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Anne-Marie Calder

Anne-Marie was born in Edmonton but spent most of her youth in Florida and California. She graduated from the University of California, majoring in Art History and French Literature with a minor in Fine Arts.  She then moved to Montreal where she obtained her teaching credentials from McGill University.  She is now retired from a 30 year career in teaching.

Anne-Marie began painting in her teens.  Her paintings have been displayed in numerous art shows:  North Shore Artists' Guild (Juried )Show at the West Vancouver Recreation Centre, Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver, West Vancouver Library, the Fall Fair on Mayne Island, North Shore Artists' Guild Fine Art Show and Sale and Saltaire Restaurant in West Vancouver. The North Shore Artists' Guild awarded her a Certificate of Achievement and Honourable Mention for the painting "Grecian Windmill".  Her painting entitled "Home for the Holidays" was chosen by the Auxiliary to BC Children's Hospital to appear on their 2008 holiday card. The painting, "Harbour Fog," was selected as one of the four winners of the Port of Metro Vancouver Contest in December 2008.  "Harbour Fog" was also a half page feature in the Vancouver Sun on December 3, 2009.

Currently Anne-Marie lives and paints in West Vancouver and on Mayne Island.  She is an executive member of the North Shore Artists' Guild and a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.