Ina Uhthoff (1889-1971)
Ina Uhthoff (1889-1971)
Ina Campbell, born in Kirn, Scotland, grew up in a prosperous family in Glasgow. She obtained a diploma from the Glasgow School of Art. In 1913 she visited friends in the Kootenay area of British Columbia where she met Edward Joseph Uhthoff, whom she married in 1919. After World War One, they settled in Crawford Bay in the Kootenays. In the mid-1920s, she left her husband, established herself in Victoria and sent for her two children. By 1926, she had established the Victoria School of Art. In the 1950s and well into the 1960s, Uhthoff was the weekly arts reviewer for the Victoria newspaper, The Daily Colonist.
Not only is Uhthoff's work as an art teacher and arts organizer overlooked today, so is the art that she produced and exhibited throughout most of her life. Her style of art is more a part of twentieth century modernism, especially when it is compared with the work of Josephine Crease. Crease shows a tamed wilderness; one that echoes the pastoral beauties of Britain, whereas Uhthoff, like her contemporaries Emily Carr and Max Maynard, struggled to depict the unaltered quality of the west coast, painting the forms for their own beauty and expressive qualities.
Preview - Saturday, November 9, 2002 10:00am - 5:300 pm
Opening Reception Sunday, November 10, 2002 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Exhibition continues until November 30, 2002