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Bio
Education
1955-1961 Pauline Lawson attended the College of Art and
Industrial Design, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England where she
studied Commercial Art, after which she studied Life Drawing
and Textile Design at King's University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
England
1970 Pauline emigrated with her family to Canada. Once
here, she took Private Studies with the late Professor David
Anderson, University of Victoria, BC. These included Silk
Screen Printing and Drawing. She spent two years studying
with Professor Anderson.
1997-1998 During this year, Pauline attended Art Promotion
Workshops at Opus, Vancouver B.C and an Art Expo
Workshop, New York, on Giclee Printmaking
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Collections
Pauline's work hangs in collections in Japan, Holland,
Australia, New Zealand, England, Canada and the USA as
well as with the following:
Government of BC, Dept. of Public Works, Art Bank of B.C.,
Canada
Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, London
St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Gibsons, BC
St Mary's Hospital, Sechelt, BC
Business Network Maintenance Ltd., England
Heritage Playhouse, Green Room, Gibsons, BC
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Commissions
1976 Arbutus Tree Gift Store, Gibsons B.C: Designed and
painted doors, windows, wall hangings, business cards, and
signage.
1979 Langdale Elementary School, Langdale, BC: directed
and designed mural project with Grade 7.
1984 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Gibsons, B.C. Directed and
designed an "illustrated" Rosary with children at the church.
Later presented to His Holiness Pope John Paul II on his visit
to Canada, it now hangs in the Vatican Art Bank.
1987 -1992 The B.C. Cancer Society, "Camp Good Times",
Roberts Creek, B.C.
Founder & Director of Murals for five years; these murals are
now printed to raise money for cancer research.
1988 Langdale Elementary School, Langdale B.C.: Director
Designer, Murals for Lobby Entrance and Stairs, with staff and
pupils. Coast Cable viedeotaped and broadcast this project as
a documentary.
1991-1997 The Landing General Store, Gibsons, B.C.
Prizewinning Window Displays each year.
2001 Heart Beat Magazine, Alberta, Canada: Designed Cover
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Installation Art
1996 Suncoast Players, Gibsons, B.C. 'Edwardian Theatre':
designed and installed in Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, B.C.
2001 Artesia Art Gallery, Gibsons, B.C. , 'TEA', a cultural
installation of a Western/Korean Tea House in association with
Michael Cichon.
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TV Interviews
1972 CBC Victoria, BC: Interview and 30 minute Slide Show
1973 BBC, London, U.K.: First interviewee on new Art
Program. Reviewed by The Times.
1988 Coast Cable: Documentary film of Langdale Elementary
School, Mural Project, Gibsons, B.C.
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Teaching
1981-1987 B.C. Provincial Adult Day Care, Gibsons, B.C.
1988 AIR CANADA Heart of Gold Award for Adult Day Care
teaching.
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Judging
2001/2/3 The Festival of Trees, Town Centre, Powell River,
B.C.
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Leturing
2006 Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Canadian Painters Series:
Lecture on Emily Carr.
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Published Works:
1973 Soloman & Whitehead, Guildprinters of London, U.K.
Purchase of original work 'Journey 27' for commercial prints.
2001 CIRCLE OF WISDOM - Journey of the Glastonbury
Grandmothers by Margaret West, Capal Bann, England Cover
and 19 Illustrations by Pauline Lawson.
2003 'DARLING, PASS THE DARJEELING" Written and
Produced by Pauline Lawson; Cornelia Bean, Winnipeg;
Printed in Canada by Friesens, Winnipeg. Layout Design by
Leonardo Vasquez.
2011 ‘Niblo, Niblet, and Nib - The Adventures of three little
penguins.’ Written & Illustrated by Pauline Lawson, Printed by
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The adventures of three little penguins
Written & Illustrated by Pauline Lawson
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