Vancouver Office Art

by Joanne Hastie

Living in British Columbia, Canada, Joanne is inspired by mountain landscape and sunlit forest trees. Her paintings are of places she has been to and from her experiences while road cycling, mountain biking and hiking. While she does these activities, she always carries a camera or even a sketchbook with her to take photos and document places. She then refers to these photos when painting.

She has been painting for 16 years. She first gained gallery representation in 2006 and has been painting consistently ever since. This was the same year she graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and started working as a full-time engineer.

Painting consistently and being self-taught, she developed her own style using layers of discrete colors of brush strokes to create the scene.

She uses many layers of acrylic paint and glazing mediums. She tries to minimize the brush strokes in a painting, she focuses on colors and lets the brush strokes be visible in the final painting.

In 2022, she finally was able to turn her side hustle painting into a full-time career.

by Joanne Hastie

by Joanne Hastie

by Joanne Hastie

by Joanne Hastie

by Joanne Hastie

by Joanne Hastie

by Joanne Hastie

by Gabryel Harrison

Gabryel Harrison was born in New Zealand. The artist now lives and works in Vancouver, Canada. She completed a BA with a concentration in fine art at the University of Ottawa in 1980, later fulfilling post-graduate requirements to become an art therapist in 1992. Working as an art therapist until 1996, and thereafter in the creative arts field, Harrison has been painting full time since 1999.

Early years spent in the rigorous pursuit and attainment of world-class athletic achievement gave Harrison the necessary discipline to enter long hours of solitude in the studio. These solitary hours facilitate growth, discovery, and continual evolution as she seeks to deepen her practice of painting.

Harrison works predominately in the medium of oil painting, but her body of work includes printmaking, texts, video, and sculptural objects. Gabryel is a painter inspired by the natural world and in particular its botanical forms. In her hands, the temporality of our existence is revealed in the gestural abstractions of florals, foliage and landforms. Her large-scale oils on canvas speak in washes, layers and heavily impastoed passages of our own brief transit through this mysterious universe. As a visual artist who also writes poetry, this art form and Harrison’s favorite poets are also a major source of inspiration for her work.

by Kevin Boyle

Kevin Boyle is a photographer and artist, living and working in Vancouver, BC. His photographs are meant to challenge the viewers perception by capturing impossible images, whether using long exposures on abandoned buildings, montages, or helicopters and planes. In his Range, DaySleeper and HERD series, he examines the idea of what society has deemed worthwhile and worthless, while breathing new life into what would normally be considered ugly or banal. In his Elemental works, he changes his and the viewers perspective by freeing himself from the confines of gravity, presenting pictures that would otherwise never be seen.

Boyle is a first prize winner in the International Photography Awards and the Fine Art Photography Awards.

by Leanne Christie

Urban oil painter Leanne M Christie has a reputation for complex paintings that are built with powerful brushwork and the sophisticated manipulation of her medium.

Christie’s paintings are at first understood by the viewer whose participation is provoked by her relentless harnessing of the communicative properties unique to oil painting. The distilled open relationship between the painter and the slow drying oil painting is the characteristic of the medium that Christie burrows into. The complexity that this investigation lends to Christie’s work is the marriage of passive and active time, dependent on the triad between the artist, the viewer, and the work.

Christie paints full time in her Vancouver studio and her 50km cycling commute from her home in Coquitlam, gives Christie an intimate kinship with the flow of the urban streets. The unrehearsed transitory moments provide the abundant source of her paintings.

Born and raised in South Africa, Christie moved to the Canadian West Coast in the late 2000’s after a period of 10 years abroad that had originated as a 2-week holiday after the completion of her Bachelor of Fine Art from Rhodes University, Makhanda in the Eastern Cape.

by Amy Stewart

Vancouver-based artist Amy Stewart has been drawn to the interconnections of art, play and nature since her childhood in 108-Mile House, British Columbia, where she spent most of her time outdoors. That first northern home continues to dominate much of Amy’s current artistic world. The memories of childhood and nature shape her adult imagination, and they are reflected in her paintings’ rich textures and vibrant tones. Her pieces are often inspired by the feelings that come both from the natural world and from engaging fully in her community and with her loved ones. “I paint how I feel and who I am,” Stewart explains. And that sense of humanity—the private experiences of suffering and celebration—is evoked by her canvases’ unique explorations of colour, which range from exuberant bursts of brightness to contemplative reflections on darkness.

