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Username: AllanO
Member Since: June 2009
Member Since: June 2009
Ajax, Ontario Canada
Allan O'Marra has been painting and exhibiting in solo and group shows since 1971 primarily in the Greater Toronto area of the Canadian province of Ontario. He puts shows together with specific themes, i.e.: 'The Joy of Falling' (2004), 'Family Reuni... more
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| Gender: | Male |
| Artist Statement: | Allan O'Marra has been painting and exhibiting in solo and group shows since 1971 primarily in the Greater Toronto area of the Canadian province of Ontario. He puts shows together with specific themes, i.e.: 'The Joy of Falling' (2004), 'Family Reunion' (2006), 'Moments of Awakening (2007), 'My Landscapes' (2010) and a show with his daughter, Emily, titled 'O"MARRA SQUARED', shown in October 2010. He is working on a series of paintings he is calling 'The Ties That Bind'. He works primarily in oils. |
| Education: | Graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design University (1971) and the Transpersonal Therapy Centre of Toronto (2004) |
| Awards & Distinctions: | Numerous juried show awards, including Best Oils, 2nd in Oils and Best in Show at the 2011 Oshawa Art Association show at the McGlaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario. |
| Professional/Teaching Experience: | Teacher with the Durham Region (Ontario) Board of Education ArtsSmarts (artists in the schools) Program. Teacher (basic art to 3 levels of children) at the Pickering Recreation(Ontario) Centre. Volunteer art instructor at the Ontario Shores Mental Health Center since July 2009. Art columnist for the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser. Art jurist. Volunteer associate curator for the Gallery at Ontario Shores Mental Health Centre, Whitby, Ontario. |
| Exhibitions: | 28 solo shows and more than 40 group shows over the past 40 years. |
| Artistic Influences: | Salvador Dali, Maurits Escher, David Hockney, Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish, Jack Chambers |
| Artist Tags: | oil painting, landscapes, figurative, portraits, allegory |
