James Lindsay
In 1981 he moved into his Fan Tan alley studio in Victoria’s Chinatown, becoming a major part of the Victoria arts scene in the 1980s, along with other painters, poets and photographers…
J.H.O. Amess
A British born Canadian artist who painted in oil, pastel and watercolour; mostly portraits, still lifes and landscapes…
Betty Jean Drummond
She was explorative with colour and texture, often beginning with memories or ideas and working directly on the plate.
Marianna Schmidt
She worked outside the limelight, with strong feeling for the precariousness of existence and with a particular eye for looks and gestures that create separation between people.
John Keith-King
“He was in many ways a little bit bigger than life.”
Veronica Plewman
“My early work was entirely photo-based and very detailed, but it has become looser and more intuitive…”
Jack Shadbolt
“Inspiration for the artist is probably less in dreaming than in visualizing extensions from tangible possibilities.”
Richard Reid
I’m interested in that transformative space between; between that momentary, fleeting glimpse, and then it’s translation with paint into marks…
Marcile Campbell
Her life is a bit of a mystery. Do you have any information that might help us solve it?
Eric Metcalfe
“In the 50s and 60s there was a lot of dialogue between the painters and the poets and the musicians.”
Melissa H. Clarke
Topophilia, or a strong sense of and affection for a particular place…
Corre Alice
“I paint freely, but with formal restraints…”
Gordon Smith
“Current major forces, both in education and in our society, tend to ignore the value and contribution of art. We must, more than ever, support and encourage the arts in everyday life.”
Gary Merkel
“It’s not about clay so much as how it relates to our lives.”
Phyllis Serota
“I am interested in what the distance of time and space can do to distort and obscure the images.”
Irene Hoffar Reid
“I saw a large painting of a mountain by Lawren Harris, and I felt that I had never seen a mountain before.”
Joseph Plaskett
“The art that I make and that I see others make confirms the miracle of being alive.”
Sally Michener
“I always hope that my conscious intentions will somehow be transcended and that the work will take on its own life and vitality beyond my expectations.”