History in Every Face
At The Canadian Portrait Academy, we practice, appreciate, educate, and give exposure to portrait artists across Canada and around the world!
PUTTING A FACE TO OUR NATION
CPA Annual Exhibition
CPA Annual Exhibition 29th Annual Exhibition
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Our Journey
Our Journey
The Canadian Portrait Academy was founded in 1997 as Canada's first professional arts organization to profile Canadian portrait artists. Not until then had an organization in our nation existed featuring only portrait artists. Some of the leading Canadian artists who lent their names and expertise to the founding of the CPA included Leo Mol, Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Cleeve Horne, Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook, Myfanwy Pavelic, among others. With the energy of an emerging artist Christian Corbet, the CPA launched its first Exhibition in 1998 in Vancouver. Lauded by the late Governor General Romeo Leblanc and praised by curator Joan Murray the CPA exhibited a broad cross section of portrait styles and mediums spanning many decades. It was a true success!
For over two decades, the CPA has generated both public and private exhibitions, commissions, secured artists works into collections and even worked with Buckingham Palace and other major institutions worldwide.
Arts estates are important both personally, historically, and financially. The CPA can assist in directing sound suggestions and advice for artists and/or their families on how to distribute contents in a wise and methodical manner ensuring legacy of the artist and thier intellectual properties. Whether it be tools, molds, or even the art works themselves the CPA can assist in placing objects into the best hands, Message us today for more information.
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Essays on our Founders
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Honourary Academicians
