Elisabeth Bacque was born and educated in Toronto and taught visual art in high schools for the North York Board of Education. She has had several solo exhibitions and taken part in group shows in Toronto, Peterborough, St Thomas, Burlington, Midland and Penetanguishene. Her paintings hang in collections in Canada, the United States, France and the Bahamas. After being a summer visitor on the Georgian Bay for many years, she lived with her writer husband James Bacque on the shore near Penetanguishene. She especially enjoys observing and painting the passing seasons in the landscape. at home and during travels in France, Italy and Mexico. Recently, in the winter, she paints another kind of landscape in the Bahamas. Her latest series of mixed media collage works, Pioneer Women and Paper Patchwork, celebrates the courage and achievements of thirteen Canadian women pioneers.
Elisabeth Bacque mimibacque@gmail.com Peterborough Ontario