Call for 3D artwork
Deadline: April 2
Art Rental Show
February 24 – April 6
CityScape Date Nights
$45 each | Join us for an evening & creative journey!
Layer by Layer Treasure Hunt
follow the clues and enter the contest before April 1!
WHAT’S HAPPENING
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Art in the Community: Call for 3D Artwork
Submission deadline: Tuesday, April 2, 4:00pm
Artwork by Carol Demers North Van Arts is seeking 3D artists to exhibit their work in the foyer of the District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall. Successful candidates will be booked for an eight to twelve week exhibition. The first exhibition will begin in June... read more
District of North Vancouver Municipal Hall -
Cosmo Campbell: The Last Roll
March 7, 2024 - May 28, 2024
Artist Bio: Cosmo is a Vancouver based photographer and artist, who studied Graphic Design at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, in South Africa. Working in advertising for over 30 years, travelling extensively and living on four continents, has informed his... read more
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Art Rental Show
February 24 - April 6, 2024
The time has come for the 2024 Art Rental Show! This salon-style exhibition features the work of over 150 local artists working in a great variety of techniques, styles, and subjects as diverse as the artists. Media include watercolour, acrylic, oil, and mixed media... read more
CityScape Community ArtSpace
UPCOMING CLASSES
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Needle Felting for (all levels)
Welcome to our three-week felting series! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crafter, each week offers a unique exploration into the world of needle felting as part of a community. After each session, you can take the materials home. This means you can... -
Intro to Acrylics
Course Description: Step into the world of acrylic painting with this introductory course that covers the essential techniques and principles of art. You’ll explore the versatile medium of acrylics and learn how to create stunning artwork. Course... -
Character Development Through Textiles
Course Description: Create characters and scenes inspired by ancient Greek friezes and the Bayeux Tapestry. Use fabric techniques to craft your visual narrative in a horizontal band or panel style. Join our two-day “Character Development Through Textiles”... -
Documentary Photography: Identity, Family and Community Life (Online)
After social media’s near total commercialization of intimacy, how do we make meaningful photographs of our own lives today? During this 8 week online workshop, participants will create an original documentary photography project examining their identity, family or... -
Felted Heart Ornaments
Since its inception in February 2022, our monthly CityScape Date Night series has been a creative journey like no other. Every month, we’ve delved into a diverse range of artistic mediums, from acrylics to watercolors, upcycling to drag life drawing. Date... -
Create your own Poetic Theatre or Memory Box
Since its inception in February 2022, our monthly CityScape Date Night series has been a creative journey like no other. Every month, we’ve delved into a diverse range of artistic mediums, from acrylics to watercolors, upcycling to drag life drawing. Date...
Profiles
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Sue Damen
Mixed Media, Acrylic and Collograph
Sue Damen is an artist, illustrator and educator. She was born at Grace Hospital in Vancouver but grew up in the small farming community of Yarrow, BC. Later, she came back to Vancouver attending the University of British Columbia, where she graduated with a BFA... -
Sara Montgomery Designs & Studios
Silversmith, Metalworking
Sara Montgomery is an artist working on the North Shore who specializes in silversmithing and fine metalwoking. Sara Montgomery Studios is an inclusive studio with 3 desks that offer teaching rates, rental desks (with or without tools) lessons for metalsmiths, makers... -
Jia Duan
Scholar artist:Professor & Filmmaker (Animation and Documentary Director), Painter & Writer & Curator
As a filmmaker, Jia mainly produce animation and documentary. As a female artist, each of her works is self-written self-directed and art director, some works are music arranger and independent produce herself. Whether her films are animated films or documentaries,... -
Anne Marie Buchanan
Basketmaker, Watercolour & Acrylic Painter
A multifaceted artist, Anne Marie was born and raised on the North Shore and has worked in photography, watercolour, oil painting and drawing most of her life. She evolved into folk arts, sewing, knitting, quilting, restoring old furniture and basketry. Basketry is... -
