2022 Great Little Art Show - Participating Artists
Organized by the Avon River Arts Society, the Great Little Art Show is a major attraction in the community and is a significant fundraiser for the Avon Heritage Museum and Avon Spirit Shipyard, contributing to the upkeep of our facility.
This collection is best viewed on a laptop or desktop computer.
2022 Art Gallery Hours
July + August - Wednesday to Sunday
September - Saturday & Sunday
10 am to 5 pm, by donation
This collection is best viewed on a laptop or desktop computer.
2022 Art Gallery Hours
July + August - Wednesday to Sunday
September - Saturday & Sunday
10 am to 5 pm, by donation
Sandra Aucion
Sandra has been sketching and painting ever since she can remember. She is a self-taught artist, originally from Cheticamp, Nova Scotia. She gives ‘thanks’ to her father who showed her how to draw their farm animals, and to her great-uncle (an artist himself) for teaching her about perspective and all the possibilities of color.
While she resided in Ontario, she competed in many art competitions in South Western Ontario and has been the recipient of many red ribbons and various awards for her art work. Two major events in London sought her talent – the London Health Sciences Centre Country Classic Auction and the Canadian Intensive Care Foundation – to aid in fund raising in the health care sector. Throughout the year, she works on commissioned pieces of art.
A speciality is horse portraits. Her clients provide her with a picture(s) of their horse/pet and she creates a realistic portrait of the subject(s).
While she resided in Ontario, she competed in many art competitions in South Western Ontario and has been the recipient of many red ribbons and various awards for her art work. Two major events in London sought her talent – the London Health Sciences Centre Country Classic Auction and the Canadian Intensive Care Foundation – to aid in fund raising in the health care sector. Throughout the year, she works on commissioned pieces of art.
A speciality is horse portraits. Her clients provide her with a picture(s) of their horse/pet and she creates a realistic portrait of the subject(s).
Lexie Barkhouse
Lexie grew up in Noel Shore, along beautiful Cobequid Bay. She began taking photos as a child while living on a dairy farm. Lexie took up painting after retiring after working as a Lab Technologist. Lexie now resides in Belmont with her husband, Ed.
James Brown
James Brown has been working leather since the hippy days of the 1970’s, building sandals, belts, vests, hats, bags, guitar straps and other custom goods. With the times changing, in the late 1990s James headed west and studied saddle making in Alberta.
Eventually he returned back to Nova Scotia, where he built and opened a Saddle Shop & Studio in Mount Uniacke, called Steady Brook Saddlery. Here he makes western saddles, tack and everything horse and rider related, doing lots of custom work along the way.
Tooling is a speciality and James adorns many of the saddles, bags and journals that he crafts with a skillful hand. Some may also recognize James from the Honey Harvest Festival, where he sells his local honey and other related products as Steady Brook Apiary.
Eventually he returned back to Nova Scotia, where he built and opened a Saddle Shop & Studio in Mount Uniacke, called Steady Brook Saddlery. Here he makes western saddles, tack and everything horse and rider related, doing lots of custom work along the way.
Tooling is a speciality and James adorns many of the saddles, bags and journals that he crafts with a skillful hand. Some may also recognize James from the Honey Harvest Festival, where he sells his local honey and other related products as Steady Brook Apiary.
Anne Clattenburg
Originally from Bridgewater, Anne has happily lived in the Annapolis Valley for over 40 years. She started her love of painting in the decorative arts. Over the years workshops with local and international instructors have been inspirational learning experiences that have piqued her interest in exploring various art forms and techniques. These experiences as well as meeting like minded people have been very rewarding.
Paul Edmond
Paul is a self taught artist who started drawing at a very young age but was diverted to a financial career until retiring in 2012. After working in many mediums, his preference now is painting with acrylic on canvas. Originally from Dominion, Cape Breton he now resides in Dartmouth NS and usually spends winters at his home in Largo Florida. Some examples of his recent talent include winning Special Recognition Awards in June and October of 2020, April and Oct of 2021 and April 2022 with “Light Space Time” international online competitions. He also was a finalist with “Fusion” international online competition in August and October of 2020, and January and May of 2021. Paul recently was involved in 4 group exhibits at Gallery 97 in Sackville, NS, which occurred in November 2020, April 2021 and July 2021, and May 2022. He also had paintings in “The Great Little Art Show” 2021 at the Avon River Heritage Museum and will participate again in 2022., He has shown his paintings at Craig Gallery in Dartmouth NS in June 2021 and June 2022 again this year. He presently is a member of the Contemporary Art Society of Halifax and the Dartmouth Visual Art Society. He now shows his paintings as a studio artist at Oceanside Artland located in Cornwallis Park, Annapolis Valley NS. While willing to try a variety of different images, many of his recent paintings involve the ever changing aspects of waterscapes, the moments which have been previously captured on camera by Paul. If interested his paintings can be viewed at oceansideartland.ca or can be reached at 902-462-1231 for enquires on commissioning paintings.
