Marilyn Jones | Emily Carr Chronicler

Kathryn Bridge and the Stories Emily Carr Left Behind

Published: 24 May, 2026
Written by Marilyn Jones

For more than four decades, Kathryn Bridge has been one of British Columbia’s leading historians, curators, and writers. Best known for her extensive research on Emily Carr, Bridge has made significant contributions to preserving and interpreting the province’s artistic and cultural heritage through her work at the Royal British Columbia Museum and as an independent author and curator. Read more: Kathryn Bridge and the Stories Emily Carr Left Behind…

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Emily Carr’s War Canoes Reunited in the Audain Art Museum

Published: 14 May, 2026
Written by Marilyn Jones

The Audain Art Museum announced the acquisition of an exceptional historical watercolour painting by Emily Carr from Vancouver’s Heffel Fine Art Auction House. Held for many years in private collections, War Canoes, Alert Bay, circa 1908, was unveiled alongside another painting of the same name at a ceremony in Vancouver on Oct. 16, 2024. Emily Carr, ‘War Canoes, Alert Bay’, circa 1908, watercolour on paper, Audain Art Museum Collection…

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Emily Carr, Group of Seven, & the Search for a Canadian Art Identity

Published: 28 April, 2026
Written by Marilyn Jones

Emily Carr’s relationship with Lawren Harris and the Group of Seven is one of the most compelling artistic connections in Canadian cultural history—marked by admiration, encouragement, distance, and ultimately, a shared vision of a distinctly Canadian art. When Emily Carr returned to painting after meeting the Group of Seven in 1927 after years of financial struggle and creative uncertainty, she could not have anticipated the profound impact that a group of Toronto-based…

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