Barry Fraser

Born in Inverness, Nova scotia, Barrie Fraser grew up on a small farm in East Lake Ainslie. A graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art, Barrie wrote and illustrated three columns (You’ll See It Outdoors, Sketchbook Meditations, and The Pursuit of Art) for the Inverness Oran. As well, he wrote and illustrated articles for the Atlantic Advocate,the Nova Scotian, and illustrated three Gaelic text books for the Gaelic College, St. Anne’s, Cape Breton. He continues to live and work in East Lake Ainslie, where he teaches art classes and owns and operates the Kirkwood Studio.