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Ralph Conner
painter
Canadian, b. England, (1895–1951)
Born in Birkenhead, England, Ralph Conner first studied watercolour painting with his father. When he moved to Kitchener in 1913, he became one of Homer Watson's early pupils and began painting in oils. In 1931 he founded what would become known as the Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists (KWSA). An avid painter of local landscapes, Conner regularly organized weekend and holiday sketching opportunities for himself and other sketching enthusiasts. He also provided space in his business warehouse for KWSA members to meet on Sundays for painting sessions and critiques, offering important opportunities for enrichment to anyone seeking to improve their skills and deepen their knowledge and appreciation of art. Conner's paintings were exhibited across Canada, including the Vancouver Art Gallery (BC), the Art Gallery of Hamilton (ON), the London Public Art Gallery and Library (now Museum London, ON), and the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal (QC). His work was also regularly shown at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) and the Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) exhibitions. Conner first gained his OSA membership in 1945 when his painting titled "Main Street" (1944) was accepted and included in the 73rd Annual OSA Exhibition. That painting is now in the Collection of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery and records King Street in Kitchener as it was in 1944, looking east from a point above the C.N.R. railway tracks.