Glenn Lewis is a renowned artist, educator, and arts administrator from Vancouver, with expertise in various art forms, including pottery, sculpture, photography, video, and conceptual and performance art. He studied at the Vancouver School of Art, was a prominent figure in the avant-garde scene, and later became Head of Media Arts at the Canada Council. In addition to his work in the arts, Glenn also researched gardens around the world during the 70s and 80s, exploring their elements as paradise. In the 90s, he founded The Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden, and this talk will focus on his exploration of gardens as a universal concept and their symbolic stages as an allegory of the cycles of life.