Michael Brouillet
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Riitta Peirone
Painter: oils and acrylics
I studied Interpretative Illustration at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario and took courses in drawing and painting at the Ontario College of Art. I worked in Toronto as a graphic artist, mainly in educational publishing. In 1986, I moved to... -
Antoinette (Toni) Ludski
Acrylic
I acknowledge that I live on the traditional unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people. I was born in Cape Town, South Africa where I grew up in a natural environment. I always... -
Steve Rayner
Acrylic
Steve was born and raised in England and trained to be an architect at Cambridge University. His interest in the profession grew from watching his architect father at work and he also inherited from him and other Rayner forebears, some of whom were noted Victorian... -
Roxsane K. Tiernan
Chigiri-e, acrylic, mixed media
Roxsane Tiernan is an award winning British Columbia artist, an international traveler and educator. She soaks up local color, customs and cultural influences. These cross-cultural experiences stimulate her imagination and creativity. This along with her love of... -
Carol Demers
Mixed Media Artist & Ceramicist
My work in painting and ceramics reflects my reaction to the natural world. I seem to be always seeking to unearth the experience of a place and the poetry of things I see in nature. When I really pay attention to the details I have noticed…the sound in silence,... -
Shirley McKell
Acrylic, Oil
Art has always been a part of Shirley’s life, but her career took her into Horticulture and Arboriculture where artistic whims were not on canvas! She’s always looked at light, texture and colour in her gardens. In semi-retirement in 2014, Shirley began to... -
Thompson Brennan
Paint, mixed media, drawing, sculpture, conceptual design
My new work is titled “Solastalgia Story”. Solastalgia was coined to describe a feeling of displacement from one’s own home environment. The word referred to those who have experienced a radical change in the eco-environment: loss of glaciers, for... -
Marika Morissette
Acrylic Pour Paintings
Marika is a visual artist specializing in acrylic pour paintings. She is passionate about creating original, beautiful artwork. Her creations are unique and intriguing, going deep into the space of creativity and hopefulness. Marika finds pour painting to be... -
Rick Herdman
Printmaker and Sculptor
Rick Herdman lives and works in Burnaby, British Columbia. Rick studied at Capilano College, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, and University of British Columbia. In the process received a Diploma in Studio Art, Bachelors of Fine Arts, and a Bachelors... -
Tary Majidi
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Pottery/Ceramics
Tary was born in Tehran, Iran and left home at the age of 19. She started sketching in her youth and later developed her style and media when pursuing Masters of Art in India at the New Delhi Art College in 1991. Upon attaining her degree, she continued learning... -
Alice Bottrill
Acrylic, Watercolour, Pen/Ink
Alice Bottrill is currently an active member of FCA, member of NSAG, The North Vancouver Arts and the International Watercolor Society of Canada(IWS Canada). She is also the BC Representative for IWS Canada. Alice’s painting covers wide range of subject matters:... -
Ann Eynon
Acrylic, Mixed Media
I recently returned from Vancouver’s west side and a life in financial planning to my cottage and my artistic roots. My work is done in acrylic and is generally landscape. Plein air is a favourite – so many paintings are done on location throughout the... -
Don Rutherford
Watercolour
Still, watercolour, 11″ x 9″, $200Near Foremost AB, watercolour, 14″ x 11″, $200Moods of Chesterman #1, watercolour, 14″ x 11″, $200Moods, of Chesterman #2, watercolour, 9″ x 11″, $150Spring on Nicola Lake, watercolour,... -
Tammy Flynn Seybold
Painting
In Tammy Flynn Seybold’s figurative works, the media itself – the lush applications of thick oil paint – have a presence that transcends the representative aspects of the image. Through her bold application and manipulation with a palette knife, the paint... -
Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki
Acrylic Painting
Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki is an award-winning Canadian landscape painter based in Port Moody, British Columbia. She emigrated from Serbia in 1994 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and pursued a Hi-Tech career while studying and... -
Robert Zylstra
Pen and Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic Painter
