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Merv Brandel was born in 1948 in Kelowna where he grew up with the notion of becoming an artist. After graduating from the Alberta College of Art in 1973, he worked as a commercial illustrator for eleven years. He owned and operated his own commercial
art business, specializing in illustrations drawn for architects.
In 1984 Merv started to paint full time, his precision in the commercial arts showing through in his startlingly realistic paintings.
Many of his works are scenes from the Okanagan
landscape where he grew up, painted in thephoto-realism style that he is renowned for.
Merv now lives in Qualicum Beach with his family and spends his days painting.
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EDUCATION
Alberta College of Art, 1969-73
EXHIBITIONS-GROUP
Okanagan Jury Show, 1970/84
BC Festival of the Arts, 1984
Collectors Gallery 1984-1988
Kelowna Art Gallery, 1986
Freeman Gallery, 1988-1990
Horizon's Wesr Gallery, Vancouver, 1988
Banksianna Gallery, Edmonton, 1991/92/93
Gainsborough Gallery, Calgary, 1990/ 98
Glenmore Gallery, Kelowna, 1991/93
Tutt Street Gallery, Kelowna, 1993/94/95
Alicat Gallery, Bragg Creek, 1995/96/97/98
Hampton's Gallery, 1995/96
HONOURS, AWARDS
Marks of Distinction - Travelling show at the
Beaver House, Edmonton & Medicine Hat Museum & Art
Gallery, 1991
COVERAGE-MEDIA
Book - Artist's of the Okanagan
Canadian Parks / Recreation Association
Book - Brushes in the Sun
CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alberta Art Foundation
ICG Resources Ltd.
Burns Fry Ltd.
Holiday Park Resort Ltd.
Protech Consultants Ltd.
MEDIUM
Oil
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