Abstract Artists in Nova Scotia

Canadian abstract artists are traditionally painters, drawers, sculptors and photographers, but can also include other mediums like jewelry, printmaking, film, textiles ceramics and more. Artists in Canada views abstract as nonobjective art that depicts real forms in a simplified or rather reduced way - keeping only an allusion of the original natural subject.

Bruce Alistair Barber Halifax

Professor Emeritus Bruce A. Barber PhD is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural historian and curator who taught courses in Expanded Media, Art History and Contemporary Studies for 30+ years at NSCAD University, Halifax, Canada. His continuing art... (more)

Christine Consmueller Bedford

Christine is a self taught abstract artist growing up in Germany and having found a new home in Canada/Nova Scotia/Halifax where she lives with her family for the last 23 years.

Christine's artwork is intuitive and guided by her imaginati... (more)

Paulette Melanson Lunenburg

Paulette Melanson is an artist who paints abstracts and landcapes. She lives in Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Nova Scotia.

A resident of Nova Scotia since 1985, Paulette Melanson grew up in the Acadian village of Scoudouc, New... (more)

Leah Danielle Tanner Lunenburg

A self-taught artist with a passion for colour, animals, and pretty landscapes.

Monika Wright Upper Tantallon

Canadian artist Monika Wright creates expressive abstract paintings that reveal dynamic elements of color nuance, of magical light that glows amidst the darkness, of brushstrokes that are both wild and gentle, conveying movement and mindfulness.(more)

Teresa Young Halifax

I am a Canadian Metis painter who specializes in surreal and abstract acrylic paintings. Detailed, highly unique artwork with an aboriginal flavour. My style developed from a early start in portrait painting when I was a child and evolved into som... (more)

Debra Judge Tangier

Alcohol Ink and Resin Artist. Living in a remote fishing village on the East Coast of Nova Scotia, I am greatly influenced by the ocean and all of the creatures that live within it. The vibrancy and the unpredictability of the Alcohol Ink is the p... (more)

Farah Niarad Halifax

Sandra Parton Halifax

My name is Sandra Parton.

I paint primarily with acrylic paint, but I occasionally use oil and other mixed media. I paint using brushes as well as palette knives, this of course depends on the painting and the style I wish to achieve. My... (more)