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Mary Frances Pratt
early life and education mary frances pratt, a prominent figure in canadian art, was born in fredericton, new brunswick, in 1935. her early life was marked by a curious nature, encouraged by her mother, katherine eleanor west (née mcmurray), who nurtured her artistic inclinations. mary's father, william j. west, an attorney general and later a judge, also supported her artistic pursuits. mary attended the fredericton high school and lat
er enrolled in mount allison university in sackville, new brunswick, where she studied art and english literature, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in 1956. artistic career mary's paintings, characterized by their domestic subjects, near-photographic detail, and often dark complexity, have been exhibited in galleries and museums across canada. her work first gained national prominence in the mid-1970s, after years of isolation…