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Marion Nicoll

Marion Nicoll a prolific artist and educator, was influential in bringing abstract expressionism to Alberta and inspiring many artists through her artwork and teachings.

Marion Florence S. Mackay Nicoll

Born 1909 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Died 1985 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Education

Marion Nicoll studied at Provincial Institute of Technology and Art and at the Banff Centre under A.C. Leighton (1929-1932). Nicoll attended the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England (1938-39)under Duncan Grant. She studied at Emma Lake under Will Barnett in 1957. She attended the Art Students League in New York City 1958-59. She was the first woman instructor at the Provincial Institute in Calgary, Alberta where she taught for over 30 years.