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  • marina georgiadis

    Short Biographyartist

  • Emma Paveley

    Short BiographyEmma Paveley is an oil painter living in Ucluelet BC. Her work is inspired by the ocean, waves, surf and the beauty of the natural world that surrounds her.

  • April Lacheur

    Short BiographyAcylic painter best known for her unique interpretation of trees! Inspired by west coast nature

  • Micheal Fox

    Short BiographyMixed Media Artist, currently working in Encaustic, Acrylic, Watercolour, Gouache, and Print Making.

  • Ronnie dill

    Short BiographyLocal vancouver island artist

  • Leslie Lendvoy

    Short BiographyAFCA signature status west coast landscape and wildlife artist

  • Vi Taylor

    Short BiographyTraditional 2D artist dabbling in digital

  • Tonya Godin

    Short BiographyAloha! I am honoured to carry 30 years of teaching experience & healing care. As a retired crisis response, mental health nurse, I have focused on bridging gaps in health; by bringing teachings of mindfulness, earth based practices & energy healing to communities. I'm a Registered Reiki Teacher, certified meditation teacher & doula. Illuminating what was once dark & stormy is my passion in life, always has been.

  • Sharon K. Summerfield

    Short BiographyI am a Wellbeing Coach and Holistic Nutritionist, helping mid life women reduce stress and prevent burnout

  • Maureen Walker

    Short BiographyContemporary prize winning artist and master silk painter.

  • Jan Kellett

    Short BiographyI paint contemporary abstracted landscapes/waterscapes plus anything else that interests me.

  • Laurel Karjala

    Short BiographyLaurel will tell you that any day is a good day to be an artist but the best day, for her, is a Friday, because on Fridays, on her way home from school, she would go to Mrs.McDowell’s Friday afternoon painting class where they worked together at a tiny dining room table using oil paints, sable brushes, and canvas boards. There was no room for easels, and students relied on old magazines and scenic postcards as image sources so they could paint realistic landscapes or bouquets of flowers. Painting was easy, fun and she loved it. After those lessons Laurel’s art education continued with a teaching degree from Western Washington University and she worked for a short time as a high school art teacher. In 1979 she had a solo show at the Federation Gallery in Gastown and then her art zig-zagged its way through a variety of careers as she continued her art education at colleges and universities. She exhibited work at the Sidney and Sooke shows, the Moss Street Paint-in, Victoria BC to name just a few. It wasn’t until her sixties that she could devote her time fully to drawing and painting in the landscape genre working with acrylic paint, inks and graphite. In 2020 while walking the wetlands and coastal trails of Vancouver Island she turned her focus to the concept of liminal change. A 2022 Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Create grant gave her a year dedicated to research, drawing and painting. In 2023 her participation in the curated group show, OCTAD led her to gain professional status with Canada Council. Laurel's work addresses the liminal in the Canadian landscape. Liminality (from the Latin, limin) can be characterized as transforming from one state to another, a capturing of in-between situations and conditions, a crossing of thresholds or leaving something behind to move to something new. Her current work springs from images of BC’s coastline and Prairie grasslands looking for the qualities in these iconic landscapes that speak to her of the three phases of liminal change: gathering, transformation and resolution. Laurel works to capture the motion of change, especially in the illusive horizons where sky and land appear to meet. Laurel Karjala spent her childhood in and around Nanaimo BC and Protection Island.

  • Moira Rosser-Peterson (The Mellow Tones Trio)

    Short BiographyJazz & soft pop trio

  • Kaitlin West

    Short BiographyI create ceramic sculpture and pottery inspired by the West Coast.

  • Ron Manke

    Short BiographyRon Manke is a seasoned marketing expert, software engineer, designer, and digital innovator with over 25 years of experience in creating products used worldwide.

  • Peter Humphries

    Short BiographyVice President of the OCAC Board of Directors, Gallery Committee and Artists' Relation and Support

  • Be Creative Art Supplies

    Short BiographyBe Creative Art Supplies: A vibrant addition to our arts community

  • Anne Collins

    Short BiographyMember of the board - Artist Relations & Support