John Greer
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John Greer is a Canadian sculptor
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Greer has exhibited his work since 1967 extensively in Canada and the USA, Iceland and Korea. Greer studied Fine Art from 1962–1967 in Halifax, Montreal and Vancouver. He taught sculpture at NSCAD University in Halifax for 26 years and is based in LaHave, Nova Scotia
, Dallas, Texas
and Pietrasanta
, Italy
. Greer's public commissions include Gathering, 2001 for a park in Seoul, Korea and Reflection, 2001, the Monument to Canadian Aid Workers
in Ottawa, Canada. His work Origins, 1995 is permanently installed in the Ondaatje courtyard of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
. He had an exhibition in Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas entitled "Alluding to Allusion" April, 2008.
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
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Greer has exhibited his work since 1967 extensively in Canada and the USA, Iceland and Korea. Greer studied Fine Art from 1962–1967 in Halifax, Montreal and Vancouver. He taught sculpture at NSCAD University in Halifax for 26 years and is based in LaHave, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
and Pietrasanta
Pietrasanta
Pietrasanta is a town and comune on the coast of northern Tuscany in Italy, in the province of Lucca. Pietrasanta is part of Versilia, on the last foothills of the Apuan Alps, about 32 km north of Pisa...
, Italy
Italy
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. Greer's public commissions include Gathering, 2001 for a park in Seoul, Korea and Reflection, 2001, the Monument to Canadian Aid Workers
Monument to Canadian Aid Workers
The Monument to Canadian Aid Workers is a monument in the Canadian city of Ottawa dedicated to Canadian aid workers who have lost their lives during foreign deployments...
in Ottawa, Canada. His work Origins, 1995 is permanently installed in the Ondaatje courtyard of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the provincial art gallery for the province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the central downtown region of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with a branch gallery in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia....
. He had an exhibition in Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas entitled "Alluding to Allusion" April, 2008.