Betty Davison

Betty Davison (née Gertrude Elizabeth Mary Young) (1909–2000) was a Canadian painter and printmaker known especially known for her representational cast relief prints.

Career Davison (1909–2000) was born in Ottawa. She credited Alma Duncan with encouraging her to return to her artistic career. through the 1930s and 1940s when she was also frequently photographed by Yousuf Karsh. She held her first solo exhibition in the theatre's foyer in 1945. Her solo and two-artist shows include: Robertson Galleries, Ottawa (1970); Gallery Graphics, Ottawa (2-artist, 1977) and others. Her important group shows include: Graphex 4, Art Gallery of Brantford (1976); 6th Intl. Miniature Print Exhibition, Pratt Graphic Institute, NYC (1977); Graphex 5, Art Gallery of Brantford (1977).

Her work is represented in many public collections, such as the Art Gallery of Ontario; the National Gallery of Canada, and others. She was a member of the Print and Drawing Council of Canada and of Canadian Artists' Representation.

Personal life Davison married Richard Lewis in 1939; he died three years later and Davison in order to support her family Davison took portrait commissions as well as working as a stenographer at the Department of External Affairs. In 1952, she married the architect Arthur Davison, a fellow actor at the Ottawa Little Theatre.

Davison died in Ottawa.