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- LEON F. SIMEON AOCA, BA, MA.(Lamar University)
Born in Trinidad, West Indies, he received his high-school education at St.
Benedict's College, La Romaine, Trinidad. Leon studied Commercial Art at the John S. Donaldson Technical Institute (1975-1977) and graduated with a Craftsman Diploma. Leon worked as a Commercial Artist for the Neal & Massy Group of Companies (Trinidad) in the Advertising and Public Relations
Department for five years, before migrating to Toronto, Canada, to further his
studies in Art. Leon attended the Ontario College of Art in 1979 and graduated in 1981 with an Associate Degree in Communication & Design/Corporate Design, (AOCA). on January 16, 1998, Leon received his Bachelor of Arts Degree, in Liberal Arts from the Regents College, (The University of the State of New York) in Albany, New York. On May 14, 2005, Leon graduated from Lamar University, in Beaumont, Texas with a Master of Arts, in Visual Arts. Leon achieved his accomplishments while maintaining family and work commitments as a Teacher/Instructor at the Art
Institute of Houston, in the Advertisement/Graphic Design Department for 21
years. Leon continued his teaching at Westwood College of Technology from 2004-2009 and part-time at the American Inter-Continental University as an Adjunct Instructor. Leon is presently teaching Computer Digital Art and Photography at Pro-Vision Academy while completing another educational program, ACT-Houston (Alternative Certification for Teachers). Leon is a Professional Photographer who owns "EZEEPHOTOS" and works as a Freelance photographer on diverse photographic assignments.
Leon has always been actively involved in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Association of Texas, (Non-Profit Organization with a 501C3 Status). He served as the President, Vice-President, and Public Relations Director over the many years of his involvement and commitment. With his Master's Degree, in the highly competitive field of Advertising and Graphic Designing, Leon retired in 2016 but continues working as a Freelance Photographer and Digital Artist.
Leon Simeon visited Trinidad on July 21, 2014 for a 21 day stay, during which time he staged his first official Art Exhibition. Arrangements were made to exhibit at the "NALIS" building in Port-of-Spain. At the Exhibition Leon had the priviledge of displaying 15 pieces of his work, all of which were for sale.
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Look out for the First "Digital Pan-Art Exhibition" to be held in the United States, entitled "PANOLOGY II"
Posted on June 8, 2016 at 12:50am 4 Comments 4 Likes
This is Leon Simeon, a Trinidadian by birth and a "TRINI TO THE BONE" who has been living in Houston, Texas since 1981 with his family, Leon is the creator of the First Ever...Series of Digital "STEEL-PAN-ART" coined as "PANOLOGY" Just follow meh if yuh Luv Steel Band/Pan Music and Art!
To all my followers, friends and Family...There's much more to come relating to "PANOLOGY" some may say that I went into hiding, NO WAY! I have been preparing an onslaught, working tediously on…
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Leon, Hope all is well with you. All the best
By the way, I'd love to see some of your works of art.