About Margaret Shelton
Lived 1915 – 1984 (aged 69). Margaret Shelton was a Canadian artist.
Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915–1984) was a Canadian artist who lived nearly all of her life in Alberta. She worked in a number of mediums but is best known for her block printing. From 1933 to 1934, she attended the Normal School in Calgary eventually earning her teaching certificate and teaching for a brief time. She attended night and summer classes at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (PITA) from 1934 through 1943. In 1938, she earned her MFA from the Banff School of Fine Arts.
Shelton was included in the 2012 exhibition Alberta Mistresses of the Modern: 1935-1975 at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
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Who was Margaret Shelton?
Canadian artist (1915–1984)
When was Margaret Shelton born?
Margaret Shelton was born on 15 August 1915 in Alberta.
When did Margaret Shelton die?
Margaret Shelton died on 18 November 1984 in Calgary.
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Margaret Shelton was an artist.
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Margaret Shelton was Canadian.
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