Kathleen Frances Daly
Canadian, 1898 - 1994
Person TypeIndividual
Canadian, 1891 - 1948
BiographyKathleen Frances Pepper (nÚe Daly) studied at the Ontario College of Art (1920-24); the AcadÚmie de la Grande ChaumiÞre, Paris (1924-25); wood engraving with RenÚ Pottier in Paris; and at the Parsons School of Design, New York (1926). In 1924 she began taking annual trips to France and Italy. She married artist George Pepper in 1929 and the couple traveled and painted extensively. They lived in the Studio Building in Toronto (1934-1951). Daly made several trips to Newfoundland and Labrador to paint images of Native Canadians. She was a member of both (ARCA 1937; RCA 1961; OSA 1936). She was also a member of the Canadian Group of Painters (1934). She often held joint shows with her husband and a retrospective exhibition of their work was held at the McMichael Gallery (1999). Daly did the illustrations for Marius Barbeau's "Kingdom of the Saguenay" and in 1966 she published a book about James Wilson Morrice. In his book "Canadian Art," Graham McInnes placed her among Canada's outstanding artists.