On this day in 1871, Emily Carr was born. Emily Carr was one of the preeminent, and perhaps most original, Canadian painters of the first half of the twentieth century; she was also one of the only major female artists in either North America or Europe of that period. Watch her Heritage Minute here: | Historica Canada

Explore the works of Emily Carr, a Canadian artist from British Columbia whose work captures the damp forests of Vancouver Island and the Pacific Northwest with a kind of neo-impressionist energy and a modern eye. This one's for everyone who loves a good walk in the woods. Stream more episodes of Mossback's Northwest: https://bityl.co/FYkG | Cascade PBS

This might be the largest Emily Carr exhibition N.B. has seen and it's 'very dramatic' and 'extremely timely.' Take a look... Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.5480192 | Follow us: www.cbc.ca/nb