Rosalie Shapiro

Rosalie Shapiro graduated in Journalism and Humanities from Carlton University, Ottawa. She worked in radio, newspapers, and advertising before accepting the position of Director of the controversial Blue Barn Gallery (then called the Little Blue Barn Gallery) in Bells Corners, Ontario (1966-1967). During her time as Director of the Blue Barn Gallery, Shapiro kept a scrapbook of materials related to her work at the Gallery. In 1968, Shapiro began a new career as an etcher. In the early 1980s, she organized exhibitions of works by herself and by other artists in her Ottawa home.

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