I took my formal training at Langara College Fine Arts Program but I have been an artist all of my life. My early works were painting in acrylic and pen & ink drawing, Later I spent a few years creating designs and sandblasting them into glass for customers of my... -
Kathy Daley
Oil Painting
Kathy uses bright, dynamic colours and thick impasto oil paint on black gesso surface to explore her connection to the world outside. She has been in group and solo exhibits at art galleries in BC, Alberta and Manitoba since 1995, bringing urban scenes to life... -
Lori Popadiuk
Painter
I am an emotive abstract painter. I paint what isn’t there, what you can’t quite see, but you can feel. I paint what is forthcoming from my emotions, I paint spontaneously and from my heart. I hope you enjoy my work. Wide Open Macro 2, Mixed mediums... -
Natasha Dash
Ink, Mix Media, Certified Zentangle Teacher
Natasha Dash is a Certified Zentangle Teacher. She began her Zentangle journey in 2016 and has enjoyed many benefits of “tangling”. Natasha uses tangling as a healthy and creative way to deal with stress and access a state of relaxed focus. She is always amazed by the... -
Lee Caufield
Mixed Media
Using a wide variety of materials and with an emphasis on richly textured surfaces, Lower Mainland artist Lee Caufield sometimes refers to her work as ‘ abstracted Impressionism’. Her subject matter is usually gardens, birds, and animals but with an emphasis on the... -
Sharka Leigh
Acrylic
Sharka Leigh is an acrylic painter from North Vancouver. She paints varied subject matter, though she most often focuses on her favourite animal, cows. Her work is recognizable by its combination of composition, unusual subject matter and detailed style. Sharka paints... -
Rick Cuff
Acrylic and Oil Painter
After studying painting at the Swedish State School of Art, I moved to London and attended The London College of Communications, graduating with a graphic design degree. I then taught at LCC and Chelsea School of Art in England, while at the same time practicing as a... -
Theresa Wimbles
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Jennifer Lamb
Photographer
“My photographic approach to and reaction to the natural and built environments are summed up in three phrases: · fuelled by curiosity · delighted by discovery · inspired by beauty Colour, line, texture and light attract my eye. I invite you to share the... -
Connie O’Connor
Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting
BIOGRAPHY Connie O’Connor grew up on a farm in Manitoba: expansive vistas of big blue skies, infinite horizons and colourful gardens influence her art and her vision. As a high school educator, Connie’s creativity shone throughout her career; her favourite... -
Mylene Comsia
Acrylic & Mixed Media
Mylene Comsia is a self-taught acrylic and mixed media artist, born in France and living in North Vancouver since 1994. She graduated Fashion & Design from Blanche McDonald in 1996 and after raising her 5 children, discovered her passion for abstract painting by... -
Jeanette Schisler Coldwell Creations
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Jane Lowery
Mixed Media Artist
I am a graduate of Langara College and Emily Carr University of Art and Design/ Fine Arts Studio, Drawing and Printmaking. I tried to stop focusing on nature but I couldn’t. I like what’s going on under the ground. Life and Nature has its dark moments, its... -
Jean Prescott
Jewellery, Textiles/Fibre
Razzle Dazzle Designs Jean’s current jewelry includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets inspired by natural elements, bright metals plus antique and new beads. Textiles include table runners, hangings and amulets in a full colour range. Bracelet by Jean... -
Gabriele Maurus
Painter & Collagist
My main interest is in the interplay of colour and composition. I’m painting, drawing, photographing, sculpting and everything else senses are used for. “Trauben unter Aalen”, acrylic + collage, 30”x30”, $1300 “Reunion”, acrylic... -
Sue Daniel
Oil
Sue Daniel was born in Hungary in 1948 and came to Canada during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. She now makes her home in West Vancouver with her husband of 30 years. Since the 1980s, Sue has been under the influence of abstract impressionism, believing the axiom... -
Dana Huhn
Mixed Media | Painter | Functional Art
Dana is a mixed media artist working and living on the North Shore. She has a background in Art History, graphic design, architecture, and interior design. Her work ranges from vibrant and mood lifting abstract and semi-abstract painting to more serene and... -
Nicola Morgan
Painter, Illustrator, Instructor
The process of art making is as personal as it is mysterious. It is an action of surrender through paint, to a world where time is suspended and layers of newly found realities are discovered. I strive for balance in my paintings which presents a the challenge of... -
