Pop-Up Exhibition: Euphemia (Betty) McNaught AOCA
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Willock & Sax Gallery 210 Bear Street PO Box 2469, Banff, Alberta T1L 1C2
POP-UP EXHIBITION EUPHEMIA (BETTY) MCNAUGHT AOCA 1902-2002
We are thrilled to present watercolours, block prints and oil paintings by Euphemia McNaught AOCA (1902-2002). Over the last twenty years we have had a number of works by this artist in the gallery. However, we have never had so many at one time. It is tremendous fun!
Primarily known as a painter of the northern Alberta landscape and the built environment of the homesteads, McNaught’s work documenting the construction of the Alaska Highway in the 1940s, with her friend Evy McBryan, has been well recognized. During WWII, the two artists were granted permission for the project from the Prime Minister of Canada, Mackenzie King. She worked in many media beyond painting and drawing: the bronze plaque on the Lars Haukness grave in the Old Banff Cemetery is one of her pieces. McNaught’s love of animals is very evident as she drew, painted and sculpted horses and wildlife throughout her career.Image: Euphemia McNaught AOCA, Spring Lake, c.1980s, oil/panel.