Kim Glowa at Dr. Grover & Associates Dental Office
205 – 1626 Richter St, Kelowna On display to August 30th, 2016 // Artist statement // I have always been drawn and enjoy the beauty of things of the past. My influences are first and foremost everything I see and experience, but I love the qualities of the old world. I usually do a little planning […]
Christine Cloutier at the Mission Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library
4105 Gordon Dr., Kelowna On display to August 30th, 2016 // Artist Statement // I like to paint from my heart, and externalize what I feel inside. This is more than an artistic practice, it is a lifestyle that allows me to connect with my inner being in order to liberate the divine treasures hidden in […]
Bev Gordon & Angela Gmeinweser at the Okanagan College Kelowna Campus Library
1000 K. L. O. Rd, Kelowna On display to August 30th, 2016 // Angela Gmeinweser – Artist Statement // My introduction to the arts came when I was quite young through my mother. She was a painter and luckily very liberal with sharing her art supplies, and tolerant of the ensuing messes I created. That combined […]
Jo-Ann Jenkins at the downtown Kelowna Okanagan Regional Library
1380 Ellis St, Kelowna On display to May 17th, 2016 Jo-Ann was born in Manitoba in 1942 but immigrated with her parents as a teenager to Southern California where she eventually studied Business. After pursuing many successful businesses throughout her lifetime, such as designing childcare centers and establishing an Interior Design firm, her journey eventually […]
Megan Bowers at Dr. Grover & Associates Dental Office
205 – 1626 Richter St, Kelowna On display to May 17th, 2016 //Artist Statement// Megan Bowers creates and documents flowers & plants and carefully presses them to preserve their delicate shape and colour. Photographing these subjects gives the viewer a chance to stop and recognize something that is often ignored. Each plant was carefully dried for five […]
Danielle Englesby at Kelowna Community Theatre
1375 Water Street, Kelowna January 14th – April 2nd, 2016 Danielle Englesby is primarily an abstract painter that works in various unconventional medias-combining her eclectic stylization with her love of organic mark-making. Her artistic pursuits originated through a desire to create works that fostered the expression of raw emotion and stimulated a cathartic creative process where a […]
Bonnie Weber and Colleen J. Dyson at Okanagan College Kelowna Campus Library
1000 K. L. O. Rd, Kelowna December – February 29th, 2016 Bonnie Weber and Colleen J. Dyson both come from Kelowna Painters’ Studio Society and specialize in beautiful, detailed landscapes. Bonnie Weber works out of her home studio in Kelowna BC, she is a self taught artist who has shown in many exhibitions. She […]
Mission Painters at The Kelowna Community Theatre
Mission Painters at The Kelowna Community Theatre November 1, 2015 – February 2nd, 2016 1375 Water St, Kelowna, BC This display is composed of the works of the following artists. Marie Baigent Jaine Buse Jenny Brownjohn Al Davis Michelle Droettboom Joyce Findlay Lorraine Hodges Bernice James Minnie Klashinsky Walter Maier Myrna Nelson Val Newth Wendy […]
Kelowna Watercolour Guild at Cottonwoods
November 1, 2015 – February 2nd, 2016 2255 Ethel Street, Kelowna The Watercolour Guild is a very special group in the Kelowna community. Founded after a group of Kelowna artists attended a watercolour workshop on Salt Spring Island in the 1970’s, they were so inspired by the watercolour medium they formed the Kelowna Watercolour Guild. […]
Natasha Harvey and Nicole Young at the OC College Library
1000 K.L.O Road, Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8 Nastash Harvey – Artist Statement Natasha Harvey is an artist and art educator. She holds bachelors degrees in Fine Arts and Education from UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver. Natasha has been painting since she was 5 years old. She creates mixed media works, exploring both the abstract and […]
2017 Call for Nominations
Nominations for the 10th Annual Okanagan Arts Awards will be open in Fall 2016. More information and tickets coming soon. Nominate an artist in the Central Okanagan for artistic excellence in: Visual Art: 2D/3D: drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation, digital Dance: performer, performance, choreographer or company Theatre: producer, director, actor, specific production or company Music: singing, songwriting, performance (individuals, […]
Call for Art: Expressions of Death
Last year, the Central Okanagan Hospice Association’s (COHA) Expressions of Death Community Art Show was seen by over 850 visitors and started a conversation about how art can communicate the challenging topic of dying, grief and life after. This year COHA is thrilled to announce that we will be holding Expressions of Death: personal journeys, […]