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Gideon Flitt Artist and Hairstylist

British-born painter Gideon Flitt came to Canada in 1985. A London-trained hair stylist by trade, he took his first step onto the commercial art scene at 16, when he sold a series of pencil sketches. The self-taught artist learned his craft by emulating works by Rossetti, Sargent, and Dali. When he's not painting, Gideon designs installation sculptures for The Room, his Kitsilano hair salon and studio, and plays the cello. An urban animal at heart, his concessions to Vancouver's sporting life include teeing off at UBC and flying stunt kites at low tide on Spanish Banks. "There is only one difference between a madman and me.I am not mad." (Dali)