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
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.
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