Artist Info
Thelma Manarey
Edmonton-born Thelma Manarey explored many styles and media but is most well known for her tiny etchings that she began working with in the 1960s, and for her interest in the natural and built environment of the Alberta landscape. She studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design, the Banff Centre for Fine Arts, the University of Washington, and the University of Alberta. She learned from such artists as Florence Mortimer, H.G. Glyde, and Harry Savage in her early career.
Manarey received a Performing and Creative Arts Award in 1973 from the city of Edmonton for her outstanding contribution to the cultural life of the city. She was a member of the Alberta Society of Artists, the Edmonton Art Club, and the Canadian Society of Painters – Etchers and Engravers. She taught at both the Edmonton Art Gallery and the University of Alberta. In 2020 an example of her work was included in the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery exhibition “Kohlrabi and Foods with Stories to Share”.
