 Stefan
studied sculpture at the School of Applied Art and Design in
Europe where he worked in clay and stone. After moving to Toronto, he
continued his education in the Continuing Education Department at the Ontario College of Art.
In the 1960s Stefan worked
with charcoal and egg tempera, depicting imaginative figures and
portraits. After moving to Toronto, his work became more experimental
in nature. In the early 1970s his work distorted the body to
anamorphic images, developing a sense of mobility. In the late 1970s
he started his "Suitcase" series, placing the human form
into a defined space. In his most recent work he is placing figures
against the landscape with the figures absorbed in rituals, forming
beliefs and giving thanks.
Stefan's work is on
display in corporate and private collections in North America and
Europe.
He is a member and past
elected officer of the
Ontario
Society of Artists, founded in 1872 and the
oldest art society in Upper Canada.
Stefan teaches drawing,
acrylic and oil painting at George Brown College. He is the founder of
the Stefan Galvanek Fine Art School and Studio in Toronto, as well as
a teacher at Canadore College in Parry Sound. He has participated in
over 100 exhibitions.
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