Barbara Crystal
Acrylic Painting and Pastel Sketches
An artist living in North Vancouver, I’m inspired by nature and walks in the forest. I seek out the greenery of trees, leaves, moss and the unexpected beauty of blooms that grow wild. I grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland where I studied in the Scottish Borders and... -
Sande Waters
acrylic, acrylic ink, oil, photography
bio I received my BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and my MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, California. As a way to engage with my art community, I am volunteering as Assistant Curator at Lions Gate Hospital Foundation Healing Art Donation... -
Axel Breutigam
Fine Art Photography
Axel Breutigam is an international award-winning photographer; a German-born Canadian, located in Vancouver, BC. Among others Breutigam studied under Alan Ross, Ansel Adams’ former assistant, and the exclusive printer of Adams’ Yosemite Special Edition Negatives.... -
Lori Bagnérès
Mixed Media
Lori’s mixed media artwork derives its depth from the interconnectedness of spaces that humans share with the environment. Images of serene landscapes meld with an edgy, cultural world. Lori exposes the dichotomy between urban, graffitied surfaces and her natural... -
Edme Focant
Acrylic & Oil Painting
Born in Belgium, my family passed along a strong appreciation for the art and music at an early age. We were always grateful to be surrounded by beautiful architecture and galleries containing remarkable paintings which cultivated a strong appreciation for the arts... -
Catherine Fields
Acrylic, Mixed Media
Catherine Fields was born in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1983, she emigrated to Canada and often credits the country’s accepting atmosphere with giving her the confidence and freedom to explore her creativity. She now paints and lives in North Vancouver with her... -
Gail Coney
Glass, Pottery, Ceramics
Vibrant, colourful, unique, handpainted stoneware and glassware for the home or for that special gift. Gail has an attention to detail, developing designs inspired by her life and the places she’s lived, and applying a consistently high standard to each and... -
Holly Truchan
Painting
I am an emerging mixed media abstract painter working with collage, acrylic and pastels on wood panels. I live and work in East Vancouver, gratefully working out of the Parker Street Studios. My work is whimsical and full of colour and texture, informed by my personal... -
Fanny Ip
Chinese watercolor and ink on rice paper
Two most important techniques of Chinese painting are Gongbi (工筆) and Xieyi (寫意). Gongbi is a realistic technique using highly detailed brushstrokes that delimits details precisely and without independent or expressive variation. Xieyi is a freehand brushwork which... -
Rhonda LeGrove Garton
Oil Painting
There is no shortage of inspiration in the west coast landscape. A native of Montreal, Quebec, with an earlier career in illustration and design, I have lived and painted in my home studio, adjacent to the Capilano River Canyon in North Vancouver for 30 years. In... -
Katie Rodgers
Painting
Katie Rodgers developed her artistic practice building upon experiences images and insights during earlier travels in South East Asia. The paintings consist of drawings and photographs presented in abstract form to suggest atmosphere and emotions associated with... -
Jilly Watson
Acrylics
Jilly Watson paints happy colourful acrylic paintings. Artist statement: “You will very often see paths or trails in my work which are symbolic of the choices we make in life. My present path as an artist has brought me great joy. I have a passion for bright... -
Sonia Mocnik
Watercolour Painting
Sonia Mocnik is inspired by her surroundings; from cityscapes to the great outdoors. Vancouver born, she has always enjoyed creating some type of art. She paints with the colours that move her from an urban scene to nature’s blooms. The energy of each captured moment... -
Tim Bennison
Watercolour Painting
Tim was born in England in 1963 and moved to Canada in 1970. Growing up in Ottawa, he began painting with watercolours in high school. Tim has painted in this medium ever since. He is continually improving and evolving his technique, taking courses at Emily Carr and... -
Thom Harvey Kline
Photomontage, film and sculpture
“I entered the Vancouver School of Art in 1969 to pursue my continuing photography work. Here I was introduced to sculpture and found the world of 3D. BCIT led to a career in the building environment and working with major architectural firms in... -
Ian Bateson
Mixed media and digital art
