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 Biography

Pauline McLean Dutkowski




 


Pauline was born and raised in Great Britain on the shores of the Irish Sea, the source of much of her inspiration.

She was educated in England. On moving to Canada, her education continued at the Prince of Wales College, P.E.I. and

the University of British Columbia.

 

Her involvement with the arts began in 1972 when she took up the dormant family tradition of tapestry design and weaving. 

She had no formal training, but Allan W. Edwards was her amazing mentor for over a decade.  He  promoted, exhibited and sold her work

on two continents.  Allan was world renowned as an artist, teacher and master of interior and fashion design.


From the 1970's through the 1990's, her work was acquired for the boardrooms and head offices of many international companies,

such as Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Washington U.S.A. (three tapestries).


Pauline's fibre and textile pieces are also included in the collections of various levels of government.   She was commissioned to produce a

tapestry for the Captain's Suite of the H.M.C.S. Huron.  At the time, it was the command ship of the NATO fleet. 

Other corporate work includes hotels, medical facilities and restaurants.

Pauline is represented by art galleries in North America and Europe.   She has participated in many solo and

group exhibitions internationally.

Her tapestry "Entanglement" is in the British Columbia Art Collection. 

The Government Art collection was exhibited at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Three of her pieces were in the Canada Pavilion at Expo '86 in Vancouver.

In 1990, she represented Canada at the First International Handweaving Meeting for People with Disabilities in Kobe, Japan. 

This was sponsored by Very Special Arts Japan. 

In 1991 she participated in an invitational exhibition at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.

Her tapestries also hang in many other Government, Corporate and Private collections throughout

North & South America, Asia and Europe.

 

Her source of inspiration and creativity is Almighty God.  "The incredible beauty of God's creation is breathtaking". 

She can do nothing without Him, and His Son.

 

Artist's Statement

"In my fibre impressions I attempt to capture, in a small way, some

of the beauty of God's creation.

I delight in the texture and colour to be found in different types of fibre.

I enjoy using various techniques to express my vision

of the world around us.

I am grateful for the unique gifts we all possess

and desire to use mine to honour my Maker."

 Pauline

 

MY GOD, HOW GREAT THOU ART!

 

 


 


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All Works Are Original Creations By Pauline Dutkowski