Don Li-Leger
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| Died | 26 April 2019 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canada |
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| Spouse(s) | Cora Li-Leger |
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Don Li-Leger was a Canadian painter, videographer, and environmental arts organizer from South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.[1]. His early work is characterized by realistic portrayal of wildlife.[2][3] His more recent work focused on abstract oil painting. He died on April 26, 2019.[4]
Don and his wife Cora Li-Leger, were honoured as Surrey Civic Treasures in 2015,[5] and they won the 2018 Social Innovation Award for Innovation in Community with their project, the Plot.[6][7]
He regularly collaborated with artist and curator, Zheng Shengtian, on several projects.[8] Notably in 2014, they produced a 43 minute video interview of the artist Ai Weiwei.[9]
Li-Leger Trained at Vancouver School of Art, Simon Fraser University, and the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts (Alberta, Canada).[3]
His paintings and videography have been exhibited at Surrey Art Gallery [10], the Belkin Art Gallery[11] in Vancouver, British Columbia.
References
- ↑ "Inside/Out: Convergences of Practice and Community". Sofia Collective.
- ↑ "Don Li-Leger - Biography". www.aceswebworld.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Prokop, Carol (2004). Don Li-Leger: Great Blue Heron. Surrey Art Gallery. p. 9.
- ↑ "South Surrey Artist Remembered as 'gentle genius'". Peace Arch News. May 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Surrey Civic Treasures Recipients: Don and Cora Li-Leger".
- ↑ "The PLOT thickens at a new 'community sharing garden' in Newton". Surrey Now-Leader. June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Surrey Announces Winners of Inagural Social Innovation Awards". City of Surrey.
- ↑ "Heart to Heart: An Interview Project with Chinese Artists". R Space Gallery.
- ↑ Biennale, Vancouver (December 8, 2014). "Ai Weiwei Talks About His Father In Exile" – via Vimeo.
- ↑ Surrey, City of. "Don Li-Leger: Counting the Steps to the Sun". www.surrey.ca.
- ↑ "Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993". Belkin Art Gallery.
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