Marilyn Jones | Emily Carr Chronicler

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…

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…

In the early decades of the 20th century, Victoria was home to two extraordinary women whose lives and work would leave enduring marks on Canadian society: Emily Carr (1871–1945), the pioneering painter and writer, and Nellie McClung (1873–1951), the social reformer, suffragist, and politician. Though they shared a city and era, their paths, ambitions, and legacies were strikingly different, reflecting the multiple ways women of their generation could influence the world.  Read more:…