Leya Evelyn
Leya Evelyn (RCA) is a Canadian artist.
Leya Evelyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Brown University; Yale University |
| Style | Abstract artist |
| Elected | Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (2011) |
| Website | leyaevelyn |
Life and work
Born in Washington, DC, Evelyn attended Brown University and Yale University (studying under Josef Albers).[1] She emigrated to Nova Scotia in the 1980s.[2] She is noted for her abstract art integrating pieces of photographs.[3] Evelyn teaches at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.[1] She was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2011.[4] Her paintings are shown by galleries in Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, San Francisco, New York, Switzerland and Denmark.[5]
References
- "Leya Evelyn". Visual Arts Nova Scotia. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- "Leya Evelyn". Secord Gallery. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- "Leya Evelyn". Vanguard. 1987. p. 42.
- "New Members" (PDF). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
- "Leya Evelyn". Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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