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Biography
Florence Helena McGillivray (1864–1938), Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Ontario Society of Artists, was a Canadian painter, known especially for her landscape paintings.
Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, London Regional Art and Historical Museums and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre among others.
Early life
Florence Helena McGillivray was born in Whitby Township, Ontario on March 1, 1864. She attended the Central Ontario School of Art and studied under William Cruickshank. She was then an art teacher at the Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby and was an occasional critic at Pickering College.
Work
After completing her studies, McGillivray began to travel throughout Canada and the West Indies, and many of her paintings are inspired by these landscapes. In 1913 she travelled to Paris, France and studied under Lucien Simon. That same year she became president of the International Art Union. In 1914 she moved back to Canada, but continued to travel extensively throughout the country.
McGillivray has had her paintings shown at many galleries throughout Europe and North America, including the Salon des Beaux Arts and the National Gallery of Canada.
McGillivray died on May 7, 1938.