Background
Raginsky, Nina was born on April 14, 1941 in Montreal. Daughter of Bernard Boris and Helen Theresa Raginsky.
Raginsky, Nina was born on April 14, 1941 in Montreal. Daughter of Bernard Boris and Helen Theresa Raginsky.
Bachelor, Rutgers University, 1962; studied painting with, Roy Lichtenstein studied sculpture with, George Segal studied Art History with Allan Kaprow, Rutgers University.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University in 1962. From 1963 to 1981, she was a freelance photographer with the National Film Board of Canada. Nina Raginsky, photographer (b at Montréal 14 Apr 1941).
Educated at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Raginsky turned to photography seriously in 1964, doing freelance work for the National Film Board. She worked first in black and white but later began to sepia tone and hand-colour her prints. She has also created oil paintings based on photographs.
Between 1972 and 1981, Raginsky was an instructor at the Emily Carr College of Art, formerly Vancouver School of Art. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in Canada and the US and in various magazines and books, including those of the National Film Board's "Image" series, Canada: A Year of the Land and Between Friends. She is best known for her frontal, full-figure portraits, particularly of eccentric or whimsical personalities.
Raginsky left the photographic medium during the 1980s and turned almost exclusively to painting.
Board of directors Island Watch, Salt Spring Island, B.C., 1993. Founder, coordinator Salt Spring Island Ecosys. Stewardship Project, 1993.
Founder, coordinator Salt Spring Island Waterbird Watch Collective, since 1994. Member Royal Canada Academy Arts.
1 child, Sofia Katrina.
