Cyril Leeper, prominent Canadian portrait painter and University artist, sits in a bench in Kiwanis Park.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 21 May 1999 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Cyril Leeper, P.P.O.I.P, A.B.A.R., P.I.N.Y., born in 1949 in Toronto, attended art classes at The Grange, and studied landscape painting with H.D.Sheppard (student of Fred Haines). He then travelled to Rome and Madrid for an in-depth study of portraiture, apprenticing with Ken Forbes. Leeper attended the Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Roma" -(Rome Italy 5 years) and the "Escuella Superior De Bellas Artes de San Fernando"---(Madrid Spain)---as well as winning the gold medal award from Italy. Known widely as a portrait artist, he has painted the Royal portraits---Sir Henry Bedingfeld and Duke of York commissioned by Buckingham Palace. He has painted portraits of many Canadians from all walks of life, including multiple University of Saskatchewan presidents and buildings (2022).