Artists' Profiles
STEPHAN BELL
Austrian born, he studied
art in Toronto and spent a number of years in illustrating and production
positions before undertaking freelance assignments and opening his own
studio. He has produced many commercial and advertising projects and
designed greeting cards, books, and magazines. Bell is noted for Canada`s
largest mixed-subject mural, in Creston, British Columbia. He resides
in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
NEIL BLACKWELL
Neil studied at the Slade
School of Art in his native London, England, and moved to Canada in
1958. A versatile artist, Neil is at home with a wide range of subject
matter. In his earlier days, he painted in a renaissance style of the
great masters, and was an accomplished portraitist. However his unique
ability to capture wildlife in its natural habitat soon made him one
of the most sought-after wildlife artists in North America.
ROBIN BURGESSE
Robin was born in Arvida,
Quebec, but spent much of his life in the Pembroke area. At the age
of 18, he began his career as a professional artist when he was commissioned
to paint a billboard for Renfrew County Coach Lines. After a stint in
Toronto, Ontario, he returned to Pembroke and worked as a designer for
Eddy Match and for Canadian Forces Base Petawawa. Generally self-taught,
Robin returned to school in his early thirties to study art and graduated
with honours.
CRAIG CAMPBELL
Craig, a resident of Perth,
Ontario, is internationally known for his realistic paintings of Canada,
especially for a series of paintings of Ontario railroad stations and
steam engines; in fact, his first job after graduating from high school
was as an office boy for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Campbell has
won 22 artistic merit awards over the years: his paintings are in great
demand by galleries, corporations, and private collectors.
RANDY CHESTER
Randy was born in Germany
in 1956 and attended Concordia University, where he obtained a degree
in Fine Arts. His first mural was in Montreal, on a building since demolished,
but he has done other murals in Quebec City, Quebec and St. Foy, Quebec.
He uses all art forms and media in his works. Randy lives in Pembroke
and is a teacher`s aide and art teacher in nearby Chapeau, Quebec.
ROBERT GARNEAU
Rob Garneau is Pembroke Heritage
Mural`s youngest artist, born in 1970. He attended high school in Kapuskasing,
Ontario and Pembroke, and he is currently enrolled in Fine Arts at the
University of Waterloo, Ontario. The first mural he painted depicted
four sports scenes for a sports bar in Pembroke. Rob assisted mural
artist Robin Burgesse in 1990, and he worked with Pierre Hardy in 1991
before undertaking his own mural in the same year.
PIERRE HARDY
Pierre was born in Ottawa,
Ontario in 1961 and studied Fine Arts at the University of Quebec in
Hull, Quebec. After painting his first mural in his parent`s basement,
Pierre has continued to paint murals full-time since 1984 and has over
40 murals to his credit. He has created murals on walls, on panels,
out of tiles, and in other media and has won the Elizabeth Greenshields
Foundation Award for figurative painting two years in a row.
Visit his Web site at www.hardyart.com
DAVID YEATMAN
David was born and raised
in Ottawa, Ontario and now lives in Aylmer, Quebec. He started his artistic
career in the newspaper business as an advertising artist. David is
currently painting murals across Canada, and most recently completed
work for a large restaurant chain.
JOHN ELLENBERGER
John was born in Renfrew,
Ontario but moved away at a young age because of his father`s military
career. He returned to this area for high school. John attended Sheridan
College in Oakville and graduated from a commercial arts course at Assinaboine
College in Manitoba. A multi-media artist, John has produced many award-winning
products. He is now co-owner of Little John`s Custom Painting in Garson,
Ontario
MARILLYN SAFFERY
Marillyn was born in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. She received a BA in Fine Arts from the University
of the Witwatersand in Johannesburg. After travelling extensively, Marillyn
moved to Canada in 1970, and now resides in Cobden, Ontario with her
husband and children. Marillyn is currently teaching art at the Pembroke
Christian School and is well known in the area for her set designs for
local theater productions.
KAROLE MAROIS
Karole received her Fine Arts degree from the
Ontario College of Art, Toronto in 1979. She was selected to study in
the College's off-campus program in Florence and remained after graduation
to study at the Fine Arts Academy of Florence, Italy. Marois is an accomplished
Artist with numerous exhibitions and commissions to her credit including
Parks Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, and Heritage Canada. She
now lives in Hull, Quebec.
