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Shayna Laing (NFS) |
PLACE OF BIRTH
EDUCATION
- Ecole des Beaux Arts de Montreal; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Sculpture)
- Studio Salette, Montreal, Instituto San Miguel, Mexico (Research)
CAREER
- Professional experience is divided into 2 distinctive and related areas.
- 1.) Artistic career
- 2.) Art Market career (dealer/consultant)
ARTISTIC CAREER
- Member of Society of Canadian Artists since 1974.
- Numerous group exhibitions with the S.C.A.
- 16 Solo exhibitions, including Montreal, Toronto, Mexico, France, London & New York.
- Among many private and corporate collections.
- Art Teacher for hearing impaired children with the Protestant School Board of Montreal.
- Owner of "Shayna Laing School of Art for Children" (integration of handicapped children with regular students)
- Columnist "Art Forum" Montreal, Suburban Newspaper.
- Volunteer / Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts, Art Sales & Rental.
- Curator of "Art Programs & Projects" at the Le Centre des Femmes Montreal.
- Owner and operator of "Chroma Visual Art Centre" A school of fine arts, dedicated to encouraging creative and artistic growth to a diverse group of students, adults, youths, and children.
- Online Portfolio
PUBLISHED ARTICLES & REFERENCES RELATED TO ARTISTIC CAREER
- Les Beaux Arts, La Presse, Claude Jasmin
- Shayna Laing, Montreal Gazette, Dorothy Pfeiffer
- Dans les Galeries, Le Devoir, Laurent Lamy
- Bnua, Athens, Greece Etoc "B"
- Art Gallery Visitor's East, John de Caro, New York, N.Y.
- Woman to Woman, Francis Golt
- "Painter and her Imagination", Laureen Hicks
- An Unusual and Distinctive Collection" Yamaska News
- Shayna Laing, "Down From Olympus" Rea Montbizon
- "Artist", New York Gallery, Sheila Arnopoulos, Montreal Gazette
- "Art Profile" Alex Mogelon, California/Montrealer
- Les Courrier des Arts, Shayna Laing at Galerie Weiner, New York, N.Y.
- "Dual Reaction to Laing, Virginia Lambe
- "Accomplished Artist" Michael Ballantyne
- 50 Painters of Quebec, Volume 2
- Drawing with Pencils, Van Nostrand Reinhold U.S.A. published in 1970
- Drawing with Ink, Van Nostrand, Reinhold, U.S.A.
- Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume 3
- Art Programming film for CBC Pilot Project
- Canadian Artists in Exhibition, Roundstone Council for the Arts
- Permanent Slide Collection, Vancouver Art Gallery
- "Artist's Haven" Sophie Babocci, Toronto
- "Humour & Surrealism" John Fitzgeral
- "The Girl In The Dark Brown Stockings" Poetry and illustrations by Shayna Laing
WORKS IN CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
- W.F. Shaver Co. New York N.Y.
- Hartford Foundation Corp. N.Y.
- C.Itoh Co., Tokyo Japan
- McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ont.
- Glenbow Foundation, Calgary, Alberta
- Nobuku Shikiani, Nippon Broadcasting Corp. Osaka, Japan
- Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal
- El Embajador De Venezuela, Antonio Arauya
- General Foods, Mexico
ART MARKET CAREER
1976-1982
- Director of Art Agency in Montreal, responsible for Canada-wide sales for Fidelity Arts of California, a major publisher and distributor of original graphics worldwide.
1982-1992
- Co-owner of Galerie Altinian-Laing Inc. Publishers and Distributors of works by Canadian and International Artists.
1992 to-date
- Art Consultant to Collectors, Interior Designers, and Architects, for integration of Art into working and living space.
- Freelance art columnist for local publications.
- Public speaker and lecturer for corporate groups
- Corporate group "Art Tours"
VOLUNTEER WORK
- Volunteer/ Women's Shelter, Montreal
- Volunteer/ The Missing Childrens Network Canada
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