Judi Goodwin-Kedy
I have been painting & creating artistically since my pre-teens. My passion for painting increased over the years. I enjoy a style of painting that allows me to create both freedom and attention to detail. My go to mediums are water colour, acrylic and collage. Having time on my hands during pandemic lockdown allowed me to create and be inspired by nature and my surroundings. I expanded my creative abilities from online tutorials and in class instruction.
Painting fills me with joy and relaxation. I hope you see & feel the joy I experience through my paintings.
Painting fills me with joy and relaxation. I hope you see & feel the joy I experience through my paintings.
Denise Grandy
Denise has been pouring her creative passion into drawing, painting and photography since her early childhood. She is a graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design with a Bachelor in Fine Arts and Associate Diploma in Graphic Design.
For 16 years, she has worked as a Graphic Artist and Technical Support Manager for geologists and engineers in the mining industry. Deniseʼs most loved creative endeavor, however, is her painting. She loves capturing lifeʼs simple moments such as flowers growing on the side of the road or a bird nesting in a flower basket. Deniseʼs paintings are a reflection of her vision of those little moments in life.
For 16 years, she has worked as a Graphic Artist and Technical Support Manager for geologists and engineers in the mining industry. Deniseʼs most loved creative endeavor, however, is her painting. She loves capturing lifeʼs simple moments such as flowers growing on the side of the road or a bird nesting in a flower basket. Deniseʼs paintings are a reflection of her vision of those little moments in life.
Emma Greer
Emma Greer is a mixed medium artist. Emma grew up along the Avon River and has been creating different forms of art her whole life. Emma is a self-taught artist, who through the years as found a love for layering. Her work is always evolving as she finds different mediums to work with. Texture is very important to her, as she finds her artwork is can provide a lens to the human experience. Emma also works as a nurse and finds everyone has a story to tell and sometimes art is the best way to do that.
Ken Greer
Ken Greer is a local Avondalian who works as a criminal defence lawyer. On the scale of “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable”, Ken puts his creativity on the comfort end for himself and he hopes the same for you
Joy Howell
Joy Howell was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her professional career was spent as a Medical Laboratory Technologist. Joy's passion was art, particularly the fibre arts, such as rug hooking and various types of needlework. Upon retirement in 2007, her family renovated their cottage on Lewis Lake in East Uniacke and moved there permanently.
In 2016 she embarked on her painting journey. Working with acrylics, she has studied under local artists Lesly Benditsky and Judy MacIntosh. Her love is her family and nature. Her work is inspired by her surroundings on the lake, and Nova Scotia’s abundant wildlife and beautiful scenery.
In 2016 she embarked on her painting journey. Working with acrylics, she has studied under local artists Lesly Benditsky and Judy MacIntosh. Her love is her family and nature. Her work is inspired by her surroundings on the lake, and Nova Scotia’s abundant wildlife and beautiful scenery.
Shelly King
Drawing inspiration and materials from Nova Scotia beaches, historic homesteads and my own back yard, everyday life has been the source of much of my artistic influence. Growing up in Cheverie, I spent my childhood watching the tide rise and fall on the Minas Basin, gazing at Cape Blomidon, exploring Cheverie Beach, and swimming in the gypsum
quarries in Walton and Kempt. I have lived my adult years in Falmouth, near the Avon River and Acadian dykelands, and iconic Nova Scotia landmarks. Bike trails, golf courses and scenic drives continue to provide a constant source of ideas, making nature a focal
point of much of my work.
While digital art and acrylic painting are my most common media, I also enjoy working in watercolour, oil, pastel, pencil, scratch art, beach collage, clay, fabric … you name it, I’ll try it!
quarries in Walton and Kempt. I have lived my adult years in Falmouth, near the Avon River and Acadian dykelands, and iconic Nova Scotia landmarks. Bike trails, golf courses and scenic drives continue to provide a constant source of ideas, making nature a focal
point of much of my work.
