Molly Lamb Bobak

Born in 1922 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Molly Lamb Bobak became the first woman to be officially designated as a Canadian War Artist. Originally joining the Canadian Women's Army Corps in 1942, Molly was appointed Official War Artist with the rank of lieutenant in 1945,  She eventually settled in Fredericton as artist-in-residence at the University of New Brunswick. Continuing to work and exhibit, Molly was awarded Honorary degrees by the University of New Brunswick (1983) and Mount Allison University (1984).