Artist Directory
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- Arberry, Dan
780-814-4087
darberry@hotmail.com
www.danarberry.ca
Still Life, Figurative, and architectural discussions of life.
Click to Enlarge Still Life, Figurative, and architectural discussions of life.
- Arberry, Dan
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- Berg, Grant
780-568-4400
grantberg@xplornet.com
www.grantberg.blogspot.com
Stone sculpture.
Click to Enlarge With each piece I set out challenges to overcome, in many cases to carve the intangibles, wind, clouds and northern lights or to create movement in stone. I love to create subjects commonly painted but rarely sculpted. I have loved how the Group of Seven developed a distinctly Canadian style in painting. I take that influence and carry it forward into my sculpture. - Bibi Pottery, (Bibi Clement)
P.O. Box 144
Hythe, AB T0H 2C0
780-356-2424
bibipot@telusplanet.net
www.bibipottery.com
Studio Potter/Sculptor specializing in wood fire and raku techniques. Director of BICWA Society, International Residency Program
Click to Enlarge I am forever intrigued by the nebulous natural world, by its echoes of redemption: The magpies that survive our harsh winters; the sapling that grows on the edge of a stump. Mud that can be washed away becomes a vessel that can last for centuries. Fire that can be incredibly destructive is also an essential tool in my artistic process. Creating my art using different wood fired kilns allows me to bridge the gap between esthetic but also functional pieces and beautiful but nonfunctional work I believe profoundly in recognizing and utilizing loveliness in all of our daily tasks. Our kilns remind me of inukshuks, quiet symbols of homecoming, guidance an inspiration, with which I have long been fascinated. To me, inushuks have come to symbolize fortitude, and the strength to achieve visions despite the crises life tosses our way. - Boden, Penny
Box 74
Rose Prairie, AB V0C 2H0
250-827-3805
tremblingforest@xplornet.com
www.tremblingforestartstudio.ca
Paintings that speak out for the natural world in a hope to create more appreciation for it.
Click to Enlarge Penny has been an artist and a devoted naturalist since childhood. Following in her grandfather's footsteps, she sees art as a serious calling in her life. - Brown, Judy
Box 825
Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0
780-864-3608
judybrown@robbtech.com
My paintings reflect the peacefulness and serenity of our landscape.
- Berg, Grant
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- Coristine, Eileen
P.O. Box 614
Fairview, AB
780-494-3410
ecoristine@hotmail.com
I love combining art materials with found materials to create new collages and sculptures.
Click to Enlarge Eileen began as a writer of poetry, fiction and journalism. The photography required in newspaper reporting led her into the visual arts, starting with drawing. For the last 20 years she has been painting in watercolours, making paper by hand, building collage and sculpting with clay. Employed for five years by Fairview Fine Arts Centre as their curator, Eileen began her journey of meeting, collaborating and showing with other artists. She is currently a member of Fairview Fine Arts Society, Art of the Peace and Night of Artists. - Courvoisier, Debbie
RR 2 Site 14 Box 16
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2Z9
780-876-4737
780-539-0598
deboss@telusplanet.net
Ceramic Artist
Click to Enlarge Debbie Courvoisier
- Coristine, Eileen
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- Ditch, Valerie
Box 882
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3Y1
780-538-9238
serendipitygirl9@yahoo.ca
Primarily working in watercolour with attention to light and detail. Originals, giclée prints and cards.
Click to Enlarge Valerie is passionate about the Peace Country! She is grateful that she was born in this Great Land and appreciates the endless painting opportunities it offers. Her intent is to "Walk in Beauty" and allow her surroundings to inform her. She interprets varied subjects of the Peace and beyond that capture her attention. Watercolour is her favorite medium,although she enjoys exploring others. Valerie is a longtime member of the Grande Prairie Guild of Artists and the Peace Watercolour Society.
- Ditch, Valerie
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- Farrell, Jody
8508 - 100A Street
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3C3
780-538-1499
jody.farrell@gmail.com
vividly impressionistic landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes in oil pastels, oils, and acrylics.
Click to Enlarge Jody is largely a self-taught artist whose paintings often portray older style city neighbourhoods, grocers, and slowly disappearing landscapes.
- Farrell, Jody
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- Hayes, Whitney Lee
9422-80 Ave
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5J4
780-532-6866
Landscapes and high design abstracts in a variety of mediums. The only limitation is my imagination.
Click to Enlarge Landscapes and high design abstracts in a variety of mediums. The only limitation is my imagination. - Henderson, Linda
11913 Cygnet Blvd.
Grande Prairie, AB T8X 1L9
780-532-9796
dougch@telusplanet.net - Henn, Marjorie
Box 262
Beaverlodge, AB T0H 0C0
780-354-2165
ghgdhenn@gmail.com
Inspired by colour, light and contrast, her landscape, architectural and floral subjects reflect professionalism and proficiency. Her main mediums are Watercolour and Oils as well as Pen & Ink / Pencil Drawings. - Hotte, Vicki
Box 277
Beaverlodge, AB T0H 0C0
780-354-3712
svhotte@telusplanet.net
www.vickihotte.com
Unique rural art from the Peace Region. Available at the Beaverlodge Cultural Centre.
- Hayes, Whitney Lee
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- Kaut, Donna - BSc, FCA
Box 675
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 3A8
780-532-6468
ddkpaint@yahoo.ca
I focus on oil paintings of wild flowers and berries of Alberta. - Klukas, Carrie
10818-95 Street
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1Z5
carrieklukas@yahoo.ca
www.carrieklukas.com
Dramatic abstracts in acrylic which display luminescent richness of colour and texture.
Click to Enlarge Illusionary depths and textures are created using both additive and subtractive methods. Sanding the surface reveals the beauty within thus creating a metaphor for removing obstacles. Tonal contrasts suggest divine darkness is as much a part of the journey as divine light.
- Kaut, Donna - BSc, FCA
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- Larsback, Connie
Box 58
Hines Creek, AB T0H 2A0
780-494-3391
clarsback@live.ca
Oil painting - LeCorre, Lynn
(780)538-4046
lynnldallaire@gmail.com
Capturing the landscape 'en plein aire' is an inspiring challenge to invoke the colour of light.
Click to Enlarge I work in a variety of media and subject matter, with drawing and painting being my primary focus. I seek inspiration from the landscape, the figure and organic forms. I have been involved with the Prairie Figure Drawing club for seven years and enjoy the challenge and beauty of drawing the human form. When painting ‘en plein air’, a small format allows me to quickly capture the fleeting light and striking colours of the land. It is the immediacy of painting the land or drawing the figure in the moment that inspires me and challenges me.
- Larsback, Connie
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- Mottishaw, Mary
1712 - 92 Ave
Dawson Creek, B.C. V1G 1C5
250-782-3776
art@marymottishaw.com
www.marymottishaw.com
Explores ideas and techniques in works with layers of meaning.
Click to Enlarge Mary is a 30 year resident of Dawson Creek, BC. She received her Visual Arts Certificate from Northern Lights College in 2006 after fulfilling a long time desire to practice art. She works in printmaking, collage, and painting…constantly searching for ways to put ideas together.
- Mottishaw, Mary
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- Noonan, Jean
Grande Prairie, AB
780-532-3736
noonan@telusplanet.net
Awareness bracelets and metal viking knit jewellery. Available at the Centre For Creative Arts. Commissions are Welcome.
- Noonan, Jean
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- Parenteau, Denise
6913 97 A Street
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5E5
780-402-7002
savoirfaireartiste@gmail.com
I create & teach fine silver & copper jewlery. Classes are at Centre for Creative arts.
Click to Enlarge Denise has been in the living in the Peace for 25+ yrs. She is extremley creative and self taught in all her mediums. Her latest love is fine silver jewlery and teaching at the Centre for Creative Art. - Parslow, Mary
13043 Leer Sub
Peace River Regional District, AB V1G 0C1
250-782-1783
mparslow@pris.ca
artistsnorthcanada.com
Printmaking and acrylic painting using bold colours and distortion
Click to Enlarge I respond to the world around me by making graphic expressions, mostly in printmaking, sometimes in painting. I love bold colour, dynamic image and movement. I especially enjoy monoprinting, relief printing and acrylic painting. - Peters, Rika & Klaus
10514-103 Ave
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1C7
780-814-7430
wilkomen@telus.net
www.meanderworksofart.com
Digital imaging of photographic panoramas, wide format printing and oil paintings.
- Parenteau, Denise
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- Sandboe, Suzanne - ASA, PWS
Box 28, Site 9, RR1
Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0
780-568-4124
esandboe@coool.ca
www.suzannesandboe.com
Landscapes, portraits and scenes from everyday life. Original work and comissions in a variety of mediums. - Shilka, Marian Jacoba
Grande Prairie, AB
780-532-7562
mshilka@telusplanet.net
"Intuitive painting," capturing the essence of brief, unforgettable moments in time. Private lessons using watercolour and acrylic.
Click to Enlarge Working in watercolours, acrylics or mixed media, and often intertwining these with natural objects such as soil, sand, feathers and bark, I continue to be amazed by the shifting place where one thing becomes another, where dreams and memories move from the metaphysical to the physical planes of canvas or paper. Inspirations come from the environment and contrasts of the earth and cosmos surrounding me; shape and texture, light and dark, sound and quiet. Working from emotions, memories and pilgrimages…. I paint the “inner” landscape. - Stokes, Jim
10417-110 ave.
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1S8
780-532-2573
jimstokes@mac.com - Swanston, Nan
RR 3, Site 1, Box 6
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 5N3
780-532-6745
nan@imagedesignpros.com
Watercolours of landscapes, florals, people and close-ups of nature and glimpses of time.
Click to Enlarge Nan Swanston is a self-taught artist, born and raised in Grande Prairie. Nan paints mainly in watercolour but enjoys the challenges of batik, pastel and drawing. She is a member of Grande Prairie Guild of Artists and exhibits with the group. She is also a graphic artist and partner in Image Design. “I am inspired to paint buildings, people and close-up views of nature. The way that light makes objects glow against their contrasting shadows are an ongoing challenge to capture in my paintings.” - Syrota, Dale
7601-102 St
Grande Prairie, AB T8W 1Y7
780-539-4046
hsyrota@persona.ca
Traditional transparent watercolour painting rendered in a true and unique style.
Click to Enlarge Dale Syrota, a longtime resident of Grande Prairie, first studied fine art at the University of Saskatchewan and then in England. In 1983 she joined the Grande Prairie Guild of Artists which gave her the opportunity to participate in many workshops from regional artists. In 1995 she was invited to become a member of the Peace Watercolour Society. In 2005 she was elected as a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. She now paints exclusively in watercolour and has work in many private and public collections as well as the AFA and the CSPWC diploma collection. "I like to paint with watercolour because of the spontaneous effects of the medium. I strive to capture that magic throughout my study of the landscape of western Canada."
- Sandboe, Suzanne - ASA, PWS
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- Taylor, Marjorie
9506-77th Ave
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4T3
780-532-0355
ma_taylor@eastlink.ca
Acrylic on canvas/mixed media, abstract paintings, clay sculpture.
Click to Enlarge My journey as a visual artist began 30 years ago. Like so many, I began painting realistic subject matter, but gradually found abstract painting to be both challenging and rewarding. My latest series of paintings consists of the incorporation of my sculptural pieces.
- Taylor, Marjorie
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- Wade, Trudy
Grovedale, AB
wade-works@hotmail.com - Weiss, Shirley
RR1 Box15
Crooked Creek, AB T0H 0Y0
7809572315
shirleyaweiss@gmail.com
acrylic on canvas/board, realistic, scenes, buildings,animals. Accepts commisions.
- Wade, Trudy
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- Zaichkowsky, Elaine
RR#2 Site 20 Box 2
Sexsmith, B.C. T0H 3C0
(780)568-4994
jezaich@yahoo.ca
Stained Glass & Mosaic Windows & decor art stainglass, Floors, stairs, tables & picture mosaics
- Zaichkowsky, Elaine
