Les Luxemburger

ARTIST BIO

Les is a professional visual artist, art educator, animator and graphic novelist. Les is focused on creating 3D models and texturing those models in ZBrush and Substance Painter. He has technical competence in Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, MARI, Nuke, After Effects, Premier Pro, Arnold and Photoshop. Les is a graduate of the Digital Animation program from Seneca College, and an art instructor at the Varley Art Gallery and the META4 Gallery. He has 20+ years of experience as a visual artist, animator and art educator.

Les is completing a graphic novel (), with the goal of inspiring and engaging youth and the public to take action on environmental. He exhibits works in galleries and art fairs/festivals throughout Ontario. Les' goal is to work as a 3D modeling and texturing artist with an animation studio and produce and direct his own animated film about climate change.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My experience as an artist started at the age of six with cartoon characters and comic books. The notion of heroism created a strong drive in me to make the world a better place. After completing a Bachelor and Masters degree in Environmental Studies from York University, I worked as a visual art instructor, environmental p...

3D Animation (post-graduate), Seneca College, Toronto, Sept 2016 - April 2017

Master in Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, ON (2008)
Major Project: Facilitating an Ecosystems Approach to Urban Sustainability
Awards - Mark Nawrot Memorial Award, Adrian Pocock Memorial Award, Leadershape Institute 2008
Art shows – EcoArt Media Festival 2006 – 2008 (art installation, paintings and drawings)

Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Hon.), York University, Toronto, ON (2006)
Major Project: Ecological Design and environmental education practices for sustainability
Award - dian marino Award for community arts, Global Leaders recipient
Art shows – EcoArt Media Festival 2004 – 2006 (art installation, paintings and drawings)

Max the Mutt Animation school, Toronto, ON (2004 – 2005)
Figure drawing, life drawing, still life compositions, perspective, character development, Nicolaide’s the Natural Way to Draw, composition, gesture, contour, blind contour drawing, mass drawing.

Art Fundamentals (cert.), Sheridan College, Oakville, ON (2003 – 2004)
Figure drawing, life drawing, still life compositions, acrylic painting, classical animation, perspective, character development
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Plein Air Competition Group Exhibition, Markham, ON - Sept 2019

Solo show exhibition - C'est What?, Toronto - Sept 2019

Preston Gallery, Art Show - forthcoming - December 2019