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Alan Bain

Biography

Training

Audrey's foray into the art world began at an early age when she was awarded a scholarship, in high school, to the Nova Scotia College of Art. Some of her earliest studies were with Owen Chicquin, a teacher at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

She continued her studies with these well known artists:

Paul's House

Tom Cayley, Doone School of Fine Arts
Alexander Millar, Schneider School of Fine Arts
Danis Meizajs,O.C.A., Madawaska School of Fine Art
Jack Reid CSPWC,.
Robert Hyndman, Larry Halpin, full semesters, Ottawa Municipal Art Centre

In 1982, she graduated with distinction from the Visual and Creative Arts program at St. Lawrence College in Cornwall.

As an artist always wanting to learn, she has continued her studies with the following:

Queensboro Spring Barns

Printmaking with Robin Wall
Portraiture at the Sadie Bronfman center in Montreal
Figure study at the Ottawa School of Art,
Oil painting and figure study at the Thousand Islands Summer School of Art
Figure painting with Andrea Green at St. Lawrence College, Brockville.
Acrylic painting with Carol Barns, St. Lawrence College, Brockville
Oil landscape with Doug Purdon, Bridgewater

Career

Other artistic endeavours included:

Operating the Country Studio with two other artists and the Corner Gallery in Morrisburg.
From 1970 to 1976, taught regular leisure courses in Oil Painting for St. Lawrence College
Gallery Director for the Cornwall Regional Art Gallery from 1983 to 1992.

Winter Barns

As Director she was responsible for the administration and artistic direction of the gallery. She instituted regular juried exhibitions, a Gallery Shoppe, Art in Public Spaces, regular Newsletters, Classes and exhibitions in co-operation with local school boards and regular adult classes, workshops and art related activities.

She has retired and is working to further develop her art. Presently she shares the operation of Winddrift Gallery and Studio with her artist husband Alan.

Associations:

Ottawa Watercolour Society
East Central Ontario Art Association
Visual Artists of Gananoque (Gallery)
Focus Art Group
South Grenville Guild of Fine Art
Ottawa Art Lending
Cornwall Regional Art Gallery
Apples and Art Tour (Cornwall)
St. Lawrence College Fine Arts Alumni
Ottawa Art Association
Nepean Fine Art League

Charities supported:

United Way (Brockville)(Cornwall)
Encore for Seniors (Cornwall)
Lutheran Church of Canada

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