Artist Information:
Roberta Ekman
Terrace,
Canada
Member Since: Aug 2006
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Artist Statement:
Roberta Ekman was born in
Smithers, BC, Canada. Her
family lived in Terrace, BC,
but, because at that time
there was no hospital in
Terrace, her mother had to
travel by car on the old
rickety roads to Smithers,
which had a hospital. She is
the second youngest of a
family of sixteen children
from the same parents, Ted and
Mary Johnston who were married
in Terrace, BC. All the
children were raised in
Terrace. In the family there
were two sets of twins of
which she is one of the
youngest set.
She graduated from grade 12 at
the Skeena High School. She
has been drawing since she was
very young and had no
training, to speak of, in the
field of art. She married
Carl Ekman and raised five
children. They now have seven
grandchildren. Most of her
life has been spent living in
Terrace (except for the times
spent in Alberta with her
husband and another couple in
a joint business venture).
In between business ventures,
she and her husband live in
Terrace on their 35 acre
property on the edge of the
Kalum River canyon in a big
log home which they built
themselves with a ...
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Roberta Ekman's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Roberta Ekman's Portfolio.
Roberta Ekman was born in Smithers, BC, Canada. Her family lived in Terrace, BC, but, because at that time there was no hospital in
Terrace, her mother had to travel by car on the old rickety roads to Smithers, which had a hospital. She is the second youngest of a family of sixteen children from the same parents, Ted and Mary Johnston who were married in Terrace, BC. All the children were raised in Terrace. In the family there were two sets of twins of which she is one of the youngest set.
She graduated from grade 12 at the Skeena High School. She has been drawing since she was very young and had no training, to speak of, in the field of art. She married Carl Ekman and raised five children. They now have seven grandchildren. Most of her life has been spent living in Terrace (except for the times spent in Alberta with her husband and another couple in a joint business venture).
In between business ventures, she and her husband live in Terrace on their 35 acre property on the edge of the Kalum River canyon in a big log home which they built themselves with a ... |
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