While digital art and acrylic painting are my most common media, I also enjoy working in watercolour, oil, pastel, pencil, scratch art, beach collage, clay, fabric … you name it, I’ll try it!
Roy Kohn
Roy Kohn works in oil, watercolour, gouache, acrylic paints and drawing media to suit each project. Recently he has incorporated video, installation and performance to his oeuvre in order to explore ephemeral concepts.
Kohn often works collaboratively with Kate Vasyliw as WeSee Inc. art collective. The work is themed around belief systems and societal oddities created within the realms of popular media, superstitions, religion and politics and is often presented in non-traditional venues chosen to reflect the practicalities of each project.
Kohn is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art. He did post-graduate work at the Academy of Fine Art in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His (and WeSee Inc’s) videos have been official selections of the Coney Island Film Festival and the Washington DC Independent Film Festival. The opus, The Meeky Project was an official selection of Toronto’s Nuit Blanche 2008.
Roy Kohn and Kate Vasyliw co-founded and curated Roadside Attractions, a window gallery in Toronto (2007-2017). They also curated and programmed the Wardrobe International Film Festival: short/silent videos from Canada, USA, UK and Germany in 2015.
Currently Kohn is working on a new video using imagery referencing séances and dybbuks. He lives and works in Summerville.
Kohn often works collaboratively with Kate Vasyliw as WeSee Inc. art collective. The work is themed around belief systems and societal oddities created within the realms of popular media, superstitions, religion and politics and is often presented in non-traditional venues chosen to reflect the practicalities of each project.
Kohn is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art. He did post-graduate work at the Academy of Fine Art in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His (and WeSee Inc’s) videos have been official selections of the Coney Island Film Festival and the Washington DC Independent Film Festival. The opus, The Meeky Project was an official selection of Toronto’s Nuit Blanche 2008.
Roy Kohn and Kate Vasyliw co-founded and curated Roadside Attractions, a window gallery in Toronto (2007-2017). They also curated and programmed the Wardrobe International Film Festival: short/silent videos from Canada, USA, UK and Germany in 2015.
Currently Kohn is working on a new video using imagery referencing séances and dybbuks. He lives and works in Summerville.
Patricia Leblanc
I live in a peaceful, waterfront setting in Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia where I am a multi medium artist.
The flotsam and jetsam that I discover on Nova Scotia’s beaches and coastlines inspire me to paint and create lighthouse and village scenes on canvas and reclaimed wood.
The flotsam and jetsam that I discover on Nova Scotia’s beaches and coastlines inspire me to paint and create lighthouse and village scenes on canvas and reclaimed wood.
Jean Lohnes
Jean was born in Windsor N.S. She began to sketch and draw at a very young age . She took an interest in ceramics and Tole painting and took classes learning to free hand paint .She took lessons to a level that she qualified to teach Tole and decorative painting.. Later in life she moved to Mahone Bay with her husband Mort where they opened a Bed and Breakfast and gift shop. During the ten years she lived in Mahone Bay she began painting in oils with Dave Preston and Helen Opie. Workshops with Buzz Baker. She fell in love with knife and oil painting . painting mostly in bright vivid colors . After moving to Sackville she began classes and workshops with Artists from N.B. PEI and N.S. Her love is still painting the coast of Nova Scotia, trees and portraits of her family. She now paints in oils, acrylic. and pencil sketching. She recently began selling her photography. She sells prints and cards. Her work can be seen at The L’Arche Art Show and Sale in Halifax. The Tiles for the Mosaic show. The Bedford Place Mall with a group of local Artists Her paintings have been sold in New Brunswick PEI and in Ontario.
Alison MacNeil
Alison F MacNeil – Portrait Sculptor (now in her late 80’s) has created over a hundred portraits. In her early years Alison concentrated on life size busts of people including the late Governor General Georges P Vanier. In her later years Alison has focused on miniature portraits of the loving connection between parent and child. Her ability to display emotion with clay is one of her many strengths as an artist.
Judith MacIntosh
Judy was born and raised in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. She has always had an interest in art in many forms from sketching to doing poster work for different committees in school and church.
When her two sons reached their teen years, she started with a drawing course and then moved into oil painting. She works in watercolor, pastels, pen and ink, and acrylic. But her favourite medium is still oils. Her work is mainly of small children, florals, seascapes and many local scenes. She works mainly from her many photos, on site or from her sketches . Her camera and sketch book are never far from her.
