Creating and showing original fine art since 1952
Elected Members
Thelma Fay Amos
CFS
Mississauga, ON
Acrylic Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Thelma incorporates strong design elements in her mainly non-representational paintings. Using colour, contrast and bold shapes, her work achieves harmony where every mark contributes to the success of the work.
Janet Baker
CFS, CSPWC, OSA, SCA
Mississauga, ON and Victoria BC
Mixed Media Assemblage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Janet’s current work is driven by the concept of “what if”. Through the combination of found and altered materials, every piece is an adventure, open to unpredictable juxtapositions and interpretations.
Vera Bobson
OSA, CSPWC, SCA, CFS, TWS
Toronto, ON
Watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ed is an avid outdoorsman and most of his paintings are inspired by the scenes from his trips. His paintings capture the same emotion he felt when he first encountered it.
Lynden Cowan
SCA, OSA, CFS, CFA,AFC, SOVA
Richmond Hill, ON
Alton Mill Arts Centre, Studio 202
Oil paint on canvas
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lynden is a self-taught artist. Her paintings are meticulously rendered with thinly applied oil paint. She strives to include the viewer in her visual journey and interpretations of the environment.
Susan Mandel Davidson
AAS, U of T BA, CFS
Toronto, ON
Mixed media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I am a visual eavesdropper distilling a kaleidoscope world through mixed media into two-dimensional art works and occasionally three-dimensional art as in Moose In the City.
Leah Dockrill
SCA CFS
Toronto, ON
Paper Collage and Acrylic Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Leah enjoys moving between these different art forms, guided by her muse and finding inspiration in both the mundane and the glamorous.
Nancy Farrell
BA, BS, MS, CFs
Guelph, ON
Acrylic and mixed media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nancy is a Fine Arts graduate of the University of Guelph. She paints intuitively, responding to her landscape and environment using strong colour and instinctive marks and shapes.
Nathalie Freniere
CFS, AOE, Bravo Est
Alfred, ON
Oil Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nathalie’s paintings exude a quiet, calming atmosphere. She uses a palette knife and thinned oil to create vaporous, enigmatic, abstract vistas – at once representational and abstract.
Valerie Jane Geard
CFS OSA SCA
Schomberg, ON
Printmaking and Collage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Travel inspired, her art is recognized for its play of texture and sensitivity of materials. She uses environmentally friendly inks to print on unique papers and natural fibers.
Heather Grindley
CFS SCA OSA
Mississauga, ON
Charcoal, pastel, watercolour, oil
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I am a figurative artist. I have been told that my drawings and painting have a contemporary edge. A strong gestural figure drawing that depicts emotion excites me.
Ann A. Harvey
CFS SCA TWS
Cambridge, ON
Watercolours, acrylics
and mixed media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ann Harvey paints watercolours, acrylics and mixed media. Her paintings are produced on watercolour paper canvas and board. This is to achieve abstracted landscapes and florals.
Margaret Horvat
CFS
Burlington, ON
Oil and Watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Margaret paints still life and other subjects in the realistic style. She strives to capture the beauty of light and shadow, alluding to the past lives of everyday objects.
Anne Jackson
CFS BA MLS BEd
Kitchener, ON
Oil Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
A sense of wonder about the beauty and mystery of life is the essence of Anne Jackson's lyrical abstract oil painting. Colour is the foundational element of her personal expression.
Jodi Kitto-Ward
CFS SCA OSA
Hamilton, ON
Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
With the intention of offering another way of observing life – to inspire connective thinking, Jodi’s work is representational and simplified in form, evoking influences of Pop Art and
Art Deco.
Aeri Lee
OCAD, CFS
Mississauga, ON
Mixed media, oil and acrylic
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Aeri Lee captures impressions of her daily life in landscape, still life, and mixed media paintings to tell a story that inspires warmth and imagination in everyone’s heart.
Vibha Malhotra
CFS
Mississauga, ON
Acrylic
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Vibha is an expressionist artist who occasionally loves to delve into realism and portraiture. Intuitive play of shapes, colours and textures bring joy and excitement to her creative process.
Celina Melo
BFA, BEd, OCT, CFS
Mississauga, ON
Acrylic & Mixed Media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Celina’s landscape paintings
meander between abstraction and realism. as she explores the dynamic qualities of light, water and sky..
Eva Oram
CFS
Belfountain, ON
Collage, watercolour, Acrylic, Abstract, Non-objective, Expressionist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Inspiration, spontaneity, conviction in artwork is vital in any style or medium. Teaching High School Fine Art, sharing the commitment of artists as Gallery Director was a privilege in her career.
Pam Pols
CFS
Brampton, ON
Acrylic Expressionist Landscape Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Pam is an aficionado of impressionists – the influence of light on a scene. She loves the bright colour, yet also the subtleties of quiet colour combinations.
Joyce Reynolds
CFS
Burlington, ON
Abstract Acrylic Collage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I use colour, form, and texture to capture the essence of nature and non-objective inspiration.
Barbara J. Schmidt
CFS OFAA BA
Lagoon City, ON
Acrylic Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Barbara captures the inherent power within each of her subjects through her minimalistic style. She utilizes fewer and more solid colours, applying these in shapes.
Barbara Shaw
CFS
Guelph, ON
ACRYLIC,WATERCOLOUR, GRAPHITE, TEXTILE AND FOUND ITEMS
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Today the world is being dramatically impacted, with our environment under life-threatening attack. The paintings I create in my studio and "en plein air" are my way of giving voice to these environmental and social issues, the heartbeat of the planet we call home.
Michael Deborah Skoff
OSA, CFS
Etobicoke, ON
Oil with gold leaf paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michael celebrates the extremes of beauty, both rough and delicate. Her work centers on the moment space cracks and splits as the golden treasure beneath is unearthed and set free.
