Princess Street Gallery Presents:

Elizabeth Berry (click image to expand)

Little Boarding
House

About the Artist

Elizabeth Berry burst onto the Canadian art scene in 1982, when the former school teacher and book editor entered the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition and won the Toronto Archive Award for her watercolor painting of a local flower shop. Since that time, she has been awarded numerous prizes, including Best in Watercolor at the same exhibition in both 1986 and 1987.

Today, the Toronto-born artist travels throughout the year, setting up her easel in front of the lush, exuberant landscapes that inspire her. Winter finds her in the flamboyant tropical gardens of Harbour Island, in the Bahamas, where she has also begun painting her local friends - Sunday School girls, school children, fishermen and other villagers.

In June and July Elizabeth paints in the English village of Amberley, Sussex, amongst the roses and hollyhocks that surround the old thatched-roof cottages.

Her frequent Ontario journeys include her August exploration of the Georgian Bay coastline; October's dazzling fall colors at Algonquin Park and the Muskoka region and quaint village of Bayfield, in the Huron County area settled by her Dutch ancestors almost 200 years ago.

Her paintings have become sought-after by international collectors, and appear in collections of several Fortune 500 companies. She has been pleased to help numerous charitable organizations in fund-raising campaigns using her works. These include the Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Living Foundation's Breakfast for Learning Program.