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Biography

Robert Amos was born in Belleville, Ont., in 1950. Since graduating from York University in Toronto, Amos has pursued a career in the arts. He was assistant to the director of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1975-1980) and is art writer for the Times Colonist, which has published his weekly column since 1986. He is a full-time professional artist.

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Quiet artist makes bold statement with murals

 
It's hard to believe that such big ideas can come from a small space. Jeff Maltby met me in the living room of the townhouse he shares with his wife and two children. When he drew back the curtain across the end of the living room, I gasped. There, in a space not two feet wide, was an oil painting more than two metres tall, looking down on Lillian Road, as seen from the Gonzales Weather Station. Suddenly, it dominated the room.
 
 
 

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