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  • Brian Sutton

    Short BiographyPhotographer interested in non-traditional image structures

  • Melinda Mary Wilde

    Short BiographyMelinda Wilde Painting and teaching watercolours for over 30 years Melinda has a growing following of students in her spring and fall semester classes and summer seminars. Several local public art pieces can be seen throughout Gabriola: the electrical box at the ferry terminal, a hydro pole on the ferry hill, the mural inside the Agricultural Hall, many yearly murals at the Kid’s Club Summer camp at Gabriola Fellowship Church and the mural at Gabriola Elementary School library. Melinda has been involved in many artistic ventures from private and public murals to volunteer after school art programs, community “Art Start” workshops, Professional Development seminars for CUPE and BCTF and the B.C. Ferries Artist and Speaker program. Her works are in private collection in Australia, Europe, Asia and throughout Canada and the US. www.melindawilde.com IG@mwildeexperiencewatercolours FB melindawildeexperiencewatercolours

  • Teresa Lindsay

    Short BiographyGeo Eco-fashion conscious Canadian designer for more than 10 years and an artist, gifted with painting, illusion and form in the drape of fabric and layers of acrylic and ink, Teresa Lindsay is an Vancouver Islander (from Qualicum to Victoria) her entire life. Her career beyond her artistic abilities has taken her to more than 13 different countries and over 25 different cities. She has been featured on Vancouver’s international fashion runway and in multiple magazines in Canada. Teresa is also the founder of a nonprofit, is a passionate people person, and for her work with DOE received a Letter of appreciation from the Honourable Governor General Janet Austin. Teresa is an adoring partner to designer, master upholsterer Michael Fischer, and loving mother to her daughter and her Irish Terrier.

  • Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild

    Short BiographyA fibre arts guild with emphasis on weaving, spinning, knitting.felting and basketry. We are an active group of fibre enthusiasts who enjoy learning and creating together.

  • Melinda Goetjen

    Short BiographyMelinda is a West Coast photographer with a love for depth and meaning.

  • Cathy Kluthe

    Short BiographyCurrently I reside in Parksville where the Vancouver Island landscapes invite me to capture the essence of its beauty in my artworks. Each day is a sensory adventure—translating the rustle of leaves, the dance of colors, beaches, ocean views, forests and the ever-present textures of the natural world onto my canvas. The culmination of each artwork leaves me feeling refreshed and excited to create more artworks of nature, in all its magnificence, with its infinite palette of sights, sounds, colors, and textures.

  • Diane Skirda

    Short BiographyRecently retired

  • Barbara Hooper

    Short BiographyPhotography has encouraged me to look deeper into the world around me and expand my knowledge about the subjects I choose to shoot.

  • Gordon Wilson

    Short BiographyI am a retired commercial artist, and secondary school teacher (visual arts and communication Technology). Currently, I paint for pleasure in gouache and watercolour and teach various artistic techniques..

  • Janet Rice-Bredin

    Short BiographyJanet Rice-Bredin has exhibited her quilted art in numerous juried shows across Canada and the US, with several top awards. Lately she has concentrated on knitting, weaving, embroidery and mixed media fibre art collage.

  • Nancy W

    Short BiographyA fledging artist

  • Tammy Stockman

    Short BiographyFloral and landscape photography are my favorite subjects. I have been an Islander for almost two years and I love the endless opportunities to take pictures of the variety of flowers.

  • Rajat Shanbhag

    Short BiographyOil Painter based in Parksville, BC

  • Sheryl Sawchuk

    Short BiographyI paint colourful paintings, mostly in oils but occasionally acrylics or watercolours. My favourite subjects are Vancouver Island scenes and close ups of plants and flowers.

  • Sarah Stewart

    Short BiographyI am an intuitive artist leading others on a journey of self discovery through self-expression through art

  • Natalie Christensen

    Short BiographyI am finding my favourite colours and pigments.

  • Laurie A. McDonald

    Short BiographyLocal Metalsmith works with silver, copper, bronze to create unique jewellery

  • Kim Ricalton

    Short BiographyAfter retiring, I found my passion in intuitive abstract painting. My hunger for learning has driven me to experiment in mixed media where I continue to evolve with my art.