April 30 – May 26, 2024

Opening Reception:  Saturday, May 4th, 2024   1-3pm

Born in Poland, Dorota studied Architecture before immigrating to Canada in 1981. She graduated with Honors from the Architectural Technology Program in 1983 and completed her Bachelor of Architecture Degree at the University of Toronto in 1989. After few years of commercial design work, and over 30 private residences designed, she accepted a teaching position at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. As a Faculty Professor she specialized in design, rendering, 3D Revit and CAD modeling, building codes, as well as sustainable construction. Retired in 2018 she is currently living in Nanoose Bay enjoying nature, creative arts, gardening, golfing, sailing, travel, and recently teaching Arts at the Nanoose Place Community Center.

Dorota received extensive education in drawing, completed courses in watercolors from Dundas Valley School of Art, and recently attended a number of workshops with prominent artists. She lov

APRIL 30 – MAY 26, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024, 1-3PM

Tom Shardlow, AFCA, SCA

Tom Shardlow’s artwork was recognized early receiving awards and media attention in High School. He later studied at the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr School of Art and Design) before working in advertising doing art layouts. After graduating from UBC, Tom worked as a field research biologist where he was fortunate to have traveled to many of British Columbia’s wild places. These travels inspired him to document on canvas and paper what he saw and felt.

His drawings and illustrations have appeared in book form, magazines, and newspapers, and he completed a series of commissioned drawings for Fitzhenry and Whiteside publishers. His paintings have won multiple awards and have been acquired by a major private collection lending to the National Gallery in Ottawa and are included in a Simon Fraser University permanent collection. Tom’s works have appeared in over 70 juried exhibitions a

April 30 – May 26, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, May 4, 2024,  1-3pm

The most positive childhood memories I have is growing up within the rugged and beautiful natural landscapes of Vancouver Island. That combined with a creative mind served me well in imagining our area as the most magical place. From the time I was brought into this world, I saw nature and my surroundings though my own mind, and that both fascinates me and inspires me.

It’s important for me to share my art with the world, because in my opinion, the story and narrative of my artwork does not end

The local Arrowsmith Chapter of the Canadian Federation of Artists (FCA) is presenting their annual Spring Exhibition to be held at the McMillan Arts Centre located 133McMillan St. in central Parksville, BC. You will be able to enjoy the creative talent selected from the best of local artists and the show offers you the opportunity to enhance or begin a collection of original art.

You are invited to attend the reception where you can meet the artists at the Awards Presentation on Saturday April 6^th 1 -3 PM.

And…. you will be able to participate in the choosing of the coveted “People’s Choice Award”. Please vote for your favourite artwork. A prize package of art-cards from our member artists will be randomly drawn from participants.

The Arrowsmith FCA Chapter traditionally hosts two prestigious juried group shows per year. All the artwork in these shows, ranging in style from the abstract to the representational in various media such as watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, and mixed media

MARCH 5 – 31, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION:  SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024,   1-3PM

Wilma Millette is a third generation Vancouver Islander and lives and works out of her studio in Maple Bay. She holds a bilingual BA French and English from the University of Alberta and BED from The University of Victoria. She studied Art history at University. She has taught art to young children for over 30 years, has been a curator of popular annual art exhibitions for students in local cafés. She has been exploring Collage and Assemblage since 2008.  It is the playful nature of Collage that first drew her to this art form and has kept her interested, as the variations are never ending.  She exhibits and sells her work on Vancouver Island and occasionally on the Mainland at various group shows and art galleries. Wilma has won awards for her Collage and Assemblage Work in juried shows.  She has been featured on two mini documentaries about Canadian Francophone artists for Radio Canada.  Her art has be

March 5 – 31, 2024

Opening Reception Saturday, March 9, 1-3pm

My theme “AS I SEE IT” is an exploration of the profound inspiration drawn from Vancouver Island’s landscapes. As I view landscapes, seascapes, urban settings, woodlands, plants, and animals in a state of curiosity, the interactions make me aware of the delicately balanced relationship between each specific location. Each piece in this series—whether a sketch, a painting, or a collage—is connected by a common theme and represents what I’ve been observing while I walk around nature.

What distinguishes my artistic practice apart is the tactile journey I take with each piece. By including natural elements into my acrylic paintings such as sand, branches, bark, and shells further enhanced by fiber paste, fine pumice, or photograph transfers, I feel as though I am bringing nature itself into the paintings. I encourage the audience to examine the textures in these pieces of art up close up imaging themselves to be in that space.

March 5 – March 31, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024, 1-3PM

Artist’s Statement: I enjoy the challenge of capturing light while painting en plein air or reliving it later in my studio. Light has such an elusive and fleeting quality, transforming landscapes, buildings and figures in a moment. On location painting and travelling puts me in touch with experiencing life and being inspired by light. 

February 6 – March 3, 2024

Opening Reception:  Saturday, February 10th, 1-3pm

ADINA BARUGOLO WAS BORN IN PORT ALBERNI,BC AND SPENT HER EARLY YEARS IN THE OCEANSIDE AREA OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. FROM AND EARLY AGE HER NATURAL ARTISTIC ABILITY WAS EVIDENT. HER PASSION AND LOVE OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF VANCOUVER ISLAND’S WEST COAST COAST IS THE INSPIRATION OF HER ARTWORK.   ADINA’S STUDIO AND GALLERY ARE LOCATED IN QUALICUM BEACH. HER PREFERRED MEDIA INCLUDE ACRYLIC, WATERCOLOUR, MIXED MEDIA COLLAGES. TODAY,HER PAINTINGS ARE INSPIRED FROM MEMORIES OF HER TIME LIVING IN ITALY AND HER LIFE LONG PASSION FOR THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.

“THROUGH MY EYES AND INSPIRATION I HOPE TO CAPTIVATE THOSE THAT VIEW MY WORK.”

February 6 – March 3, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION:  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1-3PM

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 10, 2024,  1-3pm

THE NEW HAIDA
Traditional Haida design is the foundation of my journey as an artist. Studying ancient works,
and the art of Master Carvers of the last century is how I developed my craft and learned the
time-honoured tradition of Haida formline.

As my skills and confidence grew, so did my creativity and desire to add my own artistic spin
into my work. Using traditional formline as an anchor allows me the flexibility to play with
contemporary shapes, colours and design while maintaining a look recognizable as Haida.

The pieces in this exhibit have purposefully departed from the dominant red typically
associated with Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork. By using softer shades of blue, green and
grey along with primary black and white, I hope to appeal to collectors who appreciate Haida
design but are drawn to more muted colours.

As always, my work features classic totems and figures of Haida mythology. While many will be
recognizable, some hav

Mike LATHROP

November 28 – January 28, 2024

Opening Reception Saturday, Dec 2, 1-3pm

Bio

Mike has always felt the impact of the landscapes that surround him, and enjoys exploring the outdoors on Vancouver Island. In his paintings, he captures his feeling of a moment in nature; and attempts to document the motion, the colour, the light, and the overall experience of taking in our natural environment.

Born and raised in Calgary, Mike Lathrop moved to Victoria to earn a degree in Visual Arts from the University of Victoria from 1990-94. After working in graphic design, motion graphics video, and internet programming in Vancouver, he returned to Victoria in 2006, and then to painting in 2016.

Mike lives with his spouse and two children in Victoria, BC. He works in his home studio, and sells original paintings and limited edition giclée prints.

Artist’s Statement

I am an abstract landscape painter. I paint images from places near where I live, on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada,

Rita BLOM & William ALLEN

A unique exhibit featuring intricate meditative pen and ink, and beautiful un-manipulated photography.

November 28 – January 28, 2024

Opening Reception, Saturday, December 2, 1-3pm

William Allen Background

I began taking photographs in Junior High with a very active and vibrant photo club. We learned all the fundamentals of film photography and printing. Later, I was fortunate enough to be able to take a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree with Photography as my fine arts concentration.

I have always traveled with a camera, and I’ve been fortunate enough to travel extensively in Canada. The most important thing I’ve learned is to simply seize the moment, take the picture with what you have and under the circumstances you are presented. This has fostered my approach to photography and processing.

My vision

I want to communicate my emotional response to those who see my photos. To do that I feel that the photo must speak for itself, it must capture some essence o

November 28 – January 28, 2024

Art Movements of the 21st Century graphic.pdf

No.1 Art Nouveau: 1890 – 1910 made use of modern materials while following
natural forms of plants and flowers. It was a reaction to the historic art of the
19th century.
Music: Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy
No. 2 Surrealism: 1916 – 1950 allowed the unconscious to express itself with
unnerving, often illogical scenes painted with almost photographic precision; a
super-reality or surrealism.
Music: Gymnopedie No. 1 by Eric Satie
No. 3 Abstract Expressionism: 1940 – 1960 saw New York replace Paris as the
international centre of the art world, as Europe descended into the furnace of
the second world war. An important successor to surrealism, it emphasizes
spontaneous, subconscious creation.
Music: Picasso by Ben Webster
No. 4 Pop Art: 1960 – 1980 presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by
including imagery from popular and mass culture like advertising, comic books
and mass-produced objects. Music: Tub