Nancy Petry, Jennifer Dickson, Shirley Raphaël, Roland Demurger: Raleigh 1970. AMICUS No. 22184437
- ^ Loiuse Larouch. Processus '75 Ateliers – Musée d'art Contemporain, Montreal: The Montreal Star, 1975. p7
- ISBN 9780802058560
- ^ Bruner, Louise. "Windsor Gallery Affords a Look at Canadian Works". The Toledo Blade, 3 Apr, 1977, G2. Web
- ^ a b Concordia University Archives Véhicule Art Web
- ^ Web
- ^ Euphoria Travel Magazine "Nancy Petry" 2008 Web
- ^ "Nancy Petry Award." Joe Plaskett Foundation. Web.
- ^ "Exposition des Oeuvres de Nancy Petry". Hebdos regionaux, 30 Apr 2008. Web
- ^ Nixon, Virginia."Bright idea gives birth to trashy collection". The Montreal Gazette, 29 Sep 1979. Web.
External links
- British Museum Nancy Petry Biography
- Beaux-arts des Amériques CV Web.
- Artist website