William Soney Exhibition

William Soney
Private Collection for Public Exhibition
On display now until the end of October at at The Studio Art Gallery

According to records found, William Soney was born on Walpole Island Ontario Canada on 15 June 1876 to Charles Nahnahquay Soney and Jane Nadinoh Shipman. William Soney married Agnes Sands and had 11 children. He passed away on 25 Sept 1972 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. He was a former band chief and Walpole’s oldest citizen, when he passed away. In his later years, Mr. Soney established a reputation as a highly competent oil painter.

These 8 paintings by William Soney that are on display, have remained hidden in a private collection for 56/57 years. One of them seems to be possibly even older that that.

Culture is passed down through many forms, one of them being art, drawing inspiration from customs, rituals, and values passed down through generations. There may be some untold or long lost stories that can be discovered through his beautiful depictions of the landscape, customs and wildlife.

I invite you to come in and view this truly remarkable display of local art. I also invite the public to share stores or other pieces of works by William Soney.

The Studio Art Gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday 11-4