ELIZABETH WILKES HOEY (1915 – 2012) was a Canadian artist who graduated from the Ontario College of Art.
She ran a textile printing facility and eventually was involved in the printing of fabric for various institutions like Thor Hanson, Westinghouse Canada, Bank of Nova Scotia, University College Women’s Residence in Toronto, Hart House and the Windsor Arms Hotel.
She was a muralist who created a mural of old Toronto for the King Edward Hotel.
With her daughter, she became a potter, producing art pottery pieces that included both plates and tiles like the fabulous owl-themed tile shown on this page.
She painted with watercolor and her image, Wild Flowers of Canada, was distributed via the Toronto newspaper, the Globe and Mail.
She illustrated books including Folk Songs of Canada and Chansons de Québec.
Her works were shown at the Art Gallery of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, Royal Botanical Gardens, Edwards Gardens, and MacDonald Art Gallery and the Textile Museum named her "a pioneer silkscreen printer and designer."
She was a talented artist who was creating art in her sketchbook until almost the very end of her life.
As I write this, I can see a few samples of Elizabeth Hoey's art tiles including this owl on eBay.
You never know what
I might have
in store for you!
Brenda
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