Wanda Martin Hicks

I was born in Frankford, a small eastern Ontario town rich in natural beauty. As a child I was inspired by the simple splendor of nature and my art continues to reflect those early feelings. In 1957-59, I attended the Ontario College of Art where I specialized in advertising illustration.. For more than thirty years I resided in Toronto. During this time I expressed my creativity in batik, watercolours, acrylics and oils. During the 70's my batiks were very popular and became part of many art collections. I was represented by the Canadian Craft Guild in Toronto and the Madawaska Art Shop in Maynooth, Ont. My paintings have been shown in the Toronto Watercolour Society juried shows, the Northumberland Art Gallery juried shows in Cobourg. On two occasions my acrylics and watercolours have received the David Milne Award for Best in Show at the Bancroft Art Gallery Invitational Show. One of my paintings was presented to the Honourable Pauline McGibbon by the Bancroft Lions Club in 1989. I am encouraged by critics who have said: "Any room Wanda's art is in, comes to life." and "You become attached to Wanda's paintings - you enjoy living with them." I resided in Port Hope, Ontario from 1989-94 where I was a member of a group of artists at the Port Hope Studio Gallery and the Metcalfe Gallery.

From 1995-2004, I lived in Arnprior, a town in the Ottawa Valley along the Ottawa River, I have shown at the Upstairs Bistro in Ottawa in the summer of 1996. In the fall of 1998 I was the featured watercolour artist at a Sante Restaurant show in Ottawa. I also had a very successful one person show at the 'Latcham Gallery' in Stouffville, Ontario. Since moving back to Port Hope we now divide our time between our Port Hope home and our Lake St. Peter home near Bancroft. My work is exhibited on a regular basis at the

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