A constant passion, painting became more central to Amy’s life during her years of working with at-risk youth. She began producing her own art when her professional experiences required her to carve out a space in her life for self-care.

Amy paints from her studio on Granville Island as well as at her Eastside, Parker Street studio. Her art hangs in galleries and private homes around the world, and has been featured in several films, television series, and architecture and design magazines.

by Amy Stewart

by Tiffany Blaise

Vancouver-based artist Tiffany Blaise creates expressionistic paintings of land and sea. In her practice, Tiffany explores the themes of movement and transformation by reinterpreting subjects such as dramatic coastlines and swirling skies.

Her artwork unites the physical landscape with the world of the mind. "My art practice is a journey rooted in the exploration of thoughts and nature. I want to portray the connection between our inner nature and the landscape that surrounds us." She sources imagery of luminous landscapes and seascapes while adventuring around British Columbia and abroad. Tiffany aims to help people surround themselves with uplifting and emotive artwork that connects them to their favorite places.

by Bryce Barry

Bryce is a fine art photographer and artist based in Vancouver, B.C. Bryce has been exhibiting her work for the past 5 years in galleries, solo exhibitions, private functions, interior design shows and projects. Her work was prominently featured in London, England for a Sky TV series in the main character’s home and the opening credits. Her work has also been featured in print: magazine covers, feature stories and newspapers.

Her photography is evocative, with natural muted tones. A touch of wonder is the dominant theme in her work. She seeks to raise the viewer's curiosity of the natural world. Her works are limited edition archival prints mounted and sealed to wood. The natural raw feel of wood matches the world her works represent. The finished piece reveals a painting like depth and texture drawing the viewer into the scene from any angle.

by Luke Gram

Luke Gram is a Canadian travel photographer. His portfolio is diverse and encompasses various styles, including portraits, landscapes, architecture, astrophotography, and more. His art has been featured in publications such as Gestalaten, Daily Mail, and Reuters, and he's also collaborated with commercial brands such as Adobe, Uber, IKEA, and more.

Luke's photographs are a visual journey that celebrates the beauty and diversity of our world. His art captures the essence of the places he's visited, the people he's met, and the cultures he's experienced. He hopes his work inspires viewers to develop a deeper appreciation for the world and vast diversity amongst it. With a keen eye for detail and a talent for bringing out the best in his subjects, Luke's photography is a true reflection of his passion for adventure.

by Daniel Han

Daniel Han is a photographer and you can view his images here:

Daniel Han (@mrdanielhan) • Instagram photos and videos

by James Postill

James Postill is a contemporary Canadian artist, practicing his art and living in Vernon, BC.

He works in acrylics, oils, and fresco painting, and credits many influences and mentors over his career, including encouragement during his art college years from Jack Shadbolt (1989), Ken Kirkby (1992), Rick Bond (presently), and the late Father Dunstan Massey in 2011.

Fr. Massey was a Benedictine monk at Westminster Abbey in Mission, BC, who informally taught him fresco over the course of a year.

In 2022, James went straight from active artist to Senior Signature status with the Federation of Canadian Artists, a rare feat among rare feats.

There are only about 120 artists in Canada with SFCA status.

by Michelle Barkway

Michelle is a biologist-turned-artist living on Vancouver Island. Her paintings are endlessly inspired by her home on the coast, surrounded by ancient cedars and the cold Pacific Ocean. A lover of details, her goal in painting is to break down these complex landscapes into their component parts, mostly in hopes of soothing her busy brain.

She lives and paints in Victoria BC with her husband, two teenage boys and two dogs.

by Tiffany Blaise

Vancouver-based artist Tiffany Blaise creates expressionistic paintings of land and sea. In her practice, Tiffany explores the themes of movement and transformation by reinterpreting subjects such as dramatic coastlines and swirling skies.

Her artwork unites the physical landscape with the world of the mind. "My art practice is a journey rooted in the exploration of thoughts and nature. I want to portray the connection between our inner nature and the landscape that surrounds us." She sources imagery of luminous landscapes and seascapes while adventuring around British Columbia and abroad. Tiffany aims to help people surround themselves with uplifting and emotive artwork that connects them to their favorite places.

by Rose-Marie Goodwin

Rose-Marie Goodwin (née Svenhard), born in Sweden, came to Canada as a child. Her innate sense of colour was soon influenced by the images of the west coast. Creative and artistic in her core, she has been influenced by O'Keeffe, Hopper, Gavazzi, Degas and Caravaggio.

