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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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Artist Spotlight

Veronica Plewman

“My early work was entirely photo-based and very detailed, but it has become looser and more intuitive…”

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Artist Spotlight

Jack Shadbolt

“Inspiration for the artist is probably less in dreaming than in visualizing extensions from tangible possibilities.”

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Artist Spotlight

Pnina Granirer

“There is so much richness and possibility of using the imagination when combining various materials…”

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Artist Spotlight

Richard Reid

“I’m interested in that transformative space between… and then it’s translation with paint into marks…”

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Original watercolour by Canadian artist Marcile Campbell in blue, orange and green
Artist Spotlight

Marcile Campbell

Her life is a bit of a mystery. Do you have any information that might help us solve it?

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Artist Spotlight

Eric Metcalfe

“In the 50s and 60s there was a lot of dialogue between the painters and the poets and the musicians.”

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Artist Spotlight

Felix Kalle

A self-taught artist who took inspiration from the Impressionists.

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Artist Spotlight

Gordon Smith

“We must, more than ever, support and encourage the arts in everyday life.”

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