Toronto, ON, Canada
BiographyNeema Lakin-Dainow is an educator, painter, printmaker, animator and mixed media artist who...
About the artist
Joined In 2010
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About the artist
Joined In 2010
(5 Followers)
BiographyNeema Lakin-Dainow is an educator, painter, printmaker, animator and mixed media artist who draws inspiration for her work from her multicultural background, artistic and academic training and her interest in folk art and crafts.Neema was born in Chicago, lived in North Carolina and went to university in Wisconsin before arriving in Vancouver, Canada. She currently resides in Toronto. She graduated with a BA in Art History and Film and obtained an M.A. in Communication Studies from Simon Fraser University, where she also studied animation and drawing. As a secondary school teacher in Toronto, Neema used visual art strategies as a method for teaching both academic and hard to reach students. Neemas work has been and continues to be influenced by studies in various art forms -- painting, printmaking, lithography, mixed media/collage, digital art, fabric design and photography.Since Neema has been able to practice her art full-time, she has exhibited her work in numerous shows and won prizes. Her work is in private and corporate collections in Canada and the U.S.I have always been passionate about art. For me, artistic expression provides meaning, opportunities for communication and a sense of joy. In the act of creating, I ...
Neema Lakin-Dainow graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, majoring in Art History and Fine Art and Film. She obtained an M.A. in Communication Studies, from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. where she studied animation and drawing in SFU Film Studies Program and designed educational curriculum for the Ministry of Education, British Columbia. In addition to her academic background and training in the arts, Neemas work has been influenced by her studies in printmaking and lithography at the Penland School of Art and Crafts, in painting at The Koffler Centre of the Arts, painting, mixed media and digital art at the Haliburton School of Fine Arts, fabric design and painting at the Ontario College of Art and Design, and photography, digital art, collage and painting at the Toronto School of Art.As a secondary school teacher with the Toronto Board of Education Neema designed visual art strategies across the curriculum as methods for teaching both academic and hard to reach students. She has presented workshops on learning through the arts and creativity at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto.Art ExhibitionsSociety of Canadian Artists, 42nd Open Juried Exhibition, Paper...
Neema Lakin- Dainow Exhibits
JURIED SHOWS
Aquavision, Toronto Watercolour Society, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, Toronto, May 2018
Loggia Gallery, Prosserman Centre for the Arts, Toronto, 2015-2016
Big Art Book, Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, 2014
Groups Exhibition, Toronto Watercolour Society, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Museum, Toronto, 2013
Sunnybrook Hospital Group Show, Toronto, 2013
Group Exhibition, Mill Pond Gallery, Richmond Hill, Ontario, 2013
“Koffler Rocks”, Artscape Wynchwood Barns, Toronto, 2013
Society of Canadian Artists, 42nd Exhibition, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Museum, Toronto, 2010
Loggia Gallery, Koffler Centre of the Arts, Toronto, 2007-2012
AWOL Gallery, Queen Street West, Toronto, 2009
Toronto School of Art, Digital Art and Design Exhibition, Toronto, 2009
Portrait Gallery, The Ace Show, Toronto, 2009
Ontario College of Art and Design, Printmakers Show, Toronto, 2009
Ottawa School of Art, Printmakers Show, Ottawa, 2009
Proof Gallery, Printmakers:The Year of the Ox, The Distillery, Toronto, 2009
Toronto School of Art, Toronto, 2008
Portrait Gallery, The Ace Show Art exhibit, Toronto, 2008
AWOL Gallery, Queen Street West, Toro...