Gregory Lysun, American artist, educator. Recipient General Telephone and electronics corporation award, 1972, Best Landscape award Connecticut Academy Fine Arts, 1977, Best Portrait award, 1983. Served with United States Coast Guard, 1942-1945; FellowAm. Artists Professional League (Director award 1992); member Connecticut Academy Fine Arts (prize 1986), Allied Artists of America, Art Students League New York City (life).
Background
Lysun, Gregory was born on October 24, 1924 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of John and Paraska (Petryszyn) L. Student Art Students League New York, 1947-1953. Instructor painting and drawing Westchester Art Workshop of Westchester Community College, White Plains, New York, 1969.
Education
Student Art Students League New York, 1947-1953. Students League New York City (life).
Career
Instructor painting and drawing Westchester Community College, White Plains, New York, since 1969. Art director, instructor Fairview Greenburgh Community Center, since 1972. Artist-in-residence, instructor painting and drawing Pelham Art Center, since 1978.
Instructor painting and drawing Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, 1978-1979, State University of New York, Purchase, since 1982.
Membership
Restorer paintings Jefferson County History Society, Oskaloosa, Kansas, 1982, St. Joseph's Church, Bronxville, New York, 1991. With United States Coast Guard, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations, North African Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Artists Professional League (Director award 1992).
Member Connecticut Academy Fine Arts (Best Landscape award 1977, Best Portrait award 1983, prize 1986), Allied Artists American, Art Students League New York City (life).