Ingeborg Mohr
Born: Innsbruck Tirol, Austria, 1921
Died: Howe Island, Ontario, 2004

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.  T.S. Eliot

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Biography synopsis: Ingeborg Mohr was born in Innsbruck, Austria on December 8, 1921. At the age of eighteen she was diagnosed with polio and was dissuade from pursuing a career as a painter. After studying art history, Mohr decided to pursue her artistic aspirations despite this discouragement. She studied at the University of Breslau in Germany, took studio classes at the School of Fine Arts in Linz, and was eventually accepted into the Master Class at the School of Fine Arts in Graz, Austria. In 1954, Mohr immigrated to Canada with her husband Dr. Hans Mohr and children. They lived in Saskatchewan before moving to Toronto. During her Toronto years, Mohr discovered the work of the abstract expressionists, and as a result her style evolved from representational to non-objective painting. Around 1968 she began to work with batik cloth, and her batiks were exhibited at Goethe-House in Toronto (1968), Trent University in Peterborough (1968) and Merton Gallery in Toronto (1971), among others. Her batiks are held in the collections of Trent University, Massey College of the University of Toronto, and several private collections. In 1981 Mohr moved with her husband to Howe Island near Kingston, Ontario. She continued to exhibit, and her work was included in the "Notes on Dark Ground" show (1986) at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. A member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Mohr died on 5 January 2004.

Media used: Painting, Sculpture, Textiles, Watercolour

Education: University of Breslau, Germany School of Fine Arts, Linz School of Fine Arts, Graz, Austria

Memberships: Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Ontario Society of Arts

Writings about: "Artist Turns to Batik Wall Hangings." Globe and Mail 6 Feb. 1969: W7.Andrews, Bernadette. "Art - Ingeborg and her beautiful batiks." Toronto Telegram 10 Aug. 1968.Burliuk, Greg. "Music in Your Eyes Festival Brings Many Artists Together."Kingston Whig-Standard 2 Oct. 1997: 28.Dugan, Melanie. "Auction Features Work by Some of City's Finest Artists."Kingston Whig-Standard 19 Oct. 2002: 2.Dugan, Melanie. "Exploratory Journeys into the Unknown." Kingston Whig-Standard 18 March 2000: 4.Farr, Dorothy. Ingeborg Mohr: Notes on Dark Ground Kingston, Ont.: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1986.Kritzwiser, Kay. "Art that Won't be Pinned Down." Globe and Mail 10 Oct. 1984: M7.Kritzwiser, Kay. "In Search of Neglected Schools of Art." Globe and Mail 4 Dec. 1971: 28.MacDonald, Colin S.. The Dictionary of Canadian Artists. (Volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker) Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2009. Moll, Richard. "Bold Colors Will Catch Eye of Those Viewing Works." Kingston Whig-Standard 7 Sept. 1996: 4.Moore, Lisa. "Frankly Rejoicing." Kingston Whig-Standard 30 Aug. 1986: 1.Parpart, Lee. "Mother of All Lithographs Worth a Total Look." Kingston Whig-Standard 15 Nov. 1997: 2.Parpart, Lee. "Toronto Trip Turns Bountiful for Local Artists." Kingston Whig-Standard 22 July 1995: 4.Sikora, Anne. "The Variety and Vitality of Regional Art." Whig-Standard Kingston: 3 Jan. 1987: 1.Tippett, Maria. Ingeborg Mohr, Works on Paper 1968-1982 Burnaby, B.C.: Simon Fraser Gallery, 1983.

Writings by: Mohr, Ingeborg and Johann Mohr. Memento Mori: Paintings and Poetry Gananoque, Ont.: Renate and Veronica Mohr, 2008.

Detailed C.V. Ingeborg Mohr RCA

Education                    1943-1945       Studied Art History at the University of Breslau

                                    1947-1949       School of Fine Arts, Linz, Austria

                                    1952-1954       School of Fine Arts, Graz, Austria

                                    1979                Etching and engraving course at the Open Studio, Toronto

Memberships               1975                Ontario Society of Artists

                                    1980                Royal Canadian Academy

                            

Solo Exhibitions         1962                Modern Gallery, Toronto

                                   1968                Regis College, Toronto

                                                            Goethe House, Toronto

                                                            Trent University, Peterborough

                                    1970                University of Toronto, Victoria College, Toronto

                                    1971                Merton Gallery, Toronto

                                    1973                First United Church, Toronto

                                    1974                Samuel Sacks Gallery, York University, Toronto

                                    1976                Gallery House Sol, Georgetown

“Presence 1976 and Retrospective ’73-‘75”, Shaw Rimmington Gallery, Toronto

                                    1978                Galerie Jolliet, Quebec City

                                    1979                Pollock Gallery, Toronto

                                    1982                Simon Frazer University Gallery, Vancouver

1986                “Notes on Dark Ground”, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston

1986                Carpenter Graphic Design, Soho, New York City, New York

1987                Montclair State College, Montclair, New Jersey

1990                Retrospective, International Exhibition, Graz, Austria

1995                “Transition”, Edward Day Gallery, Kingston

1996                “Quest”, Edward Day Gallery, Kingston

2010                Oeno Gallery, Prince Edward County, Ontario

Group Exhibitions   

1955                6th Annual Art Exhibition of Saskatchewan, Regina and Saskatoon

1957                Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

1970-1972       Travelling Group Show, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario

1971-1972       Society of Canadian Artists, Group Show: City Hall, Toronto; Institute for Studies in Education,     Toronto; Shaw-Rimmington Gallery, Toronto; T. Eaton Gallery, Toronto

1972                “Old Skills in New Hands”, Art Gallery of Ontario Touring Exhibition

                        Liturgical Art, “Workshop 7”, St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto

1975                Gallery House Sol, Georgetown

                        Wells Gallery, Ottawa

                        Exhibition with Roger Cavalli, sculptor, Wells Gallery, Ottawa

1975-1976       Ontario Society of Artists, “Image 103”, O’Keefe Centre, Toronto

1977                Gallery Artists, Pollock Gallery, Toronto

                        “Image ‘77”, Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto - Collector’s Choice Award

1978                Gallery Artists, Pollock Gallery, Toronto

                        “Image ‘78”, Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto

1979                “Image ‘79”, Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto

1980                “Image ‘80”, Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto

1981                Regional Artists, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston

                                   
1982                “Celebrity Dinner”, Ontario Society of Artists, Toronto

1983                Regional Juried Exhibitions, Agnes Etherington Art Centre,Queen’s University, Kingston

1985-1986       Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston

1987                Opening Exhibition of Academy House, RCA, Toronto

1990                Participant, RCA Art Auction, Toronto

1992                Dannenberg Gallery, Soho, New York City, New York

1996                Gallery 7, Toronto

1996                Edward Day Gallery, Kingston

1996-1997       Gallery 7, Toronto


Collections                  Trent University, Peterborough

                                    Imperial Oil Limited of Canada

                                    George Weston Co.

                                    Gulf Oil, Canada

                                    Agnes Etherington Arts Centre

                                    Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City

                                    Grazer Internationale Messe, Austria

                                    The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa

                                    Private collections throughout Canada, the United States and Europe