Experience: During the 1970’s and early 80’s Ian worked in the field of illustration and graphic design, building a solid reputation with the publishing industry as an illustrator of children’s books and a designer and illustrator for academic publications. Ian worked... -
Doris MacDougall
Drawing and Painting
I am a Canadian Artist living in North Vancouver, British Columbia. I studied Fine Arts as well as Clay and Fibre at Capilano College graduating in 1981. I am active in the Vancouver and North Vancouver Art Communities and participate in the East-side Culture Crawl in... -
Susanne Kestner-Aiello
Oil Painting
Travels have taken Susanne from Europe to South America, to USA and last to Canada where she has lived since 1979. Initially an art student at Atelier Josse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Susanne continued her formal education in the USA and in Canada. She attended... -
Reyhaneh Bakhtiari
oil painter
Reyhaneh Bakhtiari is an internationally acclaimed oil painting artist. She was born in Tehran, Iran and showed artistic talent at a young age. She went to England when she was 19, where she attended Swindon College, University of London, and continued her studies. ... -
Margaret Riley Cody
Acrylic and Pastels/Conté
Margaret Riley Cody is a member of the North Vancouver Arts Council and an Associate Member of the Federation For Canadian Artist. She is also the Design and creative director for Charterhouse... -
Janice Beaudoin
Mixed Media
Janice is a contemporary mixed media artist living in North Vancouver. Her studio is located in Welch Street Studios – an artists’ collective located at the base of Pemberton Avenue. Discovery and risk-taking are an important part of her creative process.... -
Phyllis Schwartz
Photography
Phyllis Schwartz is a multi-disciplinary artist and curator who works in photography, ceramics and publishing. She is an Emily Carr University of Art + Design graduate with a concentration in photography and the recipient of the Canon Photography Award. Her... -
Shakun Jhangiani
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Sheree Jones
Oil
“My creative journey has taken me down many paths. I am a keen outdoor ‘plein air’ painter, preferring to capture my subjects directly from life. I carry my painting gear wherever I travel, from Costa Rica to Spain, Sicily and Italy. From California to Wyoming and... -
Edward Peck
Digital Media
Edward Peck studied photography, fine arts, conceptual art, historical technics, film, and literature at the University of British Columbia. He then went on to work under a number of artists to develop his technical skills in photography, film, etching, watercolour,... -
Mariana Sola
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Pottery/Ceramics
I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I work predominantly in the medium of painting with acrylics but I also work with clay in my sculptures. After completing my B.F.A at the University of National Arts in Buenos Aires Argentina in 1998 I had many solo and group... -
Meghan Sharir
Oil, Watercolour
Based in West Vancouver, Meghan is an award-winning and Signature Member (AFCA) of the Federation of Canadian Artists who exhibits frequently in juried group and community shows and private venues and undertakes regular commissions. Meghan is primarily a portrait... -
Therese L Joseph
Acrylic Mixed Media
Therese aims is to capture an honest thought, a genuine mood or a daring dream and paint the world – one story at the time. She is passionate about drawing and painting figures and thoroughly enjoys seeing how personality and temperament come into being from an empty... -
Adele ᒪᐢᑿ ᐃᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau
Jewellery, printmaking and wood
A Nehiyaw Métis visual artist, Adele creates work to engage the audience to consider current social and environmental issues. Her intent is to educate from an indigenous perspective and counteract current stereotypes. She uses the mediums of wood carving, beadwork and... -
Suzanne Thomson
Acrylic Painting
Born and raised in Vancouver, Suzanne’s vivid imagination and artistic eye has made its’ mark in many ways. After years of event planning, her own flower design business and adding sparkles to figure skating dresses, her talents are now focused on the... -
Andrea McKenzie
Textile & Paper Eco-printing
Andrea draws inspiration for her artistic practice of eco-printing from nature’s botanical realm in all of its seasonal cycles. She considers the plants to be the artists and she the assistant enabling them to release and imprint their true moody colours onto paper... -
Monica Gewurz
Acrylic & Mixed-Media
