Victoria Artists & Galleries
Greater Victoria Artists
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Energetic and colourful, her work glows with iridescent metals, copper and gold leaf. A lover of texture, she likes to throw, drip, scrape and splatter the acrylic paint (and sometimes uses her fingers!).
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An environmental artist, who focuses on using consumer waste as her main medium, also using Acrylic, Stain glass, and Mosaics.
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An internationally recognized watercolour artist whose work reflects the natural beauty of his home in British Columbia, Canada. His award winning pieces hang on the walls of homes and businesses in Canada, Norway, England and the USA.
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A self-taught artist who has been painting for about 25 years. He paints in bold, colourful fashion in both acrylics and oils. He paints in a more expressionist style without the use of fine detail.
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A Canadian artist who lives in Victoria BC and specializes in contemporary modern expressionism, pop art, illustrations, fine art paintings, costume design, mixed media and caricatures using acrylics and oils.
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An acclaimed First Nation painter. Darlene's paintings and poetry celebrate her love for her Coast Salish culture and her images bring to life the rich traditions and oral history of the First People of the north west.
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David is an award-winning artist who works in the classical tradition. My work is a response to the beauty and simplicity of the things I find around me. In figure and landscape, careful study reveals the undercurrents and rhythms of existence. It is an irresistible force.
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Enjoys working on canvas with acrylic paints as well as in three dimentional form with mixed media. Exhibitions in the former Soviet Union, Scotland, Iraq and the USA. The National film board of Canada produced a documentary film on my work titled "From Baghdad to Peace Country.
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With an eclectic body of work including animated-realism photography, wooden and cement sculptures with optical elements and acrylic canvas paintings, this color blind artist delves into whatever inspires him to create bold artwork.
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Artist & Owner of "The Urban Artist" offers extreme vivid color combined "Urban Influenced Abstract City Scapes" and other "Expressive forms of Abstract" Acrylic Custom Paintings, Custom Paneled Paintings.
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His mixed media paintings on a multitude of surfaces embrace the narrative, for within story the situations that reveal love can form and evolve with depth and truthfulness.
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Canadian west-coast artist living and working in Victoria BC. Vibrant and colourful acrylic on canvas landscapes and marine paintings in a representational style. Broad variety of subject matter and perspectives.
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A self-taught, local artist who has become known for her urban idealism (architecture) acrylic paintings and insightful visual commentaries on the triumphs and trials of being human.
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Laurie Ladmore lives in Victoria, BC where she attended the Victoria College of Art from 1994 to 1996. She works in acrylic and oil with two main areas of focus: landscape/growing things and abstracts.
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Canadian West Coast artist Linny D. Vine finds inspiration for her vibrant acrylic paintings in the natural beauty of Southern Vancouver Island and Victoria's beautiful gardens and urban scenery. Bold and colourful originals. Landscapes, urbanscapes and florals.
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An artist a musician with an eye for that something just a little different and a passion for the arts in all it's forms. Currently working in acrylic and mixed media. Art work can be found private collections in Canada, USA, and the Cayman Islands.
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Margaret's enthusiasm and joie de vivre are evident in acrylic paintings that reflect a unique impressionistic style and convey a feeling of warmth through the use of vibrant colours.
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A B.C. painter Marie Nagel draws from the power of land and sea, natural light and her own imagination to create bold, semi-abstract landscapes and still lifes on canvas.
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Born in Poland her formal education consists of studies at the Warsaw University training in pencil and ink drawing received under the established polish architect Tomasz Plucinski. The favorite themes of her work are people, landscapes, architecture and animals.
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A welsh born realist painter specializing in finely detailed oil pastel animal portraiture. For me, the focus of each work is the eye, and the story an animal can convey in a simple expression without saying a word.
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Tobias Tomlinson has been a working potter for 35 years. Fire and ash of traditional Japanese firing techniques have brought new inspiration to his work. His translucent porcelain glows from within.
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Although Inspired by the realist painters, especially, Andrew Wyeth, Alex Collvile and Salvador Dali. My early paintings bear the signature Pat Thompson. Most early paintings were done in oil. I tried acrylics, liked them, and since 2000, that is my medium of choice.
Art Galleries in Greater Victoria
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The mandate of the gallery is to create a following for the work of individual aboriginal artists from three areas the Northwest Coast of Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Australia- in the fine art market in Canada and abroad. For over twenty-five years Alcheringa Gallery has exhibited art by tribal artists.
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The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is one of Canada's finest art museums with a permanent collection of 15,000 objects d'art. Collection features art from Asia, Europe and North America. Canadian and Japan exhibits.
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Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria
The objective of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria is to provide advocacy through leadership, partnership and community involvement, and to increase and broaden public awareness and opportunities in artistic and cultural activities.
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This long-established gallery in Victoria's Chinatown was recently restored and is moving in a new direction with original artwork and with a focus on photography. A warm and inviting space, supporting book launches and artists of all sorts.
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Fine Art gallery located at the beautiful Bear Mountain Golf Resort, 30 minutes drive from downtown Victoria. Dedicated to the promotion of local and international artists, Galerie Sorance brings to Vancouver Island modern and contemporary artists.
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Come investigate its intimate spaces,offering local excellence in abundance; paintings and prints, fine locally made ceramics and jewellery, vintage pottery and small sculpture, often including classic Inuit pieces.
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With continuous growth over the years the owner, Lance Morris, has expanded and developed this unique, attractive space. Artists include Myfanwy Pavelic, Roy Henry Vickers, Joanne Thomson, Linda Molloy, Lee Mackenzie, Jan Brouwer, Mark Hobson, Linny D Vine and Jeffrey Boron.
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Located on the lower level of the Vancouver Island School of Art. Originated from the desire to contribute to the arts community in a way that maintains a high level of seriousness while also reaching a broader public.
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Known to both contemporary fine art collectors and the public alike as an exceptional spot to discover some of Canada finest established and emerging artists.
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"GoA" A co-operatively owned and operated by local professional artisans. "GoA" is the place to find high quality original works created by local island artisans.
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The mandate of the gallery is to exhibit works by Canadian artists who use traditional supports, surfaces and materials in an interesting and challenging manner.
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The Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery
Featuring a large and varied collection ranging from ancient Chinese artifacts to works by well known contemporary artists .Additionally, we host as many as 24 exhibits per year in our two gallery locations.
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Exclusive fine art dealers handling Canadian historical and contemporary art. The Gallery opened in 1974. Gallery runs major exhibitions for a period of two to three weeks.
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