NICHOLAS SHERRY
I WAS BORN IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, IN 1943. WHEN I WAS SEVEN, MY FAMILY IMMIGRATED TO CANADA, WHERE I NOW RESIDE. IT WAS APPARENT AT AN EARLY AGE THAT I WAS GIFTED WITH SOME INNATE TALENTS, INCLUDING DRAWING AND PAINTING. I SHOWED MATURITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF COLOUR, PERSPECTIVE, LIGHT, AND SHADOW THAT WENT FAR BEYOND MOST CHILDREN MY AGE. IN MY LATE TEENS, I TRIED PURSUING A PATH IN FINE ARTS AS A PAINTER, BUT TO NO AVAIL.
FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES LED ME TO APPLY FOR A SUBSIDIZED COMMERCIAL ART COURSE AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. BEFORE COMPLETING THE COURSE, I WAS ASKED TO WORK FOR A SMALL TORONTO-BASED STUDIO. FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS, I HELD POSITIONS IN AD AGENCIES AND DESIGN FIRMS, ENDING THE LAST 15 YEARS AS A FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER. DURING MY LONG CAREER IN ADVERTISING AND DESIGN, I HAVE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR BOTH ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN FROM THE ART DIRECTOR’S CLUB (TORONTO), ART DIRECTION MAGAZINE (NEW YORK), CANADIAN GRAPHIC SOCIETY, AND MARKETING MAGAZINE (TORONTO). I’M NOW PAINTING AGAIN WITH MATURITY, EXPERIENCE, AND AN ELECTRONIC PAINTBRUSH.
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