Joanna Turlej
OCAD, CFS (LM)
Oakville, ON
Paper Collage Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Joanna creates her images on canvas, using repurposed magazine papers, Japanese papers and tissues, and her own painted papers. She combines abstract with distorted realism to create a thought-provoking narrative.
Susan Irons-Ware
BFA, BEd, TWS, CFS, ECOAA
Gravenhurst, ON
Watercolour and Oils
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susan draws on the natural environment for subject matter in her art. Focusing on the complexities found in nature, her work looks at both close up and the panoramic.
Steve Wilson
OSA, SCA, CFS, SOVA
Niagara Falls, ON
Oil and/or Acrylic
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I’m the owner of “Steve Wilson Studios and The Gallery” downtown Niagara Falls, I work in Oil and Acrylic, usually street scenes with a social media message or figure work.
Kim Yong
CFS, TWS
Mississauga, ON
Watercolour, Ink, Gouache, Acrylic
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kim loves to break and recreate all subject matter into a process and exercise of design and movement.
Fatima Andrade
CFS
Toronto, ON
Acrylics
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I am interested in the space between reality and abstraction. I am fascinated by the idea that a painting can affect an individual on a conscious and unconscious level.
Madeline Barber
CFS
Toronto, ON
Acrylic Expressionist,
Figurative and Abstract
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Madeline’s “portraits convey an intense immediacy in both their execution and emotional interpretation. Her evocative colour and spirited brushwork represent the true tradition of expressionism”
- Paul Duval, December 10, 2000.
Monica Burnside
SCA, CFS
Halton Hills, ON
Landscape and Portrait Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Monica pursues painting portraiture, landscape, still life and abstractive forms in an impressionistic style, emphasizing the effects of light and contrast of colours in order to establish spontaneity.
Grace Croughan
CSF, MPAC OCA
Richmond Hill, ON
Pastel, Acrylic
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Grace’s pastels present the romance of the Ontario landscape. She also works in acrylics in her semi-abstract dreamy mountain scenes. She finds working in two mediums encourages an exciting balance.
Mary Anne Dente
CFS
Stratford, ON
Oil, Acrylic & Collage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mary Anne creates dynamic impressions of the natural world, capturing the vibrancy of nature and the atmosphere of place. Painting the scenes that move her, she makes texture and colour the dominant elements in her work.
Mary Elizabeth Duggan
SCA CFS
Midland, ON
Acrylic, Transparent Watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Duggan’s interpretations are inspired by exposed rock surfaces and the impacts had on them or in their reveal by natural and human forces. Her approach; graphic, resonant and expressionistic.
Carole Finn
OCAD OSA CFS
Minden, ON
Acrylic
ABOUT THE ARTIST
My paintings, which are done in series, are an attempt to show beautiful locations whose natural integrity has either been altered by human intervention or is about to be. What is the cost of our imposition on the virginal status of these lands and the inhabitants therein.
Charline Gardhouse
OSA, CFS, SCA, TWS
Etobicoke, ON
Watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Charline is a watercolourist always experimenting with the medium to express her emotions in a very stylized manner. Her paintings are unique, bold and poetic landscapes, florals or abstracts.
Priti Girgla
MSc BEd CFS
Oakville, ON
Mixed Media Abstract,
Figurative, Landscape
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Priti likes to abstract the realistic in her paintings, using bold colours, textures lines and mark-making. She loves to explore the fluid forms and geometry to provide a visual depth.
Cathy Groulx
CFS OSA
Woodstock, ON
Oil Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Cathy paints from photographic references. Commissions are varied and may include portraits, buildings or vehicles. She paints what people want to see. Close-ups of nature include peaceful quiet places.
Diana Hillman
CFS, OSA
Caledon, ON
Oil and mixed media on paper or wood panel
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Diana’s landscapes and streetscapes are based on photos she’s taken from cars or airplanes. Her quiet, haunting paintings offer a familiar but unusual view of the world.
MaryLou Hurley
CFS
Caledon, ON
Mixed Media Mosaics
ABOUT THE ARTIST
MaryLou’s mosaic art invites and challenges viewers to explore her unusual use of substrate, colour and tesserae. Most Often they will detect a provocative metaphor and find pleasure in the unexpected.
SAULIUS JASKUS
BA, MA, B.Ed, CFS, MASC, SSC
Toronto, ON
Multi-media paintings
and sculpture
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Both in his paintings (mainly landscapes) and sculpture (terra cotta, plaster or bronze figures and portrait busts), Saulius seeks to uncover the metaphysical manifested in the physical. Both topics are laden with hidden meaning and rich in design potential.
Janet Cicci Latosik
CFS
Mississauga, ON
Watercolour Paintings
instagram.com/jlciccipaintings/
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Janet’s watercolour paintings reflect passion for nature, wildlife, travel and water. Her use of bold and vibrant colours, sliding across yupo paper express her love of freedom and fluidity.
Angela Lipscombe
CZT, CFS
Oakville, ON
Acrylic Impressionist Paintings of Landscapes and Florals
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Angela is an award-winning Artist and Certified Zentangle Teacher. A full-time Art Instructor, her focus is on teaching her love of art to children and adults through workshops and classes.
Gerry Manno
S.C.A., C.F.S., CSWPC (assoc.)
Oakville, ON
Acrylic, watercolour, lino-printing, graphite & mixed media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gerry works with all media. He is comfortable painting representational, figurative, and/or abstract subjects while considering in each case, the proper placement of light, values, colour and line.
Jane Nwakoby
CFS, BA, MFA, BEd
Mississauga, ON
Oil & Mