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 Frank Leung

BIOGRAPHY   &  CREDENTIALS

 

1) UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE             GRADUATION

  • Ontario College Diploma, Algonquin College, Concept Art and Illustrations 2015

  • Basic Spanish Language Diploma, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain 1997

  • Master of Library Science, University of Western Ontario, London Ontario 1980

  • Bachelor of Art (French ), Université Laval, Quebec City 1979

  • Bachelor of Science (Biology), University of Victoria, Victoria B.C. 1977

 

2) WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 16 years as Instructor of drawing and painting in Art Studio Continue to pursue professional career in the education, art and entertainment sector

  • Concept artist for 6 stage drama & multimedia productions - Emmanual Alliance Church 2015-2019

  • Senior Systems Librarian, over 30 years in Informatio Technology, Quality Insurance and Project Management, Library and Archives Canada

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3) EDUCATION,  AWARDS  AND  ACHIEVEMENTS  IN  VISUAL  ARTS 

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  • Professional art endeavors: ex-president of two artists associations: Arteast and the National Capital Network of Sculptors; attended the International Sculptors Conference in Washington DC; organized professional talk series, arranged juried art exhibitions and education forums across the National Capital region with participation of Canadian and international artists, and under the auspices of 

  • the City of Ottawa, Ottawa School of Art, Embassy of Austria and Government of Ontario.

  • Awarded Government of Ontario 1992 Art Grant to commission one year multi-faceted community art project: Voices of the Community, National Capital Region, Ontario.

  • Illustrator, Dragon d'eau - calligraphy, Editions du Jours, Montreal 1975​

  • Youth art development: started studio art classes at the age of 4 under tutorship of renowned Chinese art master Mr. Lee Yu-Hong, Hong Kong; received awards and prizes in youth art competitions, city and international levels: age 10 (Movie: Born Free Art Competition), age 13 (Hong Kong Festival ), age 14 (Expo Osaka ); university art courses

 

4) TEACHING EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN

  • Art teacher for children ages 4-7, St. Joseph High School, Ottawa Catholic School Board 2009 - 2015

  • Private art classes for children and adults in home studio 2009- current

  • Organized sculpture and art workshops in multiple art promotion events in Ottawa 1990-1992

  • Conducted after school programme "Sing and Play in French" for children ages 3 to 7, Cedarhill Community Centre, Victoria BC, 1975

  • Taught as substitute teacher in Chinese Language classes, Victoria Chinese Public School, 1970-72

 

5)  LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Polyglot :

  • Cantonese,

  • Mandarin,

  • English,

  • French,

  • Spanish

  • Portuguese.

  • Basic German, Italian & Arabic. 

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