Leya Evelyn

Leya Evelyn
Born	1937 Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Brown University; Yale University
Style	Abstract artist
Elected	Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (2011)
Website	leyaevelyn.com

Leya Evelyn (RCA) is a Canadian artist.

Life and work

Born in Washington, DC, Evelyn attended Brown University and Yale University (studying under Josef Albers).^[1] She emigrated to Nova Scotia in the 1980s.^[2] She is noted for her abstract art integrating pieces of photographs.^[3] Evelyn teaches at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.^[1] She was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2011.^[4] Her paintings are shown by galleries in Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, San Francisco, New York, Switzerland and Denmark.^[5]

References

1. "Leya Evelyn". Visual Arts Nova Scotia. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
2. "Leya Evelyn". Secord Gallery. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
3. "Leya Evelyn". Vanguard. 1987. p. 42.
4. "New Members" (PDF). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Leya Evelyn". Retrieved March 11, 2015.