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Category Archives: Artist Profiles
April 2013 Featured Artist – Pat Loucks
Inspiration for my work usually comes from my observation of seasonal changes in the natural environment or the effects of human intervention in the landscape. Continue reading
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Tagged artist, europe, hub gallery, landscape, nature, PAINTS, portugal, profile, residency, skin, surface, switzerland, textiles, VANS in Residence
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March 2013 Featured Artist: Teena Marie Fancey
Teena Marie Fancey is a Nova Scotian artist working in mixed media and relief printmaking methods. Continue reading
February 2013 Featured Artist: Ron Hayes
Ron Hayes opened Art Can Gallery in Canning in 2001 and has been actively involved in the support and promotion of the arts in the Annapolis Valley, most recently as Chair of the Alliance of Kings Artists (AKA) Board of … Continue reading
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Tagged annapolis, currency, economic, landscape, nature, painting, profile
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January 2013 Featured Artist – Anne Macmillan
Anne Macmillan has lived in Halifax since earning a BFA in Intermedia from NSCAD University in 2009. She grew up in Wolfville, Nova Scotia with motorbikes, dairy farms and apple orchards. Anne has received grants from the Canada Council for … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, drawing, emerging artist, installation, mentorship, profile, programming, rocks, sculpture
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December 2012 Featured Artist – Barbara McLean
Barbara McLean is a graduate of Graphic Design (Sheridan College) and has a BFA with a major in fine art (NSCAD University). She teaches painting courses for the NSCAD University Extended Studies Division and conducts workshops for art associations throughout … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, artist, oil, painting, peer gallery, profile, south shore
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November 2012 Featured Artist – Terry Drahos
Terry Havlis Drahos www.terryhavlisdrahos.com Originally from Chicago, IL, Terry Havlis Drahos received her Bachelor of Design from Southern Illinois University. Following this, she relocated to Atlanta, GA. In 2006, she completed her Bachelor of Education at Acadia and NSCAD Universities … Continue reading
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Tagged artist profile, collage, feature, landscape, mentorship, painting
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October 2012 Featured Artist – James MacSwain
James MacSwain, born in Nova Scotia, received a B.A. in English from Mount Allison University and studied theatre arts at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. In 1973 he settled in Halifax where he began a career in theatre and arts … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, arts council, book art, democracy, film, future, macswain, media, new surrealist, queer and artist rights, theatre
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September 2012 Featured Artist – Adrian Fish
Adrian Fish is a Toronto born photo-based artist and educator currently living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Adrian holds an MFA from York University, as well as undergraduate accreditation from OCAD University in Toronto and the Sheridan Institute of Technology and … Continue reading
August 2012 Featured Artist – Katie Belcher
Katie Belcher is a visual artist and curator living in Halifax. Since receiving her BFA from NSCAD (2007), Katie has exhibited nationally, and participated in artist’s residencies in Canada and Europe. Her drawings are held in private and public collections, … Continue reading
July 2012 Featured Artist – Wayne Boucher
Wayne Boucher Originally from Ontario, Boucher studied at the Banff Centre and received his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1975 and has been a resident of Annapolis County since. He has been an active … Continue reading
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June 2012 Featured Artist
Raina McDonald Originally from Victoria, B.C., Raina McDonald moved to Nova Scotia in 2003 to pursue her passion for art. She graduated from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, focusing … Continue reading
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May 2012 Featured Artist
David Tallis Based in Nova Scotia, David Tallis graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor’s in Fine Art from NSCAD University. Drawing from an intermedia and conceptualist practice, Tallis’ work investigates trace, mark and absence. As a VANS member for the … Continue reading
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