Pierre Leichner

While we live in a period of unprecedented wealth, poverty and hunger persist. We are increasingly aware of our environment, but we continue to damage it. Despite significant advances in our understanding of human disease, we struggle to provide person-centered care and promote health.
Participation in the arts promotes the health and well-being of individuals and their communities. It is therefore essential that artists work with their communities to explore the health issues facing humanity.
In 2002, Pierre Leichner left a thirty-five-year career as a university psychiatrist to study fine arts at Emily Carr University (Vancouver, BC). In so doing, he broke away from what he saw as a dehumanized healthcare system, while fulfilling a long-held dream.
During his art studies, Pierre became aware of the many similarities between science and art, which share the aim of examining the foundations of human existence. He also realized that art had lost its place to science, business, and entertainment as a tool for understanding.
Following the completion of his Master of Fine Arts/Sculpture at Concordia University (Montreal, QC) in 2011, he devoted himself to his life as an artist. He founded the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival in 2017, d...

M.F.A. (Sculpture), 2011: Concordia University, Montréal, QC
Art Institute Certificate, 2008: Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC
B.F.A., 2007: Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
Certificate in Fine Art Techniques, 2002: Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
F.R.C.P.(C), 1977: Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston ON
M.D., 1973: Queen's University, Kingston, ON
D.E.A., 1970: Degrée d'Etudes Approfondies en Biochimie, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
B.Sc., 1968: Honours in Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC

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