AS A YOUNG MAN, JOSEPH COMPLETED A DEGREE IN REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT WHICH LED TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER. UNFORTUNATELY, IN 2009 JOSEPH WAS IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN BRAIN TRAUMA WHICH MADE HIM UNABLE TO WORK. AND THEN, FIVE YEARS AGO, MORE TRAGEDY STRUCK WHEN JOSEPH HAD A STOKE, LEAVING HIM PARTIALLY PARALYZED. […]
Alberta born of Métis and Celtic roots, this history, as well as a love of nature, color and the delight in the muse, influences my work. My traditional homeland is Mahaska, Alberta, which is part of treaty 6, and 8 and also the home of the Anishinaabe, Dene-zaa, Nêhiyawak, Secwépemc, Stoney Nakoda, and Métis. I […]
I’m a self-taught action painter with a mental illness. I studied Willem de Kooning and other abstract expressionists. Spirituality, emotion and colour are essential to my work. I studied drawing at Langara College. At the Art Studios, I was trained in pastels, watercolour, drawing, and acrylics. Since 2008, I”ve taught myself oil painting techniques and […]
Suzanne Berton is a Canadian artist who want to paint it all! From landscapes to people and animals. Ink is her favourite to use. www.Etsy.com/ca/shop/ALaSuzanne
My process often begins with taking photos I like to capture the stuff of slam poetry that visceral true authentic experience the kind of untold story fascinates me. I use an art journal where do a lot of reflection is a kind of art therapy to process how I’m feeling. Then I move on to […]
Trevor Buddin has been creating outstanding art pieces since elementary school. Through his school years, Trevor was inspired by colours and how they blend to tell a story on canvas. Trevor enrolled in art classes at Emily Carr and was excited to pursue his passion for art, but one week later his life was changed. […]
Neirin is a non-binary artist, writer and disability activist living and working in Vancouver. Their work focuses on the concept of automythology, or self-mythologizing, as a type of parallel life narrative traumatized people create to make sense of our experiences in a private, sacred vocabulary that is protected from outsider retelling, and to crystallize in […]
I am an artist with cerebral palsy and rely on a power wheelchair for mobility. I went to university to study art and I have continued to follow my heart and create on a continuous basis. I use many different mediums and believe that working with a variety adds diversity to my artistic process. Being […]
Being diagnosed with major health issues which effects my day to day life. I took up painting as therapy, which helps me refocus to overcome my depression and physical issues. My works fall under several genres such as social and contemporary realism cityscape and traditional landscape, surrealism and Science Fiction/fantasy. Mediums I use are mainly […]
I’m a painter and author. I work in oils and acrylics. Currently, I’m painting and drawing house portraits of people’s homes. I enjoy drafting architecture and adding my own flair. I also am working on a series of abstracts in oil paint and solvents. I write and paint as part of my recovery from schizoaffective […]