Riopelle was also one of the first Canadian artists to gain major international recognition
Roy Austin (1910-1997) was born in Faversham
Publisher: San Lazzaro for XXe Siecle
Details: "Settler's Road #2" 1994
While he prized artistic freedom
Roy Austin "North of Waterloo" Oil on Board, 1994 Spanish Riopelle was also one ofRoy Austin (1910 1997) was born in Faversham, England and emigrated to Canada a year later. After a short stay in Toronto, his family settled in Orangeville, Ontario. Growing up surrounded by the rural countryside, the young Austin developed a keen appreciation of the beautiful Ontario landscape. In 1930, at age 20, Roy Austin enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and studied painting and design under J. W. Beatty, J. E. H. Macdonald,