| ARTIST BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Stan Phelps was born and raised in Calgary, attending the University of Calgary (B.F.A.) majoring in painting and printmaking. Since 1978, Stan has worked as a painter, muralist, printmaker, freelance designer and co-proprietor of The Heart Studio in Calgary. The Heart Studio is a multi-disciplined art facility featuring art exhibitions and art programs including classes for adults and children.
Mr. Phelps has been an instructor for the Artist in Residency Program, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, since its inception in 1986. He is presently the co-director of the Loreburn Cultural Centre in Loreburn, Saskatchewan.
Stan is well known for the murals he has painted throughout Western Canada, particularly in Southern Alberta. Most notable are four murals at the Calgary Stampede, and a mural at Calgary City Hall entitled “A View of Calgary Bay, Scotland.”
During his extensive travels, Mr. Phelps has had the opportunity to work as a visiting artist at several internationally renowned studios including: “St Michael’s Printshop,” Newfoundland; “Escuela Nationale des Bellas Artes,” Murcia, Spain; “Taller de Grabado Tarasco,” Uruapan, Mexico; and “Atelier de L’Ile,” Val David, Québec.
His work can be found in private and corporate collections both nationally and internationally including The Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa.
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