An accomplished colourist, her own style developed at the Emily Carr Art & Design and Capilano Universities (Vancouver); Instituto Allende (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico); workshops with strong accomplished artists; and through painting, painting, painting (Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hours).

“I am an encourager, and have always been attracted to dramatic light, colour and shadow to encourage each individual in their walk through life"

Most recently in acrylics, since the 1970's Rose-Marie has enjoyed a decade with watercolours, and a decade with pastels...as well as with metal and lost wax jewellery casting, and wood sculpting.

by Ortynska Solomiya

This artwork is by the Ukrainian artist Ortynska Solomiya and was purchased as part of the charity art project, “Art Brings Victory”, in support of the people of Ukraine during the Russian-Ukrainian war.

by Bohdan Radikhovskyi

This artwork is by the Ukrainian artist Bohdan Radikhovskyi and was purchased as part of the charity art project, “Art Brings Victory”, in support of the people of Ukraine during the Russian-Ukrainian war.

by Matisse Wenban, 17

Purchased in support of Vancouver Arts Umbrella Splash Auction, benefiting young people across Metro Vancouver in the visual and performing arts.

Photography student Matisse Wenban created this piece while exploring contrasting areas of Vancouver. The work represents both the past and present state of the city, where the future is not so far away from the image captured.

by Jamie Evrard

Purchased in support of Vancouver Arts Umbrella Splash Auction, benefiting young people across Metro Vancouver in the visual and performing arts.

Jamie Evrard creates lush floral, landscape and still-life paintings using oil paint, monotype and watercolours. Her masterful landscapes utilize decisive, economical strokes and rich colour to achieve depth, vitality and immersiveness.

Evrard says of her work: "What most intrigues me as subject matter for my paintings are the most ordinary things: still life objects that I see around the house day after day but that resonate for me in their familiarity and rather unremarkable landscapes in which I can find a particular quiet, understated beauty and mystery. I paint in order to see what it is I am looking at. Making art is a way of taking possession, a way of finding out how things really are, or perhaps of making them as I would like them to be. If a few days go by without my having drawn or painted, I become completely impossible."

Jamie Evrard received a B.A. in Art and Anthropology from Brown University and an M.A. and M.F.A. in studio art with a concentration in printmaking from the University of Iowa. She lives and works out of Vancouver, British Columbia.

by Alice Ye, 16

Purchased in support of Vancouver Arts Umbrella Splash Auction, benefiting young people across Metro Vancouver in the visual and performing arts.

Inspired by the work of Alexander McQueen, Alice illustrates one of his garments using acrylic paint. She carefully transitions the paint between light and dark values of the dress’s hue to successfully render the sheer and flowing fabric.

by Steve Fortier

Steve is a visual artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He’s thrown himself into painting full time late in life after a career in graphic design.

He grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, where he was accepted into a special arts course, which cultivated his interest in art. After that he attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto before starting a career in graphic design.

by Jennifer Long

Jennifer Long is a Canadian artist, curator and arts administrator. Her art practice draws inspiration from the quiet moments and rituals of everyday life in order to explore the complexities of women's experiences.

In support of her artwork, Long has received grants from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and The Canada Council for The Arts.  Long is a founding member and co-director of the Feminist Photography Network, a  nexus for research on the relationship between Feminism and lens-based media.

by Jennifer Long

by Joanie Ragee

Joanie Ragee was born in Cape Dorset on Baffin Island in the Territory of Nunavut. The artist enjoys carving animals of the high Arctic: polar bears, seals, walrus and birds. Joanie carefully selects the serpentine (stone), a stone found on Baffin Island, because he is able to polish it to a high finish. His walking and dancing bear carvings are realistic, showing a sense of ‘mass’ and ‘movement’.

Joanie began his carving career at the age of 14 by working under the tutelage of his grandfather. Master carver, Enook Manomie (deceased) and his older brother, Siutapik. Joanie says that they “taught me to carve in the traditional way, first by watching, observing and then by assisting.”

