Alan Stein RCA OSA established a painting studio and The Church Street Press in Parry Sound in 1988. At The Church Street Press Alan hand prints limited edition books illustrated with his own wood engravings. In 2014 Alan established a painting studio in Old Bonaventure, Newfoundland.
Alan is an elected member of The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, a life member of the Ontario Society of Artists, the Society of Canadian Artists and The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. Alan has exhibited his books and paintings in public galleries across Canada, and his books are collected internationally. He has received many awards for his work, including a First Prize for Book Design in Canada. His archives are at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. Several of his paintings are on display at the Ontario Legislative Building as part of the Ontario Government Art Collection.
Alan’s recent hand printed books include We Are The Songs Of Weather with Newfoundland poet Des Walsh in 2022, and On Spirit Lake, Georgian Bay Stories, 12 original stories by well-known Canadian authors with a connection to Georgian Bay. His next limited edition book will be with award winning Canadian author Anne Michaels.
Alan has been represented by the Roberts Gallery in Toronto for over 25 years, and is also represented by Christina Parker Gallery in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He divides his time between Georgian Bay in Ontario and Trinity Bight on the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland.
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The Lakes, Bays, and Visions of Alan Stein, Tom Smart (Director of Beaverbrook Art Gallery) for Book Arts Canada, 2019.