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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
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For much of her career, Alexander was involved in developing the careers of other local artists. Throughout the 1930s, she used her home on
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Her floral scenes have garnered her the most attention out of all of her paintings. On three separate occasions, she exhibited her floral scenes in
Toronto and Montreal through the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Her participation in the annual exhibitions held at the
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Alexander has exhibited with a number of distinguished institutions, including the Royal
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