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A Carnival A, B,C, published by Tundra Books and Collections-Building Community, published by Prentice Hall. Additionally he was included in the Fine Arts publication Art for Enlightenment published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside under the Learns Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Trinidadian-Canadian and self-taught artist, his 2006 Skin to Steel exhibit at York University’s Fine Arts Gallery in Toronto was the first of its kind, using art to tell the story of the birth of the drum and the evolution of the steel pan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a member of the Six Ah Wi Art Collective, Stone has a used his unlimited prints and artist proofs to raise funds for Sickle Cell Anemia, Artists United Against Aids and Goals for Youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1996, he received the Pursuit of Excellence Award from the Toronto Police Commission and in 1999,  he received the Trinidadian and Tobago Republic Day Award in appreciation of his outstanding contribution within the community, from the Trinidad and Tobago Consul General.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an artist Stone has participated in numerous group and solo shows throughout Canada and abroad. His artwork has graced the walls of the Royal Ontario Museum, Valley, Burkes, Worth Gallery and the Spadina artist run studios; Schools such as The Toronto Board of Education, The University of Buffalo, York University; Hotels such as the Sheraton, The King Edward and Howard Johnson. 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