Martha Sturdy

Martha Varcoe Sturdy (born 1942 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian fine artist and sculptor. She received her BFA at Emily Carr University,[1] where she was later granted an Honorary Doctor of Letters in 2006[2] Sturdy's known for her art on wall, standing steel, salvaged wood, resin[3] and wearable sculpture[4]

Her work is published in American, Italian and French Vogue, Harperʼs Bazaar, ELLE and Espana. She designed for the Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs and Donna Karan.[5] Martha applied art on home furnishings using resin, steel, brass and salvaged cedar.[6]

In 2002, Sturdy received a Golden Jubilee Award by the Governor General of Canada[7] for her achievements towards art. In 2005 she was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA).[8] In 2010, Sturdy was commissioned for a permanent 28-foot steel sculpture weighing 5,000 kilograms[9] in the healing garden at Vancouver General Hospital.[10]

Sturdy is currently represented by Orie Gallery, in Tokyo and at her own gallery in Vancouver, BC. She lives at West Vancouver[11] and also at her 250-acre farm in Pemberton, BC. where she says that she uses the natural landscape for inspiration in art.[12]

She has three children, one of them being the Canadian MLA, Jordan Sturdy.

References

  1. ↑ "Emily Carr University". ISSUU. Emily Carr University.
  2. ↑ (PDF) http://web.archive.org/web/20160205095627/https://www.connect.ecuad.ca/sites/www.connect.ecuad.ca/files/pages/release1/Visions%20for%20Web.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ O'Kelly, Emma (2015-11-30). "Quiet reflections on a frozen landscape". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  4. ↑ Lee, Jenny (2012-10-17). "Small business: When it’s time to ‘move on, and grow up’ (with video)". Vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  5. ↑ "Martha Sturdy returns to jewelry with signature style | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  6. ↑ Carol Crenna (2010-06-21). "Vancouver Artist Martha Sturdy Shares the Secrets of her Success | BCLiving". Bcliving.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  7. ↑ "The Governor General of Canada > Find a Recipient". Gg.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  8. ↑ "list of members « Royal Canadian Academy of Arts". Rca-arc.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  9. ↑ "The Sculptural Approach Of Martha Sturdy". NUVO Magazine. 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  10. ↑ "Martha Sturdy's Gift of Art Transforms VGH Wellness Garden | Emily Carr University". Connect.ecuad.ca. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  11. ↑ "Martha Sturdy’s Vancouver Home | House & Home". Houseandhome.com. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  12. ↑ "Design doyenne Martha Sturdy’s two fresh passions". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-01-28.


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