Gerry Sevier was born in 1934 in Hamilton, Ontario. From 1952 to 1956 he attended the Ontario College of Art and was an honours graduate. He worked as an illustrator for 45 years, winning many awards from Art Directors shows in Toronto and New York.

Since 1976, Gerry has been an elected member of the Royal Canadian Academy. In 1963 he became a member of the Ontario Society of Artists and served as president of the OSA from 1970-73.

In 2001 he received a lifetime achievement award for illustration from C.A.P.I.C. - The Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications. From 1965 to 1995 he taught design and illustration at the Ontario College of Art.

In addition, Gerry has had a career as a painter. Since 1961 he has had 26 one-man shows and has participated in many group shows. In 2000 his work appeared in the OSA show, Flora 2000. His work has also travelled to Japan and has appeared in the RCA "Arts 2000" show in Stratford, Ontario.

Gerry's paintings are in more than 150 corporate collections, and he is a member of the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto.