Artist Audrey Mabee
Title The Parsons Daughter
Media oil on canvas
Dated
2017
Size 36 x 30 in. / 91.4 x 76.2 cm.
Frame Size 38 x 31.75 x 2.5 in.
Estimate $1,200 - $2,400
Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated verso; framed; some surface dirt noted
Provenance
this work was generously donated by the artist; proceeds will be donated to the Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts) Centennial Scholarships fund in celebration of the university's Centennial year. The Centennial Scholarships fund is a transformative initiative to provide future artists, craftspersons, and designers with tuition-free education. Centennial Scholarships will reduce financial barriers and provide students with a tuition-free year of study. For more information or to donate directly visit: auarts.ca/donate-now
Biographical Information
Audrey Mabee ~ [b.1939] Canadian
Audrey Mabee is an alumna of The Alberta College of Art and Design (now Alberta University of the Arts). Audrey took Saturday-morning art classes as a child there, became the college's first Alumni President, served as a member of the Board of Governors and finally served as the Acting President in 1998 - 1999. She has since enjoyed a distinguished career as both an artist and an advocate for the visual arts.
Active and interested in her community, Audrey has been a member of numerous boards, juries and foundations and was an art teacher throughout her career. She has exhibited in galleries since the late 80's, with representation in Calgary, Vancouver, San Francisco, Hawaii, Edmonton and Saskatoon. Her paintings have been exhibited across Canada and internationally and are held in numerous public, corporate, and private collections. Significant commissions for private and commercial corporations include Starbucks, A & W, the Calgary Foundation and the Alberta Children's Hospital.
As a contemporary Canadian painter whose work celebrates the joy, curiosity, and quiet complexities of everyday life, Audrey Mabee works primarily in oil creating whimsical figurative paintings that balance playful storytelling with thoughtful reflection. Drawing upon decades of artistic exploration, her work transforms ordinary moments into imaginative narratives, inviting viewers to discover subtle layers of meaning, humour, and emotion within each composition.
listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]