Susan Ross (artist)

Susan Ross (artist)
Born	1915-06-03 Port Arthur, Ontario
Died	2006-01-05
Occupation	Canadian painter, printmaker, and illustrator from Port Arthur, Ontario

Susan Andrina Ross CM (3 June 1915 – 5 January 2006), was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and illustrator from Port Arthur, Ontario who is best known for her portraits of Native and Inuit peoples as well as Arctic landscapes. Her work is valuable both for its artistry and for its historical significance since she captured many images of a passing way of life. In 2002, she was awarded the Order of Canada in the Visual Arts.

Thunder Bay connections

Susan Andrina Ross (3 June 1915 – 5 January 2006) was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and illustrator born in Port Arthur, one of four daughters of Colonel Harry Ruttan and his wife; her uncle was the documentary filmmaker Robert Flaherty. In 1938 she left art school to marry Jim Ross, a Port Arthur lawyer and later a judge, with whom she had four children, and she returned to Port Arthur to raise her family and continue her art. She was active in the Port Arthur Art Club, which held shows at the local library, and from 1951 to 1952 she taught art at Hillcrest High School; she also exhibited in Lakehead Society of Fine Arts and Lakehead Visual Arts juried shows in Port Arthur. Locally she was a friend of author Sheila Burnford, and her work is held in collections including Confederation College, Lakehead University, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, and the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society.

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