18.04.23 05:51 PM

Montreal artist Andris Leimanis’s exhibition “Between Water and Sky” amazes everybody with incredible landscapes. These intense coloured scenes inpire a sense of  joy and harmony. While these works hope to “reflect” the transcendence apparent in winding waters, they also hint at the possiblities, perhaps even the mysteries, just around the bend. Most importantly Leimanis’ artistry reveals the spiritual unity of humanity with life forces in subtle nuances and luminosity.YEAR AND PLACE OF BIRTH : 1938, city of Riga, country of Latvia.TRAINING: He holds an arts degree frome the Loyola College, Montreal (1974), and a master in arts from the Syracuse University, state of New York (1976).MEDIUM: Oil on canvas

CAREER: He lives and works in Montreal. He held solo exhibitions l’Atelier J. Luklacs (Montreal 1977 and 1979), Kar Gallery (Toronto 1980), Bernard Desroches Gallery (Montreal 1982, 1984, 1986 et 1988), Kaspar Gallery (Toronto 1984), etc. He also took part in the following group exhibitions: Salon national des Galeries d’Art de Montréal (1983 and 1984). Salon de l’Épargne-Placement de Montréal (1984). « Montréal vu par les peintres » (Montreal City Hall 1984), Salon du Monde des Affaires (Montréal 1984), Galerie Frelighsburg (Quebec city 1986), Mount Stephen Club (Montreal 1987 and 1988), Laurier Museum (Arthabaska 1987), Salle Turdor (Ogilvy, Montréal 1988) and Bernard Desroches Gallery (Montreal 1988).COLLECTIONS: Lloyd’s Bank of Montreal, Mercantile Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Montreal, Birks of Montreal, Bombardier of Montreal, Labatt Breweries of Ontario, Cast of Toronto, Claridge House of Toronto, CP Air of Vancouver, Meagher’s Distilleries of Montreal, Dofasco of Hamilton, Esso of Toronto, Gordon Securities of Toronto, Westmount City Hall, Huskie Oil of Calgary, Hyundai of Corea, Imperial Oil of Toronto, McLeod Weir Young of Montreal, Steinberg of Montreal, Sun Life of Montreal, Texaco of Toronto, Royal Trust of Toronto