Who I am!
Noah Layne Academy of Realist Art is run by artist Noah Layne
Noah Layne (1979-) is a Canadian award winning realist artist based out of his studio in Victoria, BC, Canada. He has shown his work in shows and galleries across North America and been short listed for Canada’s National Portrait Competition “The Kingston Prize”, as well as being a Hudson River Fellow in New York. Noah has been painting and drawing since he was very young.
Noah was born in St Andrews, New Brunswick to American and Dutch/Indonesian parents. He and his family traveled from there to Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Alberta before settling on the West Coast of Canada in Victoria BC when he was three years old. He was homeschooled as a child and encouraged and supported in pursuing his artistic passion. Layne started painting by copying Rembrandt and Winslow Homer paintings when he was 10 years old. He went on to study various painting techniques and has been influenced by painters such as Bouguereau, Rembrandt, Sargent, and Wyeth. Noah works in oil and is an excellent draftsman. He believes in the importance of working from life.
Noah is passionate about sharing his knowledge and has been teaching since 2007. He founded the Noah Layne Academy of Realist Art in 2014.
Finalist in the ARC Salon 2013-2014
Won Second Place in the Artist’s Magazine’s 30th Annual Art Competition 2013
Finalist in the ARC Salon 2012-2013
Finalist in the ARC Salon 2011-2012
Was a finalist in the Still Life/Floral category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 29th Annual Art Competition. 2012
Finalist in the ARC Salon 2010-2011
Finalist in two American China Oil Painting Artist League Competitions 2011
Was a finalist in the Still Life/Floral category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition. 2011
Has won two major awards at the Sidney Fine Art Show moving him into their master category.
Won an honorable mention in the Still Life/Floral category of The Artist’s Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition. 2010
Two of Noah’s still life paintings were selected in the top 100 in the 2009-2010 ARC Salon
Was short listed for Canada’s National Portrait Competition “The Kingston Prize” 2009.
Has shown his work in Shows and Galleries in Fredericksburg, Boston, Charleston, Calgary, Jackson, Kingston, Kirkland, Los Angeles, New York, San Antonio, Santa Fe, Scottsdale, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria and Wolfville,
Was selected to receive a Hudson River Fellowship, NY 2009. Jacob Collins founded fellowship
Was a finalist in the Still Life/Floral category of The Artist’s Magazine 26th Annual Art Competition. 2009
Was the cover and feature artist in Victoria’s Focus Magazine November 2005.
Was picked by Southwest Art Magazine in 2004 as one of 21 artists under 31 to collect now!
Exhibitions:
2016 Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antique Show – Rehs Galleries
2016 Naples Art, Antique and Jewelry Show – Rehs Galleries 2016 Art Renewal Center Salon Show-Salmagundi Club NYC
2016 LA Art Show – Rehs Galleries
2015 The Still Life Show-Eleventh Street Arts NY
2015 Art Renewal Center Salon Show- European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona.
2015 Antiques + Modernism Winnetka – Rehs Galleries
2015 Finalist in the ARC Salon
2015 Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, Rehs Galleries
2015 LA Art Show – Rehs Galleries
2015 Naples Art, Antique and Jewelry Show – Rehs Galleries
2015 Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antique Show – Rehs Galleries
2014 The New York Art, Antique, and Jewelry Show – Rehs Galleries
2014 Sidney Fine Art Show, Sidney, BC. Master Category
2014 Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, Rehs Galleries
2014 Dallas International Art, Antique and Jewelry Show – Rehs Galleries
2014 Grand Central Academy Still Life Painting Contest. New York, NY
2014 Finalist in the ARC Salon 2013-14
2014 Sidney Fine Art Show, Sidney, BC. Master Category
2014 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition. Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont
2013 Sidney Fine Art Show, Sidney, BC. Master Category
2013 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition. InSight Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas
2013 Sooke Fine Art Show, Sooke BC Canada.
2013 Finalist in the ARC Salon 2012-13
2013 On-going group show with M Gallery of Fine Art, Charleston, South Carolina.
2012 Boston International Fine Art Show, M Gallery of Fine Art.
2012 Finalist in the ARC Salon 2011-2012
2012 Sidney Fine Art Show, Sidney, BC. Master Category
2012 On-going group show with M Gallery of Fine Art, Charleston, South Carolina.
2011 Sidney Fine Art Show, Sidney, BC. Master Category
2010 Sidney Fine Art Show, Sidney, BC. Best Work on Board or Canvas Award.
2010 Oil Painters of America’s Western Regional Exhibition. Mountain Trails Gallery in Jackson Hole, WY.
2010 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition. Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona.
2009/10 “Kingston Prize for Canadian Portraiture” Kingston, Ontario Wolfville, Nova Scotia Toronto, Ontario Calgary, Alberta
2009 “Institute of Classical Architecture and a Classical America Benefit Auction” New York, NY.
2009 Sidney Fine Art Show, Sideny, BC. Best Work on Board or Canvas Award.
2009 “Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show” Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, WA.
2009 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition. Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2008 Sidney Fine Art Show, Sideny, BC. Juror’s Choice Award.
2007 “Painting on the Edge” Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver BC.
2006 “ A Feature of New Paintings” Winchester Galleries, Victoria BC, Canada.
2005 “From Here to There: 5 Magic Realists” Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
2004 Group Summer Show, Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
2003/04 Group Exhibition, Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
2003 “Woman: Artists Can’t Live Without Them” Group Show, Morseburg Galleries, West Hollywood, CA.
2003 “Salon International” Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio Texas.
2001 “Sooke Fine Arts Show” Sooke, BC, Canada.
2000 “International Aim for Arts” Federation of Canadian Artist, Vancouver BC, Canada.
1999 “Sooke Fine Arts Show” Sooke, BC, Canada. Jury’s Choice Award.
1997 “Sooke Fine Arts Show” Sooke, BC, Canada.
1997 Michele Frost Gallery. Victoria, BC, Canada.
1995 “Sooke Fine Arts Show” Sooke, BC, Canada.
Fellowships: Hudson River Fellowship 2009
Teaching: Classes, Workshops 2007- present.
Publications:
2013 The Artist’s Magazine 30th Annual Art Competition.
2012 The Artist’s Magazine 29th Annual Art Competition.
2011 The Artist’s Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition.
2010 The Artist’s Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition.
2009 The Artist’s Magazine 26th Annual Art Competition.
2009/10 Poetry and Art book “Framing the Garden” 2005 “Noah Layne: The Beauty of Light and Line” Focus Magazine
2005 “Magic Realism” Kitsilano View 2005 The Artists Bluebook
2004 “21 under 31” Southwest Art Magazine