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Elie Benzaquen, artist, scribe, and classical TV animator, was born in 1965 in Scotland, United Kingdom. He attended the Sancho Academy of Art in Venezuela, studied computer graphics at the Dawson School of Applied Arts, and fine art at Portraits International, both in Montreal.

His training included Classical Academic Art at the Algonquin School of Applied Arts for a two year period in Ottawa, Ontario. He also apprenticed with the Italian glass master Gianni Tosso, an artist whose works are regularly featured at Christies Auction House. Elie's best works are executed mostly in charcoal and oils.

He is well known for his portraits as well as scenes of everyday life, and these portraits have appeared on various book and magazine covers and form part of many private art collections around the globe, from Israel to Australia, New York to South America. His work adorns the homes of well known figures such as Australian philanthropist Joseph Gutnick and California Radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger. The artist has recently met H.R.H. Prince Charles as well as the Canadian Prime Minister, and his portrait of former PM Pierre E. Trudeau hangs at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.

He lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife Ilana and their four boys.


		Elie Benzaquen, Short Bio
Elie Benzaquen, artist, scribe, and classical TV animator, was born in 1965 in Scotland, United Kingdom. He attended the Sancho Academy of Art in Venezuela, studied computer graphics at the Dawson School of Applied Arts, and fine art at Portraits International, both in Montreal. His training included Classical Academic Art at the Algonquin School of Applied Arts for a two year period in Ottawa, Ontario. He also apprenticed with the Italian glass master Gianni Tosso, an artist whose works are regularly featured at Christies Auction House. Elie's best works are executed mostly in charcoal and oils. He is well known for his portraits as well as scenes of everyday life, and these portraits have appeared on various book and magazine covers and form part of many private art collections around the globe, from Israel to Australia, New York to South America. His work adorns the homes of well known figures such as Australian philanthropist Joseph Gutnick and California Radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger. The artist has recently met H.R.H. Prince Charles as well as the Canadian Prime Minister, and his portrait of former PM Pierre E. Trudeau hangs at the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. He lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife Ilana and their four boys.
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