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Audrey Dear Hesson
Audrey Dear Hesson (born 1929 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadians, Canadian practical craft artist, mainly working with pottery, sculpture, jewelry and textile arts, textile. She is a member of the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative and was the first black Canadian to graduate from the Nova Scotia College of Art. She is the only living artist in the exhibition curated by David Woods called ''Discovery: African Nova Scotian Art Pioneers''. Early life Hesson was born and grew up in Halifax's North End, Halifax, north end. In grade nine, she was encouraged to pursue art by her art teacher, the Bedford, Nova Scotia, Bedford artist Elizabeth Tolson, who submitted her early art work for the high school art classes at the Nova Scotia College of Art. Studies After graduating from Queen Elizabeth High School (Halifax), Queen Elizabeth High School, she studied at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from 1947 to 1951. Hesson majored in crafts and was part of the first graduating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax Census Metropolitan Area, CMA was 530,167, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were Amalgamation (politics), amalgamated in 1996: History of Halifax (former city), Halifax, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Bedford, and Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Halifax County. Halifax is an economic centre of Atlantic Canada, home to a concentration of government offices and private companies. Major employers include the Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University (Halifax), Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
