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About Wilhelmina Alexander (artist)
- Wilhelmina "Mina" Alexander (July 2, 1871 – November 7, 1961) was a Canadian oil painter and philanthropist from Hamilton, Ontario.
- Alexander's painting consists primarily of landscapes, still-life scenes, and studies of nature both aquatic and land based.
- She has exhibited at the Royal Canadian Academy, the Women's International Exhibition (Detroit), and the Art Association of Montreal between 1929 and 1935.
- Prior to this, she served as president of the Women's Art Association of Canada, in her hometown of Hamilton.
- Despite Alexander's brief tenure as president, she remained involved with the association for many decades.
- In 1953, Alexander was involved in the decision to create a new art gallery in Hamilton.
- Alexander also took to supporting young artists by allowing them to hang their work alongside hers in exhibitions held in her home.
- Her painting style has been described as colourful and vibrant, especially with respect to her depictions of flowers for which she is most well-known.
- An influential figure in the Southern Ontario art world in the early-to-mid 1900s, archives of her life and work can be found through the Women's Art Association of Hamilton, as well as through the Canadian Women's Artist History Initiative.
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