I am a mixed media artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. My art is rooted in my life on the west coast of British Columbia but also draws on my travelling experiences. Drawing on my background in science, I create evocative and purposely imperfect paintings... -
Gelareh Raufi
Acrylic Painting
I paint intuitively with a loose intention in mind. Abstract painting for me is letting my intuition and feeling control my hand without a plan and at the end I wrap it all up in a considered composition. Each painting is a personal journey. The viewers’ opinion and... -
Lyza Del Mar
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Jan Poynter
Painting
Growing up in North Van – the mountains were my back yard and the waterfront my go to hangout. Now living on the Sunshine Coast I get to enjoy all those things and still make trips to paint and explore the Sea to Sky corridor and the North Shore. My professional... -
Sandrine Pelissier
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Watercolour
Artist Bio Originally from France, the visual artist Sandrine Pelissier has been living in North Vancouver, Canada for the past 18 years. She is very inspired by her Pacific west coast surroundings and paints the BC landscape, figures and still life, mixing elements... -
Karyn Orry
Acrylic
Karyn is British Canadian, born in Yorkshire then moved to North Vancouver and now living in Kelowna, BC. She studied art and textile design at college in the U.K, then took a break from painting to focus on a busy graphic design, print and packaging career. Since... -
Una Polenova
Acrylic, mixed media, watercolour
Born in Richmond, I enjoyed expressing a talent for painting and dance in my early childhood days. My love for the arts inspired a career in Graphic Design and Visual Arts in the mid 1980’s. Today my paintings record a history of the land, and sea to sky of beautiful... -
Shae Salmon
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Photography
Contemporary semi-abstract mixed media artist who incorporates her photography into her work. Through textural layers and translucent colour, Shae builds on her images creating an abstract world in hopes of captivating the viewer’s imagination.... -
Nilufar Moayeri
Painter, Art Instructor
Nilufar Moayeri is a painter and art instructor with more than 20 years of practice. Nilufar was born in Tehran but spent her life in Turkey, where she eventually became one of that country’s most prominent artists and art educators. She started studying art at a very... -
Neill Lyons
metal, pottery, ceramics, stone
Neill Lyons is a professional engineer who in middle age took up the art of sculpting as a recreational pursuit. Over the past twenty years he has worked in several sculpting media including wax, terra-cotta, plaster, stone and bronze. He has pursued self-education... -
Shelley Wales
Watercolour
Growing up on Canada’s west coast, Shelley has had a life-long love affair with the mountains and ocean. This has led her to explore and paint some of the more remote corners of western Canada’s stunning wilderness. Finding the landscape’s moods and the stories they... -
Donna Giraud
Acrylic on Canvas
Self taught, abstract painter Donna Giraud’s large scale acrylic on canvas works are richly textured and rendered in thick expanses of pigment. Interested in capturing the “authentic” stories of human existence, her horizontal compositions fuse an abstract and... -
Stephen Corcoran
Chalk Pastel Artist
Born and raised in Vancouver, Stephen trained at the Vancouver Art School (Emily Carr) in the 70s. Woodworking and welding skills transfer into the pastels giving them grain and structure. At his exhibit, ‘Dancing on the Interface’ at Basic Inquiry Gallery and Studio... -
Effat Mirnia
Paintings
Born and raised in Iran, Effat was part of an art-loving family. From childhood, she expressed her feelings and thoughts through her art – painting, writing and poetry became a form of release for her. From the age of 15, she gave her time and efforts to several... -
Ray James Bradbury
Paintings in oils, Inktense and water crayon
When not painting I am a wilderness activist, mainly trying to protect our coastal environment. I hold a B.A. (Architecture) degree from Manchester University (UK). I also farmed in New Brunswick and, earlier in life, was a leading scout for the army in the Malayan... -
Lorn Curry
Oil Painting
Lorn Curry is an artist based in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He acquired his painting skills with master mentors and through self-directed studies. Inspired by the European hyperrealist and photorealist masters, he also cites fellow Canadian east coast artist... -
Warren Oneschuk
Acrylic
Working in acrylics, Warren Oneschuk (AFCA) is a realism artist/painter in North Vancouver, BC. His subject matter lies in historical interests – mainly abandoned/rusted vehicles and derelict buildings. He works in a multi-layered, glazing and dry brush technique to... -
