Dorothy Henzell Willis
1899 - 1988
Visual artist Dorothy Henzell Willis was born in Northumberland, England in 1899, and moved to Edmonton, Alberta in 1912. Dorothy studied drawing and painting at a variety of institutions, including the University of Alberta and Columbia University.
Her style is expressionistic and Dorothy’s drawings and paintings were representations of what she saw and experienced in her daily life. Her pieces are honest and always colourful, and include a variety of subjects from man-made structures, to nature, to people. Dorothy was a member of the Edmonton Art Club, the Alberta Society of Artists, the Edmonton Sketch Club and the Alberta Women Sketch Hunters.
Dorothy’s work has been shown in Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal and Toronto. Some of her works are held by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and by a number of private collectors.
Dorothy passed away in 1988.
Her style is expressionistic and Dorothy’s drawings and paintings were representations of what she saw and experienced in her daily life. Her pieces are honest and always colourful, and include a variety of subjects from man-made structures, to nature, to people. Dorothy was a member of the Edmonton Art Club, the Alberta Society of Artists, the Edmonton Sketch Club and the Alberta Women Sketch Hunters.
Dorothy’s work has been shown in Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal and Toronto. Some of her works are held by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and by a number of private collectors.
Dorothy passed away in 1988.