A Directory of Artists in Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA)
is a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion and professional development of artists, and services for art collectors. It was established in 1941 with André Biéler as its first president. Other leaders have included Group of Seven painter, Lawren Harris. Dedicated to its aim of gradually raising the artists' standards by stimulating participants to greater heights of achievement, they opened what is believed to be the first completely artist-sponsored gallery-workshop-studio in Canada.
http://www.artists.ca/

Pyrrha
The jewelry company Pyrrha casts 19th-century wax seals in silver, bronze and gold to make one-of-a-kind pendants, rings and cuffs. At Blue Ruby, 51D-701 West Georgia Street; (604) 693-3118; or go to www.pyrrha.com

Ningnong’s
Ningnong’s cotton T-shirts depict Vancouver icons, like the Woodward building’s W sign and hockey players against a map of Canada. At Favorites, 219.123 Carrie Cates Court;
(604) 904-8840; or go to www.ningnongtees.com

Martha Sturdy’s
Noted for her use of steel, brass and wood, Martha Sturdy’s most celebrated works are her cast resin pieces in vibrant hues, including bowls, vases, even furniture. 16 West Fifth Avenue; (604) 872-5205; www.marthasturdy.com

Gailan Ngan
Gailan Ngan creates round-bottom ‘‘wobble’’ dishes using clay from the Yukon and glazes made from Okanagan Valley volcanic ash. At Small Medium Large, 334 West Cordova Street; (604) 696-5211; or go to www.gailanngan.com/gallery.html

John Ferrie paintings & gallery
Canadian artist and painter from Vancouver, British Columbia. My work is about beauty, colour, energy, and life. Enjoy my online art gallery.

Carol Lopez
Carol Lopez is a Canadian painter based in Vancouver BC. She was born in Saskatchewan and has lived in other parts of Canada and in the West Indies. She has also traveled extensively, and these experiences are reflected in the wide range of her oil, acrylic, and watercolour paintings.

Chris MacClure
Born into an artistic family on the east coast of Canada, Chris was surrounded by the arts from a young age. His father was a jazz musician and mother a playwright, His grandfather was an illustrator, so it never occurred to him that he couldn't do it. He assumed everyone was an artist.

Eileen Mosca
Eileen Mosca was born in New York City and is now a Canadian citizen, living in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a teenager she met her husband, Paul Mosca, and his archaeological researches led her to live in Beirut, Rome, Jerusalem and Tunisia. These experiences had an influence on her art, but the place that has had the most profound impact on her work and her life has been Vancouver.

Eileen lives in the diverse and lively Commercial Drive neighbourhood where she has her studio.

Emily Reed
Emily Reed is a young artist from maple ridge, B.C. She began painting only several years ago.
She is also a member of the garibaldi art club of maple ridge.

Olga Sugden
Olga Sugden was born in Lviv, Ukraine in 1962, where she received an education in textile arts, and later, book illustration. Her experience included textile design, theatre stage set design, and book illustration.
In 1990, Olga moved to North America, where her works were exhibited in Detroit, Toronto, London, and Chicago. She settled in the Pacific Northwest where she has lived for the past 10 years with her family.

Gregg Simpson
A prolific and critically recognized artist and musician, Gregg Simpson has exhibited his paintings, drawings, and works on paper throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. His work is included in several academic studies, art history books and journals published in Canada, Europe, and Australia and has been exhibited in several historical surveys on surrealism and abstraction.

Kelly Hipperson
wildlife art and original art paintings, Kellie does not do commissioned artworks

Mandy Cohen
Mandy holds a degree in Psychology and Art from the University of Manitoba along with an art and marketing diploma from the Toronto Fashion Academy.
Art is a passion for Mandy as she enjoys "playing" in different mediums for their individual captivating characteristics.
Pen and Ink for their dramatics and clarity
Watercolour and Coloured Pencil for their beauty and simplicity
Oils and Acrylics for their rich textures and boldness
Love of colour and shape can be seen through Mandy's work while exploring the soul and mood of the subject matter. Employing different mediums and styles in her designs inspires fresh ideas and energies.
Mandy's goal is for her artwork to tell a story, for each individual to experience their own narrative quality in each piece.
For the past 15 years, Mandy has been teaching painting and drawing throughout the Lower Mainland.

Martina Shapiro - Oil Painting
Contemporary Original fine art, including abstract female nude and figure paintings, expressionist landscape and cityscape paintings and vibrant still life with flowers.

Rita Monaco - Paintings
Rita Monaco was born in Gioviano, Italy in 1945, and came to Canada in 1967 settling in Edmonton, where she enrolled in the Fine Arts Honor Program at the University of Alberta majoring in painting and photography.
After a 20 year career as a graphic artist and illustrator, she became a full time painter and art teacher in 1993. A Vancouver resident since 1976, Rota Monaco's variety of subject matter reflects her eclectic personality and her many interests.
Her annual trips to Italy, her adolescent daughter Francesca and her garden's flowers and fruits, all provide inspiration for her paintings.

Shylene - Mosaic Art
Shylene is a mosaicist who incorporates each clients needs with her need to help the environment and she creates mosaics that reflect these. Using the client’s own items and other recycled treasures Shylene makes recycle art look easy. She is not only helping our environment, but also our communities by supplying her customers with art that is unique, resourceful and functional

Sonja Picard
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, since Sonja was 6 yrs old, her fascination with beads and jewelry became a part of her life.

Suzy Birstein
Suzy Birstein is known for her colourful tableware and sculpture which has had exposure nationally in Canada and internationally. She works from and gives ceramic classes and workshops from her garden studio in Kitsilano, Vancouver, as well as teaching and doing artist in residence stints in public and private schools in the Lower Mainland.

Thomas Anfield
As a Visual Artist Thomas Anfield has been part of numerous international solo and group
exhibitions in Canada, Mexico, United States and Africa including the National Gallery of Senegal
His work has been featured in Modern Painters, Elle, Macleans, Vancouver Magazine and Preview Magazine

Artists Vancouver Canada