Keely Smith
Oil and Acrylic Painting, Landscape & Abstract
I grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba — a really cold city with really great people. After graduating from graphic design, I headed west. As a North Vancouver resident my constant companions are my family, my dog, and the raw beauty of British Columbia. For my inspiration I... -
Mahin Sharilli
Acrylic on Canvas
Mahin Sharilli is a fine art painter based in Vancouver who was born in Tehran, Iran. Mahin’s passion for art began early on in her life, and she pursued her dreams by obtaining a B.A in Stage Design from University of Art (Iran) and teaching the Basics of... -
Elisabeth Sommerville
Stone Lithography
Elisabeth Sommerville was born in Calgary, Alberta and graduated from the Alberta College of Art in 1963. She moved to Vancouver, B.C. and established Sommergraphics, an award-winning graphic design studio. In 1998 she became interested in printmaking and studied at... -
Arlene MacAulay
acrylic & mixed media painter
I currently live in beautiful North Vancouver but have called many places home. I have always loved creating but didn’t start painting until 2010. I have no formal art training so I attended various classes and workshops and learned different techniques and styles.... -
Parisa Hosseinzadeh
Painter
Hello, I’m Parisa Hosseinzadeh, a painter with a diverse artistic background spanning over two decades. My journey in art has led me to explore various mediums, including watercolor, acrylic, oil painting, calligraphy, and decorative arts like wood painting and... -
Julie Fox
Illustrator
Julie Fox is best known for private commissions or donated illustrations for a variety of fundraising events on the North Shore. Her work shares meaning through whimsical designs, fine detail and brilliant colour captivating audiences of all ages. As her family grows... -
Janna Kumi
Colour Pencil
Originally from the Netherlands, Janna Kumi is a Canadian artist living in Metro Vancouver creating intimate and detailed drawings of tree bark in colour pencil on paper and board. The consistency across the work is her emotional response to function, form, and... -
Janet Strayer
Paintings in Acrylic, Oil, Mixed-Media
My art celebrates life in its variety, focusing on the vital intersection of worlds within and around us, the impact of imagination and memory, and the imperfect beauty of being human in a changing reality. It is inspired by experience and imagination, by cultural... -
Dana Johnson
Visual Artist
Dana Johnson is a Vancouver-born artist. As long as she can remember she has been consumed by art. Earlier on she lived in London, England and this was when she got her first taste of European history, art and culture. She has travelled extensively and these... -
Stuart Browning
Glass
Stuart was born in Vancouver, living much of his life on the West Coast. Recently returning to the North Shore from Richmond he is inspired by our massive West Coast forests, streams, rivers and water scenes. An ongoing interest in both Asian and North West Coast... -
Яachel Lee
Mixed Media + Photography + Performance Art + Textiles/Fibre
Яachel Lee’s art sheds light on the experience of navigating through familial bonds, love, loss – life as a neurodiverse Chinese Canadian Catholic woman in a post-truth era. Through reflection and acceptance of her conflicting views, Lee investigates the shared... -
Poesis Ilies
Visual Artist
I am a Vancouver based visual artist working from my studio in the West End. I studied drawing and painting at Emily Carr University and urban design at Simon Fraser University. My art is a reflection of my continuous exploration of new techniques in a variety of... -
Sherry LaFayette
Acrylic paint, soft pastel, mixed media
Sherry LaFayette is a Canadian artist who finds inspiration in her natural surroundings and that view! Sherry interprets the subtle changes with time of movement, energy and colour of a selection of personal visual experiences and memories. With her family’s recent... -
Sharon Quirke
Acrylic, Pottery/Ceramics
Canadian artist, Sharon Quirke, explores her vast country by layering colour and emotion on canvases brushed with fresh air. Her acrylics are bold and dynamic. “The rush of beauty that infuses each captured moment sustains & directs us.” In bold and dramatic... -
Yang Wu
Multimedia Art, Installation Art, Oil Painting
An artist who has worked in a variety of mediums, including painting, installation art, multimedia art, and others. After graduating from the Central Academy of Arts and Design in Beijing with a Master’s Degree in textile and pattern design, I studied Fashion Design...