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...
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...
Scandinazn’s handmade jewellery and hair accessories are influenced by the bold colours and simplicity of scandinazn (Scandinavian – Japanese) design. They use recycled materials wherever possible, and focus almost exclusively on pieces made with...
Largely self-taught multi-media artist with interest in life drawing, as well as what is generally considered craft rather than art: creating items from yarn and repurposed or upcycled fabric; refinishing or repurposing furniture and other objects, and...
Hollis Nelson (BFA Emily Carr University) is a queer interdisciplinary artist living and working in the DTES of Vancouver who is best known for her hand painted wearable leather art pieces. Home-schooled in east Vancouver her upbringing involved visiting the local...
North Van Arts offers arts education in the form of courses, workshops, seminars, camps and in-school programming for all ages, interests and abilities.
