Georgia Amar

Canada, 1952

BiographyMs. Amar left her native Morocco in her late teens, studying philosophy in Israel before coming to Canada. Here she immersed herself in philosophy and French literature, eventually earning both a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of education from the University of Toronto. She currently splits her time between her home in Denver, where she owns the Habitat Gallery, and her studio/gallery house on Ventress Road in Brighton. Her art, found in collections, galleries and sacred spaces throughout Canada and the United States, includes lithographs, serigraphs, oils, fabrics, environmental installations, light and laminated glass.

In Brignton Ms. Amar runs art camps for boys and girls ages eight to 14. Scheduled activities include exposure to drawing, oil and acrylic painting, sculpture, printmaking and laminated stained glass. There's also swimming, horseshoes, badminton, billiards, stories by the bonfire, and informal musical jam sessions.. She encourages imagination and asking questions of the world. "I don't want followers," she says of her students. "If you follow, you're lost. You haven't created anything. You are in a reactive position. Somebody is leading you, as opposed to leading yourself. I want you to be self-led. That is my greatest goal, to make you lead yourself. I want you to be independent, to be healthy, to be your own thinking machine."
By Gina Gillespie (www.artdistrictonsantafe.com/pressfiles/062305_GeorgiaAmarArticle.pdf )

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