Leya Evelyn

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Leya Evelyn
Born1937 (age 88–89)
Washington, D.C., United States
Education Brown University; Yale University
Style Abstract artist
Elected Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (2011)
Website leyaevelyn.com

Leya Evelyn ( RCA ) is a Canadian artist.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leya Evelyn". Visual Arts Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Leya Evelyn". Secord Gallery. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Leya Evelyn". Vanguard. 1987. p. 42. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Members" (PDF). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Leya Evelyn". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

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