Prof. John Asimakos

The university flag is flying at half-mast in honour of Emeritus Professor John Asimakos, who has passed away.

Professor Asimakos was born in Boston and moved to Canada in the summer of 1965. He taught Painting, Drawing and Elements of Art in the Department of Fine Arts from 1974 to 1994, and served as Acting Department Head from 1987 ­ 1988.

Prior to joining the faculty of Mount Allison, Professor Asimakos taught art at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in Halifax , at the De Cordova Museum of Fine Arts in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and at the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts in Germany while serving in the United States Army as an artist in “Special Services”.

His work has been exhibited at the Owens Art Gallery on numerous occasions (group exhibitions) and in a solo exhibition “Moments of Folly” in 1990; and at the Anna Leonowans Gallery, Dalhousie Art Gallery in Halifax; the Beaverbrook Gallery in Fredericton; and at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, among others. He was the Maritime representative in the Canadian Pavilion at Expo ’67 in Montreal.

John Asimakos is survived by his wife, Linda Rae Dornan of Sackville, sons Peter (wife Beth) and Seth (wife Brandi) Asimakos, and daughter Arielle (husband Dave), as well as by 7 grandchildren.

There will be a Memorial Service for John Asimakos on Sunday, February 3, 2008, at 1 pm in the Owens Art Gallery.

Your presence is most welcome. Refreshments will be available. If you have any favourite stories about John which you would like to share, please consider writing them down to be posted in the Gallery at that time for everyone to read.

For donations in John's memory, the family has asked for contributions to the John P. Asimakos Painting Award. Cheques can be written to Mount Allison University, and directed to the Award.