LEO MOL, RCA, OC, OM (1915-2009) DECEMBER 3RD – 17TH IN WINNIPEG

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Leo Mol, "Bird's Hill Park, Early Spring," 1969

oil on canvas

LEO MOL RCA, OC, OM

1915 - 2009

Loch Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of sculpture and paintings by celebrated Winnipeg artist Leo Mol.

About Leo Mol:

Leo Mol was born in the Ukrainian village of Polonne. His formal art education was at the Leningrad Academy of Arts. After living in Berlin and the Netherlands Leo moved to Canada in 1948, creating a new life for the artist and his wife Margareth.

His highly crafted figurines of Ukrainian themes, religious imagery and wild life became popular along with his diverse expressions in stone and marble, painted landscapes and designed stained glass. It is his classic portrait sculpture that the artist achieved international reputation. Understanding and portraying the essence of his subject led to major commissioned portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II, Sir Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Leo was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and in 1989 became an officer of the Order of Canada; he was made an honorary academician of the Canadian Portrait Academy in 2000 and received the Order of Manitoba the same year.

The Leo Mol Sculpture Garden was established in Winnipeg in 1992 at Assiniboine Park. Leo Mol’s career as a sculptor has been one of determination and success, and his contribution to the tradition of classical sculpture in Canada is outstanding.