Glenn Lewis (artist)

Glenn Lewis
Born
Glenn Alun Lewis

1935 (age 88–89)
Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada
Education1961–64, Studied ceramics under Bernard Leach, St. Ives, Cornwall, England.

1958–59, Teaching Certificate, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

1954-58, Graduated with honours in painting, drawing and ceramics, Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design.)
Notable workAn Earthly Paradise Journey Through Nine Stages Image installation, 1970-ongoing. Installed at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Devonian Harbour Park, Vancouver, 2013.

Blue tape around City Block Video, 1969. Installed at Coal Harbour community centre, Vancouver, 2013; Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden, 2013; Camley Street Natural Park interpretive centre, London, 2012

I Won't Take Your Hand, Monsieur Manet, I Have Not Washed in Eight Days 2008
AwardsGovernor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (Video)

Glenn Lewis (born 1935) is a Canadian cross-disciplinary contemporary artist.[1][2] Lewis is also known by his adopted artistic persona Flakey Rrose Hip [sic].[3]

  1. ^ "The Artist As a Fraud: Glenn Lewis - The Geist Gallery". geist.brushd.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Glenn Lewis". Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Flakey the early works of Glenn Lewis" (PDF). The Polygon. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.