Lynn Kenneth Pecknold

Lynn Kenneth Pecknold is an art educator by trade, but a storyteller by profession. It is his visuals, rather than verses, that rouse and run off the page. Influenced by the evolving tessellations of M.C. Escher, Pecknold creates mystifying and mesmerizing symmetries both painterly and puzzling. His most recent work deals in digital realms. Using software he designed, Pecknold applies the principles of reflection and replication to drawings, paintings and photographs.Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Pecknold took an early interest in art; whether it be fashioning his own whistles out of found objects or relishing his first taste of First Nations artists' bold designs on a field trip to a local museum. It wasn't until his undergraduate years at the University of British Columbia in the early sixties that he discovered his own artistic language. He enrolled with aims of becoming an architect, but found himself in art history and printmaking classes, which lead him to a change of major. After graduating with a degree in art education, he went on to show at the Mary Frazee Gallery and Avelles Gallery in Vancouver; and the Mauntauk Club and Eg Gallery in New York, where he also attended the Pratt Institute. In 1969, he became a full-...

B.Ed.Secondary - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC CANADA

Studied with Gordon Smith, Bob Steele and Sam Black

M.S. (Art Education) 1969 Program, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

Studied Painting and Printmaking with Walter Rogalski and George McNeill

Influenced by the evolving tessellations of M.C. Escher, Pecknold creates mystifying and mesmerizing symmetries both painterly and puzzling. His most recent work deals in digital realms. Using software he designed, Pecknold applies the principles of reflection and replication to drawings, paintings and photographs.

Selected Biography:

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Pecknold took an early interest in art; whether it be fashioning his own whistles out of maple or relishing his first taste of First Nations artists bold designs on a field trip to a local museum. It wasnt until his undergraduate years at the University of British Columbia in the early sixties that he discovered his own artistic language. He enrolled with aims of becoming an architect, but found himself in art history and printmaking classes, which lead him to a change of major. After graduating with a degree in art education, he went on to show at the Mary Fraze...

Lynn K. Pecknold

Exhibitions 2012: You Are Invited! I will be having an exhibition of my work at Place Des Arts Exhibition Date: June 7 – June 30, 2012 Gallery: Leonore Peyton Salon* It is a over year away at this date, but I have spent a number of years teaching and learning in Coquitlam. I will be looking forward to seeing old friends and former students and colleagues.

Lynn Kenneth Pecknold - Place Des Arts Gallery - Exhibition of Drawings, Paintings and Prints - Coquitlam www.placedesarts.ca