Her work has been shown at Manuge Gallery, West End Gallery, Fraser Cultural Center, Colchester County Library, Senior Gallery at World Trade & Convention Center Arts Sales and Rental, Artport Gallery at the Halifax Airport, Craig Gallery , Swoon Gallery and many others. . Paintings have been sold to many visitors around the world such as France, England, New Zealand, Iceland, Germany and of course USA. Her work is in most provinces across Canada. She was a regular supporter of the Festival of Trees, the Kermesse and the Alice Housing Fundraisers.
Judy was one of the founders of the West End Gallery. She was an active member of the Bedford Basin Artists Society, 14th Palette and Artport Gallery Cooperative at Halifax International Airport. Judy resides in Middle Sackville with husband Ron.
When her two sons reached their teen years, she started with a drawing course and then moved into oil painting. She works in watercolor, pastels, pen and ink, and acrylic. But her favourite medium is still oils. Her work is mainly of small children, florals, seascapes and many local scenes. She works mainly from her many photos, on site or from her sketches . Her camera and sketch book are never far from her.
Her work has been shown at Manuge Gallery, West End Gallery, Fraser Cultural Center, Colchester County Library, Senior Gallery at World Trade & Convention Center Arts Sales and Rental, Artport Gallery at the Halifax Airport, Craig Gallery , Swoon Gallery and many others. . Paintings have been sold to many visitors around the world such as France, England, New Zealand, Iceland, Germany and of course USA. Her work is in most provinces across Canada. She was a regular supporter of the Festival of Trees, the Kermesse and the Alice Housing Fundraisers.
Judy was one of the founders of the West End Gallery. She was an active member of the Bedford Basin Artists Society, 14th Palette and Artport Gallery Cooperative at Halifax International Airport. Judy resides in Middle Sackville with husband Ron.
Kelly Mitchelmore
Native to Nova Scotia, Kelly is a fan of “support local”, believing that your community is only as good as you make it. She uses her art to promote and support her local area as much as possible and is involved with everything from mentorship programs and bursaries, to operating "A Is For Art" (a free and supportive platform to promote for local artists). Whether painting or teaching, or showing, Kelly enjoys a holistic approach to art and encourages all art on all levels.
Kelly’s home studio and gallery are in an old and romantic Victorian home located in the lovely town of Windsor.
Kelly paints in both acrylic and oil and mostly creates nature and scenic pieces using some brush but mostly painting knives and trowels. She prefers to paint on large stretched canvases or wooden panels using a heavy pallet of deep and intense colours and applying with layered technique.
Kelly’s home studio and gallery are in an old and romantic Victorian home located in the lovely town of Windsor.
Kelly paints in both acrylic and oil and mostly creates nature and scenic pieces using some brush but mostly painting knives and trowels. She prefers to paint on large stretched canvases or wooden panels using a heavy pallet of deep and intense colours and applying with layered technique.
Bobbie Mortenson
Bobbie began painting in oil in 1987. She now paints primarily in acrylic and some water colour. She is a self-taught painter with no formal training. She paints mostly landscapes, seascapes, and occasionally still life and animals.
She has had many successful solo exhibits in British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. She has done numerous commissions for individuals as well as town and business offices. In Nova Scotia she has been exhibiting since 2008 at the Kentville Regional Hospital where she was the gallery director / manager for 10 years, as well as at Centre Stage Theatre and Margaretsville, and at various cafes and restaurants in the Annapolis Valley. she currently exhibits at the Tripp Gallery in Annapolis Royal. Bobby has donated many paintings for fundraising events, for example, the Kentville Hospital Foundation Hospice Fund, CNIB, Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada, Mental Health Support Society, as well as donations of art to various wards at the Kentville Hospital.
Bobby teaches painting at her home studio in Wolfville and has taught children at the NSCC “Grow with Art” program. What began as a hobby many years ago has become an obsession - a great love of painting. She paints almost everyday, it is her salvation, despite what goes on in the rest of the world.
