Raneece Buddan Self Portraits and Discovery Raneece Buddan, an emerging interdisciplinary artist, is quickly making her mark. Born in Jamaica of an Afro-Caribbean mother and an Indo-Caribbean father her eye-catching art intertwines a mixture of both heritages. Working in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional artforms using wood, oil paints and textiles, she creates herself anew with every…
Avy Loftus Batik for the Next Generation Avy Loftus, a Montreal based interdisciplinary artist explores the world through a variety of mediums such as textiles, drawings, oils, and watercolours, adding a unique perspective with her Indonesian, Mongolian and Dutch heritage. This mixed heritage made her an easy target for bullying when she attended school in…
Dawn Oman What You See is What You Get Dawn Oman, an established painter in Nova Scotia spreads cheerfulness with her joyful acrylic paintings. Growing up in Yellowknife after having been victim to the sixties scoop1, Dawn’s childhood was not all happy memories. Moving between foster homes she grappled to find any stability. One thing…
Elsa Robinson From her people Elsa Robinson is a Jamaican Canadian multimedia artist. She was born in Toronto, raised in Jamaica and currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Elsa’s art practice includes, acrylic painting, mixed media collage, sculpture, installation, textile art, performance, sound, and poetry. Her artwork expresses themes of family, identity and spirituality and is…
Gloria Ho From people to animals and back again Gloria Ho is a watercolourist who grew up in Edmonton, Alberta where she currently resides. As a child of Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong, she grew up speaking both English and Cantonese at home. Gloria started painting when she was in elementary school. In her high…
Rebuilding lives Madhu Kumar was born in India into a military family in 1963. She had her first brief encounter with painting in the eighties, but her parents encouraged her to pursue teaching because of the stability this field offered. Family commitments got in the way of making art. She moved with her family to…
Walking with Linda Linda Ould is an Edmonton-based multi-disciplinary Métis artist who specializes in acrylic painting and crafting. Her formal art education was through the University of Alberta Extension where she took courses in etching, watercolour, painting, drawing, and sculpture. Linda reconnected with her cultural heritage and received her Métis status in 2022. She is…
Donna Lynn Debassige Brinkworth X-ray into Ojibwe art Donna Lynn Debassige Brinkworth is an Ojibwe artist based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is influenced by Ojibwe artists such as Woodland School of Art founder Norval Morrisseau and Daphne Odjig of Odawa-Potawatomi-English heritage. The latter was known as the “driving force behind the Professional Native Indian Artists…
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