2012 Fellows - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
2012 Fellows - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 2012 Fellows - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Christopher Pratt C.C. Honorary Fellow Christopher Pratt C.C., Hon. FRAIC is one of Canada’s most prominent painters and printmakers and is recognized for his very distinguished body of artistic works, grounded in place and regional context. The ideas that inspire his visual art, also find expression through his poetry and prose. His Newfoundland roots run deep on both sides of his family. His mother’s family, the Dawes, were among the island’s first settlers, arriving on Newfoundland’s shores as early as 1595. His great-grandmother on the Pratt side was Fanny Pitts Knight, whose Newfoundland lineage dates back to the early 1700s. His first interest in painting was encouraged by his paternal grandfather. Mr. Pratt’s paintings explore many themes: landscapes, architecture, waterscapes, interior spaces and the human figure. His works have been exhibited in Canada, the United States and Europe and his collections can be found across Canada, including the National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, and Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. In 1980, he designed the Provincial Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador. The flag, with its blue and red triangles and its golden arrow on a white background has become a symbol of the province’s past, present and future. In 1973 he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada and made a Companion of the Order in 1983. He is also the recipient of several honourary doctorates from Canadian universities: Mount Allison University, Doctor of Literature, 1972; Memorial University, Doctor of Laws, 1972; and Dalhousie University, Doctor of Laws, 1986; Fellow of the Ontario College of Art, 1990. Throughout his career he has served on numerous committees and councils, including the Board of the Canada Council for the Arts. 19
Mary Pratt Honorary Fellow Although Mary Pratt’s painting career has been associated with Newfoundland where she has lived and painted since 1961, her perceptions and esthetic understanding was shaped in Fredericton, New Brunswick where she was born in 1935. In 1961 Mary Pratt graduated from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her teachers included Alex Colville, Lawren P. Harris and Ted Pulford. Throughout her career she has been awarded accolades from numerous sources, among them the Canada Council Molson Prize in the Fine Arts and honorary degrees from eight Canadian universities. She is represented nationally and internationally in public and private collections, with dealers in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and St. John’s. She became a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1997. In 2006 she spent the spring and summer painting the portrait of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson. The portrait was unveiled at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on February 15, 2007. In March 2007, Canada Post launched two new stamps featuring Mary Pratt’s works as a part of their continuing Art Canada Series. Mary Pratt lives and paints in her home/studio in St. John’s, Newfoundland. 20
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Mary Pratt<br />
Honorary Fellow<br />
Although Mary Pratt’s painting career has been associated with Newfoundland<br />
where she has lived and painted since 1961, her perceptions and esthetic<br />
understanding was shaped in Fredericton, New Brunswick where she was born in<br />
1935.<br />
In 1961 Mary Pratt graduated from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New<br />
Brunswick with a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Fine Arts degree. Her teachers included Alex<br />
Colville, Lawren P. Harris and Ted Pulford.<br />
Throughout her career she has been awarded accolades from numerous<br />
sources, among them the <strong>Canada</strong> Council Molson Prize in the Fine Arts and<br />
honorary degrees from eight Canadian universities. She is represented nationally<br />
and internationally in public and private collections, with dealers in Toronto,<br />
Vancouver, Edmonton and St. John’s.<br />
She became a Companion <strong>of</strong> the Order <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> in 1997. In 2006 she spent the<br />
spring and summer painting the portrait <strong>of</strong> Her Excellency the Right Honourable<br />
Adrienne Clarkson. The portrait was unveiled at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on<br />
February 15, 2007. In March 2007, <strong>Canada</strong> Post launched two new stamps<br />
featuring Mary Pratt’s works as a part <strong>of</strong> their continuing Art <strong>Canada</strong> Series.<br />
Mary Pratt lives and paints in her home/studio in St. John’s, Newfoundland.<br />
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