Owen Munisamy

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Owen Munisamy was born in 1987 in Liège, Belgium. Both parents were professional musicians in the Royal Liège Philharmonic Orchestra (OPRL). Very early on he showed a gift for drawing. After following private lessons with a local artist he took up full time artistic studies (2002-2006) at the St.Luc Institute in Liège. It was at St.Luc that he discovered the biomorphic style. Being British as well as Belgian, Owen Munisamy decided to further his studies in England where he did an orientation year at the SCAT (Somerset College of Art and Technology) at Taunton. In 2007, Owen was admitted to De Montfort University, Leicester, to study Contour Fashion. Having succeeded his first undergraduate year, he quit this option and returned to his first passion, painting, and was admitted to Winchester School of Art (Southampton University) where he obtained his BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 2011. Returning back to Belgium, Owen enrolled at the Ecole Léon Mignon in Liège, renowned for its tradition of gun making, where he received the diploma in metal engraving in 2013. Since 2011, he has participated in several competitions and exhibitions in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada. He has participated in several interesting illustration projects such as a children's ABC book, a children's song book and publicity for his sister Lauren Moon, a singer songwriter. In May 2018 for family reasons, Owen's future is now in Canada. He and his family settled in Edmundston, NB, where they are now well established. Since 2020, He is now member of the AAAPNB (Association, Acadienne des Artistes Professionnel.le.s du Nouveau Brunswick). In 2021 he became member at the CSPWC (Canadian Society of painters in Watercolour). Owen exhibited at several art galleries in New Brunswick such has McCain Art Gallery, Centre Communautaire Ste Anne, Art Centre (Edmundston), Art centre St John and symposiums like Rendez vous des Artistes and les colories autumn.