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Artist Spotlight

Donald Harvey

He was at the forefront of abstract painting experimentation in the 1960s and 70s in Victoria…

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Artist Spotlight

Gary Sim

…Sim’s works whisper the poetry of place with a fan’s devotion to nature and a historian’s eye for detail.

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Artist Spotlight

Sydney Berne

When…the love of his life died, he donated countless paintings to hospitals and charities in her name…

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Artist Spotlight

Terry Nurmi

She infuses her work with family history and genetic or environmental identities or inheritance. 

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Artist Spotlight

Ed Drahanchuk

An honest expression of the natural world, Drahanchuk uses glazes only as accents and only where function demands it.

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Artist Spotlight

Edith Leach

Not much is known about this artist. Do you have further information?

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Artist Spotlight

John K. Esler

…a dynamic force in Canadian printmaking, known for his irreverent, experimental approach…

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Artist Spotlight

Bettina Somers

In 1940, she was sent to Egypt by the British High Command to spy on the Germans…

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Artist Spotlight

Lyle Wilson

“Of all the stuff I do, I actually find painting the most stressful…”

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Artist Spotlight

Roz Marshall

Her imagery reflects a lifelong assertion of feminine creativity… Her subject matter is drawn from the intimate spaces of her life…

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Artist Spotlight

Bill Dixon

He has pulpit-preached, people-pastored, comfort-counselled, art-educated and art-created.

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Artist Spotlight

Marion Evamy

“As an experimentalist, I allow mystery and magical moments to appear on the canvas…”

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Artist Spotlight

James Lindsay

In 1981 he moved into his Fan Tan alley studio in Victoria’s Chinatown…

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Artist Spotlight

J.H.O. Amess

He painted in oil, pastel and watercolour; mostly portraits, still lifes and landscapes…

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Artist Spotlight

Betty Jean Drummond

She was explorative with colour and texture, often beginning with memories and working directly on the plate.

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Artist Spotlight

Marianna Schmidt

She worked outside the limelight, with strong feeling for the precariousness of existence…

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