Anne Meredith Barry
Anne Meredith Barry was a Canadian visual artist known for her landscapes of Newfoundland and Labrador. Her paintings and prints made use of bold colours and whimsical patterns, occasionally incorporating collage and handwritten text.
Career
Born in Toronto, Barry graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1954 and began painting full-time. Her work was included in the City of Montreal Art Exhibition in 1969.Barry first visited Newfoundland in 1971, when she spent the summer teaching children at Hibb's Cove, Conception Bay, through a residency with the Outport Arts Foundation. In subsequent years, she continued to visit Newfoundland from her home in Toronto. Captivated by the rugged landscape of Newfoundland, she painted, made prints, and taught workshops through St. Michael's Printshop and Memorial University's Extension Service.
In 1986, she and her husband, John, moved permanently to Newfoundland. They purchased a printshop in the community of St. Michael's, on the Avalon Peninsula. Barry continued to live and work as a visual artist in Newfoundland for many years. She died in St. John's in 2003 from complications associated with pancreatic cancer.