Leah Gies
As a Youth Worker and Student Support Worker with the Vancouver School Board for the past 14 years, Leah discovered a passion for using art to inspire creativity and self-awareness in the students she works with. She is a life-long lover of drawing, writing and...
April Lacheur
Back in 2007, April was creating art as a hobby while working as full time Registered Nurse in post open heart surgery in Victoria, BC, Canada. Fast forward 10+ years and April is now working as a full-time artist, having traded in her in stethoscope for a paintbrush....
Hilary Grist
Hilary Grist’s signature brand of firefly folk dipped in dreamy, art pop envelopes her dulcet, often delicate vocal delivery. A diverse artist, her poignant and playful songs have been featured regularly on CBC Radio and heard on TV shows like: Grimm (NBC), Being...
Taslim Jaffer
Taslim Jaffer is a freelance writer and writing instructor with a special interest in culture and society. Her writing has appeared in Maclean's, Huffington Post Canada, Unearth Women, CBC Parents, WestCoast Families and others. As the cultures columnist for Peace...
Sue Damen
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...
Sydney Tough
Bassist, vocalist, composer and educator Sydney Tough graduated from Capilano University in 2019 with a Bachelor Degree in Jazz and Education. Sydney sings and plays bass in a variety of musical projects ranging in style from jazz, R&B and folk. Her visual art...
Sonia Mocnik
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...
Michele Mateus
Hi, I’m Michele and I am so glad you are here! I’m a wedding and portrait photographer, and everything I do centers around creating connection. I get to know my clients and learn the stories they want to tell before my camera ever comes out. Together, we co-create...
Jeff Wilson
Jeff Wilson grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland & trained as a structural geologist. He worked in mineral exploration around the world, settling in Vancouver in 2004, and took art classes at Emily Carr University, kick-starting a hobby that transitioned to a full-time...
Shae Salmon
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. [gallery...