Avis Rasmussen

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Bio

Local Victoria artist Avis Rasmussen completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Victoria in 1979 and a Masters in Art Education in 1981. A celebrated poet, painter and printmaker, Rasmussen is a strong advocate for Victoria's arts community. Her unique approach to colour and light reflect her personal reflection upon home and garden, as well as her dedication to image and form. Rasmussen has garnered many accolades in her artistic career, and her pieces have been featured and collected worldwide. She is represented in Victoria by the Winchester Galleries. Her papers and a number of books and publications with her art and writing are held by the University of Victoria Archives and Special Collections.

Artworks

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Title	Date Made	Place Made	Collections	Materials	Measurements	Edition	Credit Line
First Peoples House	2009/07	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Graphite	overall: 23.80 cm x 16.10 cm	-	Gift of Avis Rasmussen
Marden Hill	July 5, 2009	Tewin, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom	Works on Paper	laser print	overall: 22.00 cm x 28.40 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Florence, Italy; Sept 22-27 2000	Sept 22-27, 2000	-	Works on Paper	Coloured Pencils; Ink; Graphite	overall: 18.00 cm x 26.00 cm x 2.00 cm	-	-
Untitled (Rideau Canal Boats)	October 8, 2002	Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 26.20 cm x 36.20 cm	-	-
Polperro, Cornwall: Tide's Out	1991	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Oil based ink	overall: 15.00 cm x 20.00 cm	Artists proof: Cornish suite	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Untitled (Sketch of Welcome Figure at First Peoples House)	n.d.	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Graphite	overall: 23.80 cm x 16.10 cm	-	Gift of Avis Rasmussen
University of Victoria 2010	-	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Reduction Linoprint	overall: 29.80 cm x 39.60 cm	AP ii	-
Jazz Trio at St. John the Divine	1999	-	Works on Paper	Linocut	overall: 20.00 cm x 28.50 cm	10/20	-
Amaryllis Charisma	n.d.	Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 41.00 cm x 31.00 cm	-	-
Macedonia Lion - Greece	-	-	Works on Paper	Linocut	overall: 43.60 cm x 33.50 cm	1/7	-
206 Roxborough	1999	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	watercolour	overall: 12.00 cm x 17.00 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Untitled (Petch Fountain Looking at McPherson Library)	Unknown	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Ink; Graphite	overall: 23.50 cm x 31.70 cm	-	Gift of Avis Rasmussen
Tod Lane (from our kitchen window/deck) Victoria, BC	c. 1986	-	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 26.00 cm x 25.20 cm	-	-
Haven of St. Ives	1993	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Oil based ink	overall: 31.50 cm x 40.00 cm	2/20 Cornish suite	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Sculpture Garden of Barbara Hepworth, St. Ives, UK	1996	St. Ives, UK; Arist from Victoria, BC	Works on Paper	Linocut	overall: 46.40 cm x 46.90 cm	1/8	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Oak Bay Boats, Victoria BC	2010	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 10.00 cm x 15.00 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Saanich Peninsula Martindale Road Poplars	1996	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	watercolour	overall: 13.00 cm x 17.50 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Newlyn Boat on Sand	1993	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Oil based ink	overall: 39.00 cm x 35.60 cm	2/20 Cornish suite	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Arbourfield Flowers, Hydrangea	1997	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Lino block	overall: 12.50 cm x 17.50 cm	9/10	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
View Over Elisabeth's Galiano Garden	Dec 19, 2004	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	watercolour, conte and pastel	overall: 13.50 cm x 17.50 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Entrance to Roxborough Drive	1999	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	watercolour	overall: 12.50 cm x 17.00 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Lansdowne Oaks I	September 23, 2007	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 29.00 cm x 39.50 cm	1/2	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Spartan (French Creek Fish Boat)	1993	Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 18.00 cm x 12.50 cm	-	-
Sidney, B.C.	2005	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Lino block	overall: 18.00 cm x 12.50 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Jazz Trio "Stardust"	2001	-	Works on Paper	Linoprint	overall: 26.00 cm x 31.30 cm	1/20	-
Jazz in Centennial Square	1998	-	Works on Paper	Linocut	overall: 20.00 cm x 28.50 cm	16/20	-
I Saw St. Michael's Mount	1993	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Oil based ink	overall: 30.00 cm x 30.00 cm	5/20 - Cornish suite	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Sardine Boat, Spain	1997	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Water based ink	overall: 20.00 cm x 25.00 cm	1/12	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Petch Fountain UVic	2009/11/20	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Ink and graphite	overall: 16.10 cm x 23.80 cm	-	Gift of Avis Rasmussen
Fuschia	n.d.	-	Works on Paper	Lino block	overall: 26.00 cm x 30.50 cm	8/10	-
Untitled (Vase of Tulips)	2000	Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 26.00 cm x 36.00 cm	-	-
Self Portrait	2001	-	Works on Paper	Woodcut	overall: 28.50 cm x 25.50 cm	1/23	-
Untitled (Garden)	n.d.	Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 26.00 cm x 36.00 cm	-	-
Jazz by Junco	1998	-	Works on Paper	Linocut	overall: 28.50 cm x 19.30 cm	9/20	-
Beaver Lake VI	2003	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 26.00 cm x 32.00 cm	-	-
Musée de Louvre and Pei's Pyramid	July 2008	Paris, Île-de-France, France	Works on Board	Oil	overall: 30.60 cm x 40.60 cm	Paris, Provence	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Untitled (Pencil Sketch of McPherson Library)	n.d.	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Graphite	overall: 23.80 cm x 31.30 cm	-	Gift of Avis Rasmussen
Burano S. Caterina, Italy	n.d.	-	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 41.50 cm x 46.50 cm	-	Gift of Avis Rasmussen
Tod House, Oak Bay, BC	1999	-	Works on Paper	Watercolour; Ink	overall: 21.50 cm x 17.20 cm	-	-
Jazz Festival	1998	-	Works on Paper	Linocut	overall: 28.20 cm x 19.00 cm	9/20	-
Symphony Splash	n.d.	Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour; Ink	overall: 15.50 cm x 20.50 cm	-	-
Porta del Monte, Montone (Perugia, Italy)	2004	-	Works on Board	Oil	overall: 30.50 cm x 41.00 cm	-	-
Newlyn Boats on Sand	1993	-	Works on Paper	Print	overall: 23.50 cm x 28.50 cm	4/20	-
Montone from Monte Falcone	2005	Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour; Graphite	overall: 30.00 cm x 42.00 cm	-	-
Untitled (Petch Fountain University of Victoria)	n.d.	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Ink	overall: 16.10 cm x 23.80 cm	-	Gift of Avis Rasmussen
Untitled (Welcome Figure, Fountain and UVic Library)	-	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Lino	overall: 21.90 cm x 26.30 cm	-	-
From Mill Bay	1999	-	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 25.50 cm x 17.60 cm	-	-
Front Steps	1977	Canada	Works on Paper	Watercolour	overall: 13.00 cm x 16.50 cm	-	Gift of Avis Rasmussen
Adobe Still Arbourfield, back 2136 Samuel Avenue	1963	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Ink; Watercolour; Coloured Pencils	overall: 9.00 cm x 11.50 cm	-	Gift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Jazz UVic Gardenia	1998	-	Works on Paper	Linocut	overall: 26.00 cm x 28.00 cm	8/20	-

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