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Biography

Valerie Palmer was born in Toronto in 1951. She completed her BFA Honours at the University of Manitoba in 1973.

Abandoning both Toronto and Winnipeg after her studies, Valerie headed north to the far shore of Lake Superior. Recognizing a profound love of the wilderness fostered by summers in her youth, she created a home and embraced the inspiration that has informed her paintings for the past 25 years.

Valerie is a strong figurative painter but she is also a strong landscape painter. What is unique in the artist's work is the singular relationship of the figure to the land. Each has an identity; each reflects the artist's meaning. The staging and quiet drama of her compositions establishes a narrative connecting the viewer to his/her own world and to the artist’s world.

Following in the high realist tradition which surfaced so powerfully in a few artists' work across Canada in the 60's, Valerie developed her technique. Most notably, she works directly from local models and taking her large canvases outside, works directly from nature. A sharpness of definition, accuracy of detail and excellent craftsmanship characterize all her paintings.

In the year 2000, Palmer's work was brought to the attention of the public with a catalogue and exhibition schedule that travelled to four public galleries in Ontario. She is represented in special private collections, corporate collections and public galleries. Her loyal followers anxiously await the arrival of each painting, often a wait of six to nine months.

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Title: Old Sea Artist: Valerie Palmer Medium: Oil Size: 28" x 45.5" (h x w) Description: Oil on Linen Status: Sold View details

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