Darren Umbsaar passion’s for painting began in high school, during which time he also became interested in outdoor hobbies such as hiking, scrambling, and photography. After high school, Darren studied geology in university, completing both […]
Ray Swirsky is an oil painter extraordinaire! His work is filled with colour and life and typically paints scenes in a realistic style of landscapes or bison and other animals. If you travel around the […]
For Chester Lees, drawing and painting have been foundational in her whole life. Raised in Wales, she trained as a graphic artist. She began travelling the world with her military husband. She was accepted as […]
Tamara Eaker is an Indigenous Mohkinstsis (aka. Calgary) local. She is the creative mind behind Oji-Cree Crafter, her 2018 start-up. She was formally educated in Indigenous Studies and Graphic Design. Her different artistic practices span […]
Sebastian Buzzalino is a Canadian-Argentine photographer who resides in Calgary. For the past decade, he has been a mainstay in the local music and arts community: a writer for local music publications, a venue booker […]
THE PRACTICE OF BEING A BOLD MAGIC COLOUR MAKER – Meet Maya Corona It’s easy to internalize the decision to change your life. It’s a whole other level of courage to externalize that desire and […]
In her youth, Isabel Ostrom was a very talented musician and played the piano and flute with style and feeling. I have no recollection of her displaying a talent for drawing or painting and so […]
To write a biography for dance artist Linnea Swan is a monumental task. An audacious creator and performer, she is difficult to capture in a series of footnotes; it’s in the footlights where she makes […]
Benjamin Wei Yi Mark (Wei Yi Art) is a Calgary-based freelance artist specializing in comic book style art who is also currently working towards his commercial pilots’ license (He’s also my little brother). His primary […]
Heather MacPherson is an emerging artist living in Calgary, Alberta. She has always been an art lover but had no idea she had any artistic talent. Indeed, her mother has reminded her that her “early […]
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