Art by Vancouver painters capture landscapes, wildlife, portraits, figures, still-lives and abstract ideas in oil, acrylic and watercolour. Contemporary art can be found at the heart of a new generation of experimentation and mark making.
Acrylic on Wood and paper. Abstract
Shelley was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario and now resides in Vancouver, B.C. She began formal studies in art in 1989 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Fine Art in 1995 majoring in painting.... (more)
His completely personal, simple and bold approach to painting in which direct references to reality co-exist with allusions to humor, mood, drama, fantasy and personal history.
Examining the connection between the physical boundary of the body and the ever-expanding space of the mind, she uses scopic imagery and found objects to illustrate our need for information and knowledge. A supporter of the artist run culture in C... (more)
I am a true Vancouverite. I was born in Vancouver and attended elementary and high school here.
My art, for the most part, is inspired by our local landscapes, both rural and urban. Many of my paintings are of “old” Vancouver buildings... (more)
Urban landscapes and Abstract art
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas. Landscape
Oil on canvas, panel and paper. Figurative, abstraction. Deceased (1998)
In my artworks, I investigate both memory and presence. I approach this concept through my memories of motifs from Persian architecture, rugs and mosaic tiles and express them in painting, historically the western language of art. Everyday life an... (more)