Philip Aziz (1923 - 2009)

Philip Aziz

Philip Aziz was a Canadian artist and teacher with Greek and Lebanese roots. He was recognised for his work in egg tempera, a technique popular during the Renaissance.

Philip Aziz was a lecturer in drawing at Yale University, lectured in art history at the University of Western Ontario, and was a resident and lecturer at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies.

Aziz has painted commissioned portraits of Progressive Conservative Ontario Premier John Robarts, Governor General Georges Vanier and Mrs Vanier, renowned Canadian photographer Yusuf Karsh, and mezzo-soprano opera star Risa Stevens.