Olaf Schneider

Olaf Schneider (b.1964) is a husband, father of two, and grandfather of seven. He studied at the Ontario College of Art, Sheridan College and greatly inspired by mentor Ron Greig..In 1986, while painting large scale outdoor advertising billboards for Mediacom, he acquired a strong practical foundation that would become integral to his work today. For Olaf, each piece represents an intense exploration and refinement of his personal pictorial sensitivities, especially as they relate to beauty, form, light, and shade. Composition, color, and craftsmanship are all elements that become the building blocks of his work. Olaf is a prolific painter who is inspired by the power and diversity of the northern landscape, and anything that needs a "second look". An explorer by nature, he travels across North America and Europe to gain inspiration.. I am best known for my high realism style of painting. It has been extremely rewarding to be recognized and awarded with the highest honours for much of my work both in Canada, USA, Europe (France & Austria). My work can be found in private, corporate and museum collections such as the TD Bank collection, Sick Children’s Hospital (collections both in Toronto & Montreal), the Louvre in Paris. My tra...

Ontario college of Art and Design, Sheridan College.

Group Exhibitions

2024 Summer and Grace Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

2019 Colour and Form Society 67th Winner First Prize

2018 - 2022 Emma Butler Gallery, NFLD.

2019 - Jessel Gallery Napa, CA.

2017 - 2020 Rendezvous Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

2017 - Emma Butler Gallery, NFLD. Canada

2017 - Lovett's Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma

2006 - 2016 - Westmount Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2014 - Chapel St. Bernardin, Le Cannet, France

2014 - Le Cannet, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France

2013 - 2014 Louvre, Paris, France

2009 - 2013 - Edgewood Orchard Gallery, WI.

2012 - The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists

2012 - Portrtait Society of America

2011 - Thornwood Art Gallery - Houston, Texas

2010 - 2013 Toronto International Art Fair

2010 - 2015 Canadian Heritage Art Gallery

2005 - 2014 - Westmount Gallery, Toronto

2009 - Boston International Art Fair

2007 - Scottsdale Art Gallery - Arizona

2006 - 2011 Kipling Gallery Woodbridge, Ontario

2006 - Manitou Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2006 - Latino America International

2004 - 2006 Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum

2002 - 2005 - Hummingbird Centre, Toronto

2000 - Living Arts Centre, Mississauga

1998 - 2002 Molson Indy - Toronto / Vancouver