Robinson, Beth Pierce

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Robinson, Beth Pierce

1920-

Beth Pierce Robinson was born in July, 1920, the daughter of Lorne and Edith (Chown) Pierce. In 1942 she graduated in Occupational Therapy from the University of Toronto. Later she studied at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt and the University of Maryland Hospital and Victoria College. In 1968 she received Re-certification in Occupational Therapy at Riverside Hospital, Toronto. In 1976 she received a diploma from the Toronto Art Therapy Institute. From 1943 to 1979 Mrs. Robinson worked in Occupational Therapy at a number of different institutions. From 1978 to 1988 Mrs. Robinson engaged in private practice in art therapy for adults. During the same period, she was part-time lecturer in the Department of Art Education and Art Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal and at Ontario College of Art. During her distinguished career Mrs. Robinson has written widely on occupational and art therapy. From 1949 to 1954 she was Editor of the Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. In 1978 she edited The Learning Handicapped Child Responds to Art Therapy. In 1987 she wrote "The Art Experience" in Provincial Essays, Volume 5, November, 1987.

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