She has had many successful solo exhibits in British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. She has done numerous commissions for individuals as well as town and business offices. In Nova Scotia she has been exhibiting since 2008 at the Kentville Regional Hospital where she was the gallery director / manager for 10 years, as well as at Centre Stage Theatre and Margaretsville, and at various cafes and restaurants in the Annapolis Valley. she currently exhibits at the Tripp Gallery in Annapolis Royal. Bobby has donated many paintings for fundraising events, for example, the Kentville Hospital Foundation Hospice Fund, CNIB, Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada, Mental Health Support Society, as well as donations of art to various wards at the Kentville Hospital.
Bobby teaches painting at her home studio in Wolfville and has taught children at the NSCC “Grow with Art” program. What began as a hobby many years ago has become an obsession - a great love of painting. She paints almost everyday, it is her salvation, despite what goes on in the rest of the world.
Tacha Reed
Working in the arts has always been in the cards for me. After a childhood filled with time spent creating using what ever materials available, it was no surprise that by the age of seven I was firmly committed to living the life of an artist as I grew up. After attending specialized art classes as a teen, I began my post secondary education studying photography and digital imaging, before shifting my focus towards graphic design, printmaking and film studies, eventually receiving a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in 2003. Upon graduation I began teaching art to elementary students, and for over two decades I have continued to work as a freelance photographer & graphic designer, collaborating with many artists, musicians, and not-for-profit organizations.
Since relocating to the tiny community of Ellershouse over a decade ago, my artistic practice has grown to include the creation of tactile fine artworks and products that make use of natural and recycled materials. These days I primarily create using wool from local British milking sheep raised in Avondale, which I carefully hand dye prior to transforming the fibre into vibrant felted wall hangings and functional items.
During lockdown I took up painting as a form of therapy and over the course of the past year I've produced dozens and dozen of paintings dealing with isolation, memory and the emotional scars that unseen by the naked eye.
When I’m not working or creating I continue to pass along my skills and knowledge by leading fibre art workshops and demonstrations, and by actively volunteering with groups like the Avon River Arts Society and the Full Circle Festival, organizing cultural events and activities in the Avon River area.
Since relocating to the tiny community of Ellershouse over a decade ago, my artistic practice has grown to include the creation of tactile fine artworks and products that make use of natural and recycled materials. These days I primarily create using wool from local British milking sheep raised in Avondale, which I carefully hand dye prior to transforming the fibre into vibrant felted wall hangings and functional items.
During lockdown I took up painting as a form of therapy and over the course of the past year I've produced dozens and dozen of paintings dealing with isolation, memory and the emotional scars that unseen by the naked eye.
When I’m not working or creating I continue to pass along my skills and knowledge by leading fibre art workshops and demonstrations, and by actively volunteering with groups like the Avon River Arts Society and the Full Circle Festival, organizing cultural events and activities in the Avon River area.
Noreen Rent
Noreen Rent grew up in Dartmouth and now lives in Mount Uniacke. She has always been interested in playing with colour and as a child, loved to do paint by numbers. Since then, she has taken painting classes in watercolour, oil and acrylic through community school and Dartmouth Recreation. She also took lessons in acrylics from Lesly Benditsky and is currently taking watercolour and mixed media classes from Judy MacIntosh.
She loves living in the Maritime provinces and enjoys travelling on the sideroads and taking photos. Her favorite things to paint are flowers and Nova Scotia scenes.
She loves living in the Maritime provinces and enjoys travelling on the sideroads and taking photos. Her favorite things to paint are flowers and Nova Scotia scenes.
Sue Robinson
I was born and educated in Montreal, Quebec and Lausanne, Switzerland and since 1970 have called Halifax, Nova Scotia home. I am very fortunate to have been raised surrounded by the natural beauty of Lake Champlain. As a result I am a lover of wilderness hiking and paddling. For many years I was an out trip instructor with the Duke of Edinburgh's program for senior youth. Much of my art is an expression of gratitude and appreciation for God's creations. I'm delighted to be able to share my art with you, reflecting my love of wilderness adventures with paintings of nature in all its forms. I have endeavored to improve my skills with the assistance of accomplished instructors located in Lunenburg, Halifax and the Annapolis Valley, and through art conferences in both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as well as in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York States.
Cara Sawka
Cara Sawka grew up in Saskatchewan and has an MFA Degree with a major in Sculpture from Concordia University in Montreal. She manages a small business in Nova Scotia called Shore Hall Studio & Gallery (formerly Ditch Flower Gallery, 2019-20).
Her current artwork centres upon textile design, creating patterns with watercolours both sculpture and nature inspired.
www.carasawka.com • carasawkastudio under ‘Designers’ on spoonflower.com • Facebook Cara Sawka or Shore Hall Studio & Gallery
Her current artwork centres upon textile design, creating patterns with watercolours both sculpture and nature inspired.
www.carasawka.com • carasawkastudio under ‘Designers’ on spoonflower.com • Facebook Cara Sawka or Shore Hall Studio & Gallery
Linda Shaughnesy
Linda is an artist who works in acrylics, oils, pen and ink. As a young girl, she has been drawing everything she could get her hands on such as romantic comic books, cartoon characters, landscapes, seascapes and jazz musicians.
At the age of twelve, she studied a four year correspondence course out of the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut that included all facets of drawing. At the age of eighteen, she went on to study oil painting at Sir George Williams University in Montreal.
Upon retiring, Linda took up acrylics again and has been actively working in this medium.
At the age of twelve, she studied a four year correspondence course out of the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut that included all facets of drawing. At the age of eighteen, she went on to study oil painting at Sir George Williams University in Montreal.
Upon retiring, Linda took up acrylics again and has been actively working in this medium.
Stuart L. Taylor
Turner of Wooden Bowls & Decorative Forms
All of my pieces are hand turned from local wood species. We have both the delicate and the durable. Find the AMAZING WOOD that lies beneath the bark!!!
Open year round by chance or by appointment. 902-306-5801
All of my pieces are hand turned from local wood species. We have both the delicate and the durable. Find the AMAZING WOOD that lies beneath the bark!!!
Open year round by chance or by appointment. 902-306-5801
Edward (Bill) Thibeau
Edward (Bill) Thibeau is a member of the Acadia Band in Yarmouth, the Native Council of Nova Scotia and is a descendant of the Acadians, who were expelled in 1755. His cultural background is often reflected in his artwork.
A wood carver for 40 years, working with knives, chisels and chain saws, Bill prefers to let each piece of wood reveal itself as he cuts away excess material to produce one of a kind small scale statues and carved busts of notable figures like Pope John Paul II, Barack Obama and Samuel de Champlain.
Bill joins us as our Artists in Residence this summer and will be on site carving the first and third Sunday of the month, noon until 4pm.
A wood carver for 40 years, working with knives, chisels and chain saws, Bill prefers to let each piece of wood reveal itself as he cuts away excess material to produce one of a kind small scale statues and carved busts of notable figures like Pope John Paul II, Barack Obama and Samuel de Champlain.
Bill joins us as our Artists in Residence this summer and will be on site carving the first and third Sunday of the month, noon until 4pm.
Kate Vasyliw
Kate Vasyliw is a visual artist working in numerous media (painting, drawing, printmaking, video, installation and performance). Vasyliw draws inspiration from the human condition and it’s foibles: exploring issues of self-identity, popular culture, gender and body image.
Vasyliw is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and the University of Guelph. Her work has been presented in commercial and public galleries as well as non-traditional spaces.
She is a member of the two-person art collective WeSee Inc. with Roy Kohn. Their work is themed around belief and societal peculiarities within the realms of popular media, superstitions and politics.
As a co-director of Roadside Attractions, a storefront window gallery in Toronto, Vasyliw co-curated site specific exhibitions by Canadian and International artists. She has curated exhibitions of Inuit art from Cape Dorset, Nunavut and has given talks on contemporary Cape Dorset art in Canada and the USA.
Currently she is working on a series of paintings based on demons, and has recently completed a video project inspired by conjoined twins. She continues to explore themes of self-identity and problem solving as her alter ego Katinka.
Kate Vasyliw lives and works in Summerville, Nova Scotia.
Vasyliw is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and the University of Guelph. Her work has been presented in commercial and public galleries as well as non-traditional spaces.
She is a member of the two-person art collective WeSee Inc. with Roy Kohn. Their work is themed around belief and societal peculiarities within the realms of popular media, superstitions and politics.
As a co-director of Roadside Attractions, a storefront window gallery in Toronto, Vasyliw co-curated site specific exhibitions by Canadian and International artists. She has curated exhibitions of Inuit art from Cape Dorset, Nunavut and has given talks on contemporary Cape Dorset art in Canada and the USA.
Currently she is working on a series of paintings based on demons, and has recently completed a video project inspired by conjoined twins. She continues to explore themes of self-identity and problem solving as her alter ego Katinka.
Kate Vasyliw lives and works in Summerville, Nova Scotia.