SYLVIA GARAY
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SOLD
"Spatterdock"
18 x 24
Watercolour
$575.00
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"Pansies"
9 x 12
Watercolour
$325.00 |
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"Bouquet with Peonies"
18 x 24
Watercolour
$575.00 |
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"Floral Fancies"
18 x 24
Watercolour
$575.00
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BIOGRAPHY
Sylvia Garay believes that an artist's painting reflects his/her past life. Whatever
she experiences is assimilated into her work. This philosophy is part of a more and more
widely held view that life and art are inseparable.
Sylvia Garay's work is largely influenced by the natural world and its colours, rhythms
and underlying abstract patterns. Painting and working in her garden is a continuing
challenge and joy and attests to the belief that art and life are inseparable.
Born in British Columbia, Garay has studied and painted in Victoria, Halifax, Ottawa and
the United Kingdom. She taught painting for several years in Halifax and Ottawa.
EDUCATION
Honours degree in Visual Arts, University of Ottawa, 1978, with further studies in Art
History. Attended Goldsmith's College of Art, Portsmourth College of Art and Highbury
Technical College (A Levels), including A-Level Art, in England. Attended seminars and art
classes in Halifax, N.S., (Ten Mile House); Victoria, B.C. (Art Gallery of Victoria) as
well as the Mary Schneider School of Art at Actinolite, Ontario, during several summers.
EXHIBITS
GROUP SHOWS
- Calgary, Alberta: Il Peretz School "A Canadian Collection" 1978 through 1984;
Gallery Red.
- Halifax, N.S.: Nova Scotia Society of Artists, 1967; Ten Mile House Gallery, 1970-71;
Emberly Galleries.
- Ottawa, Ontario: Art Lending of Ottawa; Bells Corners Arts League; "Aquamedia"
group exhibits 1980 through 1989; Ottawa Watercolour Society juried exhibitions 1980 -
1988. Aries Art Gallery, Braam Gallery, Gallery 200.
- Gloucester, Ontario: Rothwell Gallery.
- Kanata, Ontario: Arteca Gallery.
- Perth, Ontario: Avis' Art Gallery.
- Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, Nathan Phillips Square, 1982 - 1986.
- Tweed: Studio 737
- Westport: Rideau Valley Fine Arts Festival 1991 - 1994
ONE PERSON SHOWS
- Ottawa Little Theatre, 1980
- Cantakron, Mont Ste. Marie, Quebec, 1981
- Nepean Visual Arts Centre, Nepean, Ontario, 1978-82, 1986
- Greenbank Gallery, 1984, 1986
- Rothwell Gallery, Gloucester, Ontario, 1987
- Arteca Gallery, Kanata, Ontario, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
AWARDS
- First Prize, Watercolour, Canadian Armed Forces Centennial Exhibition
- Second Prize, Fine Arts (watercolour), Bells Corners Arts League Clothesline Fair 1976,
1982 and 1989, First Prize, 1984, First Prize, Mixed Media, Bells Corners Arts League
- Members' Night, 1978, 1981 and 1984; Second Prize 1983, 1985 and 1986, First Prize,
Acrylics, Huronia Festival of the Arts, Barrie, Ontario, 1983
- First Prize, Mixed Media, Bells Corners Arts League Members Night, 1978, 1981, 1984
- First Prize, Bells Corners Arts League Clothesline Fair 1984
- First Prize, Acrylics, Huronia Festival of the Arts, 1983
- First Prize, Nepean Fine Arts League, Art Fair 1995
- Best Floral Painting (People's Choice) Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts 1997
AFFILIATIONS
Art Lending of Ottawa; Bells Corners Arts League, Fellowof the Ottawa Watercolour Society;
CARO
© 2001 Sylvia Garay
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