Andrew Swinley, carving foreman at Red Leaf Stone in Abbottsford, British Columbia, has been named 2016 Craftsman of the Year. The award was presented to Swinley at the MIA+BSI Awards Luncheon at TISE 2017 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Swinley began his career at the age of twenty as an apprentice stone mason, where he focused almost entirely on restoration. He then earned a degree in figurative sculpture from the City and Guilds Art School in London. After twenty years as a self-employed stone carver, Swinley accepted a position at Architectural Stonemasonry, a division of Red Leaf Stone.