Sidney Dolores Bunce

Sidney Dolores Bunce (19 August 1892 - 22 December 1965) was a British-born and classically trained portrait artist who was active in the 1940s through 1960s in northern California, where she served as director and president of art societies in Santa Cruz and Los Gatos.

[2][3][4] She immigrated in 1921 to Canada where she married Henry John "Jack" Bunce, with whom she moved in 1923 to California, living for several years in Pasadena before moving in 1936 to Madera, California, where they lived until 1946 when they settled in Santa Cruz.

It was in Santa Cruz that she became associated with the Santa Cruz Art League, with whom she served for several years on the Board of Directors, and held various posts, such as Exhibition Chair and General Chair of the 1953 State Wide Exhibit.

[2][3][4] Sidney was proficient in several painting styles, having trained partly with her father, who was both a noted portrait artist (in oils), and competent watercolor landscape painter.

She also taught painting classes in both watercolor and oils for several years for the Los Gatos Art Association.