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Mr. Edwards started his professional career in Waterloo after he graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Queen’s University. He graduated with degrees of Arts and Sciences specializing in Computer Science. He was chairman of the Artists Association in Kungsängen, Sweden for 10 years since 1984. He painted and taught extensively in water color, oil and acrylic, in the discipline of landscape, portrait and abstract. He returned to Canada in 1994. Since then, he had numerous art exhibitions all around Toronto, too many to list them here, also, he was a prized speaker in multiple conferences and published books and poetry works.
Recently represented at:
- Artisans at Work, 2071 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON
- Ritchie Gallery – 1965 Yonge St, Toronto, ON
- Spectrum Gallery, 991 Kingston Rd, Toronto, ON
- Areej Gallery, 2640 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON
- Super Wonder Gallery, 876 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON
- Juried shows at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, ON
- Shown at Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, ON
- International Gallery Of The Arts (IGOA) March, 2017 “Luminosity Art Contest”.
- Various “Art Battles” in Toronto.
- Photography exhibit at Connections Gallery – Urban Photography
Speaking engagements at:
- Art teacher in Sweden – Weekly evening course on Oil Painting, composition, etc.
- Interview in local Swedish newspaper on my art and approach.
- Regular speaker at Toronto Yanxin Qigong Cultural Centre
- Invited speaker at the Canada-Sichuan Earthquake Relief Charity event, Nathan Phillips Square, 2008.
- Toastmasters international
Writings
- Published book of my daily portraits of Toronto Subway riders “Subway Sketches” 2016.
- Published Book of Urban Photography, 2016
- Blog on daily drawing
- Various works of poetry
- Dedication to Sichuan Earthquake 2008 – “Bridge the Gap in Culture, Language and Geography” in Book “To Sichuan with Love from Canada”.
David is a versatile, insightful artist. He loves life, his country, and advocates peace. His love for arts is fully reflected in his works.
You can see his works at www.sdavidedwards.com. |
