EMILY CARR We represent the entire collection of Emily Carr. Call local 403-949-4141 or email us at art@artcountrycanada.com for more information. EMILY CARR 1871 - 1945. Emily Carr was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1871. She first studied art in San Francisco, California and then in Europe, in London and Paris. In 1927, the National Gallery of Canada organized a large exhibition of Canadian West Coast art and included 26. of Carr’s works.