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Lionel Stevenson
Box 2765
Charlottetown

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Web: www.cameraart.ca

An artist of Queens County.

Biography

1977-present • Owner and proprietor of Camera Art Limited, a business founded in 1978 to do commercial photography and advertising design. 1984-1985 • University of P.E.I.: “Elders of the Island”- silver print photographs of thirty elderly people who have made significant contributions to their communities. The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography bought and toured this work for several years. 1980-1982 • With architect Scott Smith, created books; “Historic Churches of P.E.I.”, 1990, Boston Mills Press, “Historic houses of P.E.I.”, 1990, Boston Mills Press. “A Light in the Field”, 1990, Goose Lane Editions • Produced a book,“The Island” - exploring the land as it forms the character of Islanders. 1977 • Completed a documentary study of life in P.E.I. It was exhibited at Confederation Centre Art Gallery. 1969 • Carleton University, Ottawa. - Set up photography school in School of Architecture. 1968-1969 • Studied with Berenice Abbott in Maine, U.S.A. 1961-1968 • Worked at commercial photography in Toronto. Awards 1984 • Art Direction Magazine, New York. - Award for Poster, "Discover an Island", promoting P.E.I. tourism. 1967 • Canadian Professional Photographer of the Year. Major Art Projects With partner, Terry Dunton Stevenson • Cultural Connections, Ottawa.“Children of the Wind” • “Our Island Home” interpretive exhibit, Gateway Village, Borden-Carleton, P.E.I., 1997 • Miminegash Irish Moss Interpretive Centre exhibit design fabrication & install, 1993 • Green Gables Post Office and Museum, Cavendish, P.E.I., "Sincerely Yours, L. M. Montgomery" exhibit. Solo Exhibitions • “Elders of the Island”, Travelling to various Canadian galleries, 1988-1992 • Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown. 1986, 1973 • Baldwin St. Gallery, Toronto. 1971 • Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown. 1968 • Expo '67 Montreal, Canadian Pavilion. 1967 • Hart House, University of Toronto. 1964 Group Exhibitions • Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown. 1996 • Great George St. Gallery, Charlottetown. 1978-1984 • Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown. 1978-1984 Publications • “Elders of the Island”-Ragweed Press. 1985 • “The Island”-Ragweed Press. 1981 Collections • Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography • Canada Council Art Bank • Confederation Centre of the Arts • Private collections

Education & Training

1961-1968
• Worked at commercial photography with Bert Bell in Toronto.

1968-1969
• Studied with Berenice Abbott in Maine, U.S.A. She is regarded as the dean of American photography. Exposure to her work and her art collection has been the strongest influence on my work.

Travel-

Our travels are working holidays. We research museum design, and study art. We have been to the world's major museums, as well as over thirty World Heritage Sites.

We have been to Europe five times, visiting Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Greece. We visit New York and its museums regularly.

I speak English, French and Italian, with a little Greek and Spanish.

I have studied Dante Alighieri's “Divine Comedy” in the original Italian, French literature in the original, as well as some Spanish writing in the original language. Will Durant's eleven volume History of Civilization is an ongoing study.

Together with our experience in art, our studies have contributed greatly in enabling us to bring depth and world-class perspectives to work in our home province.

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Teaching, ArtsSmarts, Studio Visits

Teaching

Lionel Stevenson does offer to teach. Please contact using the information provided above.

ArtsSmarts

Lionel Stevenson is interested in ArtsSmarts opportunities. Teachers should contact this artist using the information provided above.

Studio Visits: Yes, By Appointment.