Marlene Creates
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Marlene Creates is a Canadian artist currently living in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland
. Creates studied visual arts
at Queen's University
, then lived in Ottawa
for twelve years, moving to Newfoundland in 1985.
A major theme of her work is the relationship between human beings and the land. Her work has been shown in over 200 exhibitions across the world.
In 2001 Creates was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. Creates studied visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
at Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, then lived in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
for twelve years, moving to Newfoundland in 1985.
A major theme of her work is the relationship between human beings and the land. Her work has been shown in over 200 exhibitions across the world.
In 2001 Creates was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts is a Canadian arts-related institution founded in 1880, under the patronage of the Governor General of Canada, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne. Canadian landscape painter Homer Watson was a member and president of the Academy...
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