BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Rankin
(m James S. Rankin)

dates

Vancouver Arts and Crafts Association
B.C. Society of Fine Arts
Vancouver Sketch Club

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Rankin exhibited in Vancouver starting as early as 1900, with two oil paintings in the Vancouver Arts and Crafts Association First Annual exhibition.

She exhibited work with the Vancouver Sketch Club from at least 1917 to 1920.

She later showed work with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts in the 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1924 annual exhibitions. The 1920 exhibition was held at the Vancouver School Board offices on Hamilton Street.

Exhibitions

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION LOCATION

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1900 Sept. 25-27 VACA First Annual Exhibition Three Sisters, Canmore
A Sunburst
1917 May 5 Sketch Club    Exhibition (titles not known)
1917 Sept. 14 - 22 B.C.S.F.A.   Eleventh Exhibition The Casco
1917 December 1 Sketch Club    Exhibition (titles not known)
1920 September 18 - 25 BCSFA   Annual Exhibition Brockton Point
1921 Sept. 19 - 24 BCSFA   13th Annual Exhibition View in the Narrows
A Breezy Day
1922 Sept. 16 - 23 BCSFA   14th Annual Exhibition The Lions
A Bit of the Narrows
1924 May 3 - 17 BCSFA   16th Annual Exhibition Deepening Shadows

References

Clippings

"Among the exhibitors were ... Mrs. Rankin ..."
      From "Social Notes"
      Vancouver Daily World, May 7 1917

"At their new quarters in the Victoria block, the Vancouver Sketch Club had an interesting exhibition on Saturday afternoon. Among the exhibitors were ... Mrs. Rankine ..."
      "Many Visitors At Sketch Club"
      Vancouver Daily World, December 3 1917

"Mrs. J.S. Rankin (was represented) by water color sketches of "Dead Man's Island," and "Boats at Anchor""
      From "Vancouver Sketch Club"
      Western Woman's Weekly, October 9 1920


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