Phil Alain
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Phil Alain is a Canadian
painter.
Phil Alain began his art career at the age of 13 in St. Albert, Alberta
Canada when his artwork was featured as the full cover image of the Can West publication - The Edmonton Journal.
Alain took correspondence courses in art from the Minneapolis, Minnesota Art Instruction School at the age of 15. In 1988-90 Alain attended the University of Alberta
in the B.F.A. program. In 1992 Alain received a scholarship to carry on his studies in Grande Prairie, Alberta
at the Grande Prairie Regional College in the Fine Arts Program.
In 1997 after years of solo gallery showings and various group shows Alain created his own arts event called Night of Artists http://www.NightofArtists.com http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2003/04/14/night140403.html. It began as a solo show featuring new works by Alain and live music. In 2003 Alain expanded the show across western Canada and not only showcased his own work but also the work of over 70 artists across Canada. In 2005 Alain again expanded the show across Canada. It is now an annual arts events in many Canadian cities.
In 2003, Alain founded "NOA magazine", the national arts magazine for Night of Artists. This magazine has a distribution base of 10,000 issues annually. http://www.NightofArtists.com
Alain has had international attention with his art projects including the collaborative "Lewis Lavoie's Mural Mosaic project http://www.muralmosaic.com http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2004/05/03/mural20040503.html which he co-produces with Lewis Lavoie and Paul Lavoie.
Alain along with mural designer Lewis Lavoie and co-producer Paul Lavoie were special guests of Queen Elizabeth II
at the Royal Visit in Edmonton, Alberta as they presented the mural to Her Majesty the Queen.
The website www.muralmosaic.com is considered one of the highest traffic art websites in the world with over 23 million visitors from September 2007 - December 2008.
Participants in the murals include Robert Bateman, The Barenaked Ladies Kevin Hearn, The David Letterman Late show Orchestra's Felicia Collins, William Shatner, Bill Lishman, Premier Ralph Klein and Premier Lorne Calvert to name a few.
Alain was commissioned to create a mural for NHL Hall of Famer legend Grant Fuhr from the Edmonton Oilers for the city of Spruce Grove.
Alain has also designed three record covers for world champion quartet REALTIME,http://www.realtimequartet.com/index.php World Champion Chorus- Lions Gate http://www.lionsgatechorus.ca/ and two record covers for Blues record Label RUF RECORDS. The first a compilation titled Blues Guitar Women by Sue Foley http://www.rufrecords.de/catalogue/1110_various-blues-guitar-women.html the second is the RUF Anthology.http://www.rufrecords.de/catalogue/1121_ruf-sampler-ruf-records-anthology-12-years-of-where-blues-crosses.html
Alain also directed the Guitar Women shows across Canada from 2004-2007 based around the Sue Foley Guitar Woman book project and also was the designer of the Guitar Woman Logo- http://www.guitarwoman.com.
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
painter.
Phil Alain began his art career at the age of 13 in St. Albert, Alberta
St. Albert, Alberta
St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St...
Canada when his artwork was featured as the full cover image of the Can West publication - The Edmonton Journal.
Alain took correspondence courses in art from the Minneapolis, Minnesota Art Instruction School at the age of 15. In 1988-90 Alain attended the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
in the B.F.A. program. In 1992 Alain received a scholarship to carry on his studies in Grande Prairie, Alberta
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No...
at the Grande Prairie Regional College in the Fine Arts Program.
In 1997 after years of solo gallery showings and various group shows Alain created his own arts event called Night of Artists http://www.NightofArtists.com http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2003/04/14/night140403.html. It began as a solo show featuring new works by Alain and live music. In 2003 Alain expanded the show across western Canada and not only showcased his own work but also the work of over 70 artists across Canada. In 2005 Alain again expanded the show across Canada. It is now an annual arts events in many Canadian cities.
In 2003, Alain founded "NOA magazine", the national arts magazine for Night of Artists. This magazine has a distribution base of 10,000 issues annually. http://www.NightofArtists.com
Alain has had international attention with his art projects including the collaborative "Lewis Lavoie's Mural Mosaic project http://www.muralmosaic.com http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2004/05/03/mural20040503.html which he co-produces with Lewis Lavoie and Paul Lavoie.
Alain along with mural designer Lewis Lavoie and co-producer Paul Lavoie were special guests of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
at the Royal Visit in Edmonton, Alberta as they presented the mural to Her Majesty the Queen.
The website www.muralmosaic.com is considered one of the highest traffic art websites in the world with over 23 million visitors from September 2007 - December 2008.
Participants in the murals include Robert Bateman, The Barenaked Ladies Kevin Hearn, The David Letterman Late show Orchestra's Felicia Collins, William Shatner, Bill Lishman, Premier Ralph Klein and Premier Lorne Calvert to name a few.
Alain was commissioned to create a mural for NHL Hall of Famer legend Grant Fuhr from the Edmonton Oilers for the city of Spruce Grove.
Alain has also designed three record covers for world champion quartet REALTIME,http://www.realtimequartet.com/index.php World Champion Chorus- Lions Gate http://www.lionsgatechorus.ca/ and two record covers for Blues record Label RUF RECORDS. The first a compilation titled Blues Guitar Women by Sue Foley http://www.rufrecords.de/catalogue/1110_various-blues-guitar-women.html the second is the RUF Anthology.http://www.rufrecords.de/catalogue/1121_ruf-sampler-ruf-records-anthology-12-years-of-where-blues-crosses.html
Alain also directed the Guitar Women shows across Canada from 2004-2007 based around the Sue Foley Guitar Woman book project and also was the designer of the Guitar Woman Logo- http://www.guitarwoman.com.
http://www.citytv.com/edmonton/yourcity_48723.aspx
http://www.lakelandcollege.ca/featurestories/feature07060702.aspx
http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/columnists/story.html?id=3b6c9c59-0762-456b-bdf6-88c1b5c67313
http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/columnists/story.html?id=3b6c9c59-0762-456b-bdf6-88c1b5c67313
http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=0f51e707-8091-4c41-839d-64bb69c789e9
http://www.thekansan.com/archive/x2031784281/Lewis-taking-part-in-art-project
http://www.lakelandcollege.ca/featurestories/feature07060702.aspx