Paintings by Norman Leibovitch

I chanced upon the works of Norman Leibovitch recently, and thought it would be beneficial to dedicate a couple of blog entries to him.

The first thing that amazed me is the enormous personal portfolio he created.



Solo and Group Exhibitions
December 2011 On and Off the Wall Exhibition, Rize Mount Pleasant-Kingsway Art Collective, Vancouver, B.C
August 2011 Corner Cup Cafe Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
April 2009 Re-Entry Gallery Cafe, Vancouver, B.C.
August 2008 Main Artery Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
June 2008 Characters at The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
December 2007- April 2008 Re-Entry Espresso Cafe, Vancouber, B.C.
2007 Quebec Landscapes, ShaShuka, Vancouver, BC.
2005 Nude, galRi, Montreal, QC, group exhibition.
2004 Nudes & Transient Visions: Flesh & Fantasy, Galerie Harwood, Hudson, QC, group exhibition
2004 Hommage à Norman Leibovitch, Galerie d'Art d'Outremont, Montreal, solo exhibition.
1984 Paintings , Downstairs Gallery, Montreal, solo exhibition.
1981 Colbert Gallery, Montreal.
1980 Norman Leibovitch: a survey 1945-1980 , Empire Industries Inc.,
Montreal, solo exhibition.
1962 Upstairs Gallery, Toronto, solo exhibition.
The Penthouse Gallery, Montreal, solo exhibition.
1961 An Exhibition of Nudes , Sobot Gallery, Toronto, solo exhibition.
1951 Paintings of Israel , West End Art Gallery, Montreal, solo exhibition.
1950 An Exposition of Landscapes , Wiseman Studio, Montreal, solo exhibition.
Collège Jean de Brébeuf, Montreal, solo exhibition.
1948 The Norlyst Gallery, New York, solo exhibition.
1947 Collège Jean de Brébeuf, Montreal, solo exhibition.
Little Gallery, Winnipeg.
1945 Exhibition of Paintings by Norman Leibovitch , The Arts Club, Montreal, solo exhibition.
Landscapes , Galerie l'Art Français, Montreal, solo exhibition.
1944 Adventures in Art , Eaton's Fine Art Galleries.e

The following extract  is from the Norman Leibovitch website.  If you click here you will be able to read the rest of his story.

Norman Leibovitch first became known in the province of Quebec during the 1940's following a string of highly praised solo exhibitions.
A contemporary and acquaintance of renowned Montreal artists such as Louis Muhlstock, Moe Reinblatt and Sam Borenstein, his work has been shown across North America in major cities such as Montreal, Toronto and New York. The artist's first posthumous retrospective exhibition recently took place at La Galerie d'art D'Outremont from August 17- September 3, 2004, the public was invited to a rare viewing of 75 oil paintings covering the artist's career from his early years until his death in 2002.
Leibovitch studied as a scholarship student at the American Artist School in New York City, and later at the New York Art Students League under the famous sculptor William Zorach. As a Montreal native, however, the artist chose to return to his home city where he worked prolifically, resulting in a present day collection of over 1,000 paintings. He is most recognized for his large scale female nudes, Quebec landscapes and paintings depicting Jewish themes.