Sonia Cornwall

Sonia Cornwall
Born
Sonia Evelyn Drew Cowan

(1919-11-22)November 22, 1919
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
DiedMarch 16, 2006(2006-03-16) (aged 86)
150 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada
Known forPainter
Spouse
Hugh Cornwall
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(m. 1947)​
Websitewww.soniacornwall.com

Sonia Evelyn Drew Cornwall (née Cowan, 1919 – 2006) was a Canadian painter and rancher. She is in the British Columbia Cowboy Hall of Fame.[1]

Biography

Cornwall was born in Kamloops in 1919, the daughter of Charles and Vivian Cowan.[2] Cornwall's mother, Vivian, had artistic leanings studying at the Banff School of Fine Arts and making friends with A.Y. Jackson.

After the death of her father in 1939, Cornwall, along with her mother and sister, became involved in the operation of the two family ranches, the Onward Ranch and the 150 Mile Ranch.[3]

The Onward Ranch was a destination for a variety of Canadian artists Including A.Y. Jackson, Joseph Plaskett, Herbert Siebner, and Takao Tanabe.[1]

In 1945, Vivian and Sonia along with Jackson created the Cariboo Art Society.[1]

In 1946, at the age of 27 Cornwall enrolled at the Provincial Institute of Technology in Calgary, but dropped out after three months.[4] She continued painting, learning techniques from books and radio programs.[3]

In 1947, she married Hugh Cornwall,[4] a fellow rancher. Together they worked on the family's two ranches. They eventually sold both ranches, retaining 2,500 acres that became the Jones Lake Ranch.[3]

Cornwall's painting reflect her surroundings and life. Her subject matter includes Cariboo landscapes and ranch life as well as First Nations subjects.[3][1]

In 1981, Cornwall co-founded the Station House Gallery [4] which is located in the renovated BCR Station House in Williams Lake, British Columbia.[5]

Cornwall died in 2006.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mason, Kerry (2017). "Sonia: The Life of Bohemian, Rancher and Artist Sonia Cornwall, 1919-2006 by Sheryl Salloum". BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly (195). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ Salloum, Sheryl (January 2016). "Sonia Cornwall: Cariboo Artist". Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  3. ^ a b c d Salloum, Sheryl. "Sonia Cornwall: Cariboo Artist". Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Cornwall, Sonia". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ^ "About the Station House". The Station House Gallery. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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