She was predeceased by her former husband Alan Rodger, and her beloved partner Theo Bos.
Growing up in Calgary, Elsbeth became a brilliant visual artist. She graduated from the Edinburgh College of Art, and subsequently taught drawing and painting at the Alberta College of Art as well as the Victoria College of Art.
With her intense interest in figurative representation, she augmented her fine art education with studies in medical illustration at the Ontario College of Art and Design, and forensic art at Colorado State University.
In her earlier years, Elsbeth was also a formidable pianist, winning First Prize in the CBC’s national “Young Performers’ Competition” with a brilliant performance of Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto in Montreal.
A soft-spoken, private person, Elsbeth won the hearts and minds of many through her refined and powerful art. A retrospective show took place in June, 2019 at the Visual Space gallery in Vancouver.
She leaves behind her sister Jane (George) and brother Stephen, as well as nieces Beth (Andrew) and Caitlin, and her cousins from the Goodall family.
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