The Dancing Bear

Among subjects, mediums and styles, the "dancing bear" is one of the most prolific subjects in Inuit art. The dancing bear is the most prevalent subject made by artists and is also one of the most challenging to achieve. It is this delicate balance, the movement and grace that made the dancing bear one of the most recognized Inuit art subjects internationally. The Dancing bear exemplifies and attests to the true beauty and craftsmanship of Inuit art. It was originally inspired in the 1960's from the small Inuit community Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Its concept signifies the transformation between shaman and spirit helper; arctic animals adopting naturalistic or humorous human-like poses (e.g. dancing bears, and Sedna - the sea goddess).

Since its introduction, it is understood that the dancing bear carving requires a much-elevated skill set by the artist. This is because the entire stone has to be balanced on one leg of the bear without toppling over. This balancing act in carving is not a project for the beginning carver. Today, it is one of the most sought-after subjects in Inuit art.

by Tom Thomson

Tom Thomson was a renowned Canadian artist who was born on August 5, 1877, in Claremont, Ontario. He is widely regarded as one of Canada’s most influential painters, and his works are celebrated for their striking depictions of the Canadian wilderness.

Thomson’s life was cut tragically short when he died at the age of 39 under mysterious circumstances, but his artistic legacy has endured and continues to inspire artists and art enthusiasts around the world.

Thomson grew up in rural Ontario, where he developed a deep appreciation for the natural world. After working as a commercial artist in Seattle and Toronto, he began to pursue his passion for painting full-time. Thomson’s paintings, which often featured bold, vibrant colors and expressive brushstrokes, quickly gained recognition and praise from critics and collectors alike. Many of Thomson’s most famous works depict the rugged beauty of Canada’s northern landscape, including Algonquin Park, Georgian Bay, and the Canadian Shield. His paintings captured the unique character of the Canadian wilderness and conveyed a sense of awe and reverence for the natural world.

by Jamie Evrard

Jamie Evrard creates lush floral, landscape and still-life paintings using oil paint, monotype and watercolours. Her masterful landscapes utilize decisive, economical strokes and rich colour to achieve depth, vitality and immersiveness.

Evrard says of her work: "What most intrigues me as subject matter for my paintings are the most ordinary things: still life objects that I see around the house day after day but that resonate for me in their familiarity and rather unremarkable landscapes in which I can find a particular quiet, understated beauty and mystery. I paint in order to see what it is I am looking at. Making art is a way of taking possession, a way of finding out how things really are, or perhaps of making them as I would like them to be. If a few days go by without my having drawn or painted, I become completely impossible."

Jamie Evrard received a B.A. in Art and Anthropology from Brown University and an M.A. and M.F.A. in studio art with a concentration in printmaking from the University of Iowa. She lives and works out of Vancouver, British Columbia.

by Greg Murdock

For over thirty years, Greg Murdock has been known for his mixed-media works that elegantly explore surface, space and form with references to imaginary and existing landscapes and architectures.

Greg Murdock was born in 1954 in Saskatoon. After studying ceramics, sculpture and drawing at the University of Saskatchewan Murdock travelled to Mexico to study bronze at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende. In 1979 he came to Vancouver where he graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Greg Murdock has exhibited extensively across Canada. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Musée d’art Contemporain de Montreal, the MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina), and the Art Institute of Chicago. Greg Murdock lives and works in Vancouver, BC.

by Ron Eckert

by Dianne Ostoich

Dianne Ostoich was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., in the lap of the West Coast rainforest. Her beginning years were spent exploring the myriad paths winding through the woods where she developed a strong love of trees. That love radiates from her work.

Dianne, who studied at Langara College, Vancouver School of Art and the University of B.C., works with oil paints on canvas and with oil pastels on rag paper. She likes to paint large canvases reflecting the size of her subject matter, but she also paints vignettes which are still able to evoke the majesty of the forest. Dianne paints the serenity and peacefulness that nature offers us. She invites the viewer into the canvas to walk down the pathways. She likes especially the play of light and dark, sunlight and shadow. As you stroll down the paths of her work you feel the heat of the sun and the coolness of the shadows. Shafts of sunlight filter through dense groves of evergreens. The dance of dappled light and deep shadows creates an almost abstract pattern.

by Jim Davies

Jim Davies explores the balance of light and dark in a series of emotive landscapes from areas around Alberta. His work is meant to encompass both narrative and en plein air representation of natural and invented environments. Davies’ expressive technique creates a lively narrative that places the Prairies in a mysterious and intriguing context. He has been painting and drawing for 35 years, developing his practice and style since graduating from the University of Alberta with his Masters of Visual Art in 1979. Davies is represented in public and private collections and has shown extensively throughout Canada.

Biography courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta

by Chris Langstroth

Chris Langstroth has been a full-time artist for over thirty years after attending Ontario College of Art, and later graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto, specializing in film and photography. He has participated in numerous solo, group and juried exhibitions, and has his works in many corporate and private collections.

"This year, I have been concentrating, increasingly, on ways of representing the human figure (in whole or part). I enjoy the physicality of thick paint and use knives to smear on one wet layer over another or to excavate through existing layers. Although I strive for a certain 'visual plausibility' in my work, representational accuracy is not my prime objective. The most enigmatic and interesting qualities particular to painting, have to do with the transformation of pigment in paste to an image on canvas. I am, therefore seeking to retain some visual evidence of the process used in making the image as a subtext for reading or interpreting it. In each painting, I'm searching for the most compelling combination of imagery and abstract paint quality." Chris Langstroth.

by Jerry Whitehead

Over the years, Jerry Whitehead's artwork has gone through a number of stages. The one thing that has remained constant throughout this progression is his focus on powwows and powwow dancers.

"Powwow dancers have been an ongoing theme in my work since I began painting. Seeing the dancers as a child had a lasting impression. The subject matter has been ideal for expressing a part of my culture as well as accommodating changes in my work," says the artist from the Peter Chapman First Nation.

As a child in Saskatchewan, Whitehead says he was interested in art like any of his friends. He says, "I used to draw as a kid. I used to draw all the time." Unlike the average kid, he used almost any source he could find for his drawings including the ashes that remained from fires and the lead in the bullets his father used as a hunter.

In his early teen years, Whitehead moved on from drawings done with pencils and lead to paintings. He believes that his interest in art comes from his family. Whitehead remembers his grandmother working with hides and says that his mother did beadwork and braided rugs.

His family supported his talents and allowed him to develop them. "I was lucky to be encouraged along the way," he says.

In addition to familial encouragement and an abundance of natural talent, Whitehead has sought out technical training. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Indian Art from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax.

Jerry Whitehead currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia but his work can be seen throughout western Canada.

by Wendy Jia

Wendy makes paintings and mixed media artworks, but she also works with a wider range of media, including collages and photography.

From an early age Wendy's education centered on the visual arts as she developed her foundational skills throughout her school years.

After completing her B.A. in Art & Design in China she continued her studies in the U.K. earning an M.A. in Media Design while also developing her painting techniques and style.

Over the years, she has painted many impressionist landscapes, surrealist art and still life. Her current passion in art is to create more of her modern abstract works, in which she mainly focuses on expressing the sense of flow and purity of colours. It is her passion to keep creating new artworks through continuous experimentation and bring joy and pleasure to the viewers through her art.

by Jeremy Koreski

Jeremy Koreski was born and raised in the coastal Canadian town of Tofino, British Columbia. He began taking photographs at age 13 when his father, a local oyster farmer, gifted him a Canon AE1 camera. Capturing friends developing their own talents in action sports like surfing and skateboarding, was one of Jeremy’s greatest teachers in a lifelong photographic education. To this day, Jeremy regards his clients as friends first, and relishes any opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals in the great outdoors.

Jeremy is an assignment photographer who focuses on sport, wildlife, nature and culture in and around the wilds of the Canadian coastline. From remote surf breaks to wild mountain ranges, Jeremy’s commercial and editorial work has been featured internationally by The New York Times, Surfer’s Journal, Patagonia, Yeti and many more. In 2015, he released ‘This is Nowhere’, a hardcover book created in honor of life on the west coast, in hopes of demonstrating the importance of preservation for future generations. After participating in exhibitions across Canada, the US and Europe, Jeremy’s photographs now enjoy a permanent home in the recently opened Jeremy Koreski Gallery, in the heart of Tofino.

by Bobbie Burgers

Purchased in support of the Vancouver Arts Umbrella Splash Auction, benefiting young people across Metro Vancouver in the visual and performing arts.

Bobbie Burgers is a Vancouver-based painter. She is interested in the process of decay, transformation, and metamorphosis. With a distinct style that merges abstraction with representation in increasing degrees, her work brings together instinctive compositions while revealing her precise powers of observation. Remarkable for their compositional rhythms, bold coloration, and sweeping gestural brushstrokes, Burgers’ paintings bring alive the fundamental quest to express something personal, subjective and emotive, in a poetic, abstract way.