July 2014

We are pleased to announce a call to enter for visual art shows in various locations of Toronto and Mississauga. The show(s) are in celebration of Canada’s 150th Birthday, taking place on July 1/17. The dates will be late dates in June/early July (venues are pending)....

Sheila Victor-Diversity (www.SheilaVictor.com) ...

Growing up and graduating in Russia, only after moving to Canada I found an ability to revitalize my artistic dreams.

During the constant search to put my creative energy to some purpose, I travelled extensively across North America and Europe. Overwhelmed by dramatic views of nature-and simplicity and elegance of its’ forms-I strive to reflect its beauty in my art works. My art phase began when I discovered a true passion for painting on wood. In my belief, wood retains the spirit of the living tree and I just try to honour it.

Gabrielle is an enamelist from Montreal. Impassioned by enameling since the age of 11, when she started learning the art, she studied and graduated from Fine Arts, Theatre and Design programs from local Colleges and Concordia University in Montreal. She subsequently worked as a designer...

Heather Vollans has worked with mixed media mosaic for a number of years. Her passion for the art has grown, her materials become more diverse and her experimentation with methods and techniques is ongoing. Much of Heather’s work utilizes items picked up from roadsides, from construction sites or...

Jessica Lin is a Toronto-based freelance photographer and artist. Her passion for travel and experiencing other cultures led her to begin creating art pieces from her many images of far-off places. These pieces contain decorative layers that turn ordinary things and places, into colourfully whimsical...

Sheila is a graduate of Fine Arts from York University and a graduate of special effects make-up from Seneca College. She currently works as a make-up artist, commercial actress and visual artist. Sheila is an atmospheric painter who loves using surprising and unusual colour combinations to...

Cheryl has been a self-taught mosaic artist since 1998. She began by using glass on glass and created large installation pieces on old window frames. These were sold at various art shows in Toronto; the Distillery District, Queen West Art Crawl and Nathan Phillip Square...

Primarily a self-taught painter, Angela has had the pleasure of learning from just a few of the many accomplished Canadian and American painters, and draws inspiration from Rothko, Diebenkorn, Avery, Dove and the Group of 7. Beginning in watercolour was the most natural and comfortable for...