Doris McCarthy (born July 7, 1910 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian artist specializing in abstracted landscapes. McCarthy attended the Ontario College of Art from 1926 - 1930, where she was awarded various scholarships and prizes. She became a teacher shortly thereafter and taught most frequently at Central Technical School in downtown Toronto from 1932 until she retired in 1972. She has spent most of her life living and working in Scarborough (just outside of Toronto), Ontario, though she has traveled abroad exstensively and painted the landscapes of various countries, including: Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, Japan, India, England, and Ireland. McCarthy is nonetheless probably best known for her Canadian landscapes and her depictions of Antarctic icebergs. Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Ontario College of Art & Design is Ontarios premier school devoted entirely to art and design. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... An iceberg off Antarctica An iceberg (a partial loan translation, probably from Dutch ijsberg (literally: mountain of ice),[1] cognate to German Eisberg) is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. ...

McCarthy has also penned three autobiographies, chronicling the various stages of her life: A Fool in Paradise (Toronto: MacFarlane, Walter & Ross, 1990), The Good Wine (Toronto: MacFarlane, Walter & Ross, 1991), and Ninety Years Wise (Toronto: Second Story Press, 2004). She is also the receipient of the Order of Ontario, the Order of Canada, honorary degrees from the University of Calgary, the University of Toronto, Trent University, the University of Alberta, and Nipissing University, an honorary fellowship from the Ontario College of Art and Design and also has a gallery named in her honour on the Scarborough campus at the University of Toronto. The Order of Ontario is an award given in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means Desiring a better country. ... The University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada with more than 60,000 students across three campuses. ... Trent University is a liberal arts oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ... University of Alberta on the south side of Edmonton The University of Alberta is situated along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Nipissing University is a small liberal arts university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, on a 720 acre (2. ... The Ontario College of Art & Design is Ontarios premier school devoted entirely to art and design. ...

External links

• Ontario Plaques - Fool's Paradise