Biography

Regina Coupar is a Nova Scotian artist of Acadian descent who lives and works with her philosopher husband in an historic sea captain’s house overlooking Chester Basin.

Her works have been exhibited across Canada and in the United States and are included in numerous collections such as The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Art Bank, and the Atlantic School of Theology. She is a past Chair of Visual Arts Nova Scotia, a juried member of the Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council and a Writers’ Council member of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia. Regina has served on the boards of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Arts Advisory Council. She is the author of five books; including The Seeker’s Heart: Meditations Inspired by the Book of Psalms and The Art of Soul: An Artist’s Guide to Spirituality. Regina holds a BA in Religious Studies and a Master of Theological Studies degree (her thesis examined ways in which visual art can be engaged for  doing historical, systematic and practical theology).  In 2007 she was appointed Exhibitions Director of the Arts and Theology Program at the Atlantic School of Theology.

(For a more complete biography see:http://peer-gallery.com/regina-coupar.html

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