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Leonard James Gibbs BIOGRAPHY
1929 Cranbrook, British Columbia - 2010. Known for: Landscape, child figure and marine painting.
"Len Gibbs ( Leonard James Gibbs) was born in Cranbrook B.C. in 1929, and lives in Victoria. Len was a commercial artist and became the Creative director for the James Lovick Advertising agency in... Read full biography
"Len Gibbs ( Leonard James Gibbs) was born in Cranbrook B.C. in 1929, and lives in Victoria. Len was a commercial artist and became the Creative director for the James Lovick Advertising agency in Edmonton, Alberta. During those years he continued to pursue his fine art career and his paintings... Read full biography
"Len Gibbs ( Leonard James Gibbs) was born in Cranbrook B.C. in 1929, and lives in Victoria. Len was a commercial artist and became the Creative director for the James Lovick Advertising agency in Edmonton, Alberta. During those years he continued to pursue his fine art career and his paintings steadily gained such acceptance that at the age of 39 he left the business world to devote his full time to painting. In November 1968, Len Gibbs had his first solo exhibition at the Alex Fraser Gallery... Read full biography
"Len Gibbs ( Leonard James Gibbs) was born in Cranbrook B.C. in 1929, and lives in Victoria. Len was a commercial artist and became the Creative director for the James Lovick Advertising agency in Edmonton, Alberta. During those years he continued to pursue his fine art career and his paintings steadily gained such acceptance that at the age of 39 he left the business world to devote his full time to painting. In November 1968, Len Gibbs had his first solo exhibition at the Alex Fraser Gallery in Vancouver that sold out in the first day. Len has exhibited in Europe, Canada and the USA. Subsequent Exhibitions in 1986 and 1987 were successful. In 1983, Len was named an honorary citizen of in recognition of his contribution to the visual arts... Read full biography
"Len Gibbs ( Leonard James Gibbs) was born in Cranbrook B.C. in 1929, and lives in Victoria. Len was a commercial artist and became the Creative director for the James Lovick Advertising agency in Edmonton, Alberta. During those years he continued to pursue his fine art career and his paintings steadily gained such acceptance that at the age of 39 he left the business world to devote his full time to painting. In November 1968, Len Gibbs had his first solo exhibition at the Alex Fraser Gallery in Vancouver that sold out in the first day. Len has exhibited in Europe, Canada and the USA. Subsequent Exhibitions in 1986 and 1987 were successful. In 1983, Len was named an honorary citizen of in recognition of his contribution to the visual arts in Alberta, and in 198, he was named Honorary Citizen of Victoria. Len specializes in acrylic medium. He is known for... Read full biography
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"Len Gibbs ( Leonard James Gibbs) was born in Cranbrook B.C. in 1929, and lives in Victoria. Len was a commercial artist and became the Creative director for the James Lovick Advertising agency in Edmonton, Alberta. During those years he continued to pursue his fine art career and his paintings steadily gained such acceptance that at the age of 39 he left the business world to devote his full time to painting.
In November 1968, Len Gibbs had his first solo exhibition at the Alex Fraser Gallery in Vancouver that sold out in the first day. Len has exhibited in Europe, Canada and the USA. Subsequent Exhibitions in 1986 and 1987 were successful. In 1983, Len was named an honorary citizen of in recognition of his contrib...But wait, there's more...
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