EVERIST PROKOFIEV
Everist was immersed in the visual arts and music throughout his childhood and developed his love for the fine arts at a very young age. He attended the Ontario College of Art for four years and continued to hone his artistic skills by enrolling in private painting lessons using oil and acrylic paints. Everist has received much recognition and numerous awards.
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Biography
Everist was born in Torun, Poland in 1959. He and his family left Poland when he was six years old, settling in Toronto, Canada. He was immersed in the visual arts and music throughout his childhood and developed his love for the fine arts at a very young age. He attended the Ontario College of Art for four years and continued to hone his artistic skills by enrolling in private painting lessons using oil and acrylic paints. Everist received much recognition and numerous awards before he reached 18 years of age.
After a long career in the Automotive and Home Renovation Industries, Everist now has the freedom to follow his creative dreams. He has cultivated his passion by painting under the instruction of several well-established Canadian and International artists. He has travelled extensively across Canada. The diverse and magnificent Canadian landscape continues to provide him with a limitless source of inspiration. His travels from British Columbia to Newfoundland and from the Arctic to the distant shores of the Caribbean re-sparked Everist’s creative instincts. Observing nature through his enjoyment of outdoor activities such as hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, canoeing and kayaking, has magnetized Everist to his canvas. He always travels with his easel and box of paints in hand.
Everist and his family now reside in Southern Ontario, making his favourite inspirational landscapes, Algonquin Park , Georgian Bay and the rolling Hills of Caledon, easily accessible. In the summer months, he and his family reside in the mountains of Charlevoix, Quebec. For the past 100 years, Charlevoix and the surrounding areas have been a favourite destination for many of Canada’s renouned painters.
Everist is very involved in the Arts community . He is a member of Headwaters Arts , Toronto West Arts Collaborative and Visual Arts Mississauga. He teaches classes and holds palette knife painting seminars for all ages and skill levels. He is a proud supporter of Dog Guides of Canada, The Oakville Milton Humane Society, St. Johns Ambulance, Oakville Hospital Foundation, Trillium Health Partners Foundation, Headwaters Health Care Foundation, Peel School Board, to name just a few. Recently, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum , opened in 1996 by The Prince of Wales, accepted one of Everists paintings into their archive collection. The Hon. Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs, has a Prokofiev Original adorning the walls of his Chambers on Parliament Hill. Over the past several years, Everist has attracted a following of clients who commission his work regularly. Now as the list of Galleries and Fine Dining Restaurant Showcases grow, both in Canada and abroad, Everist is elated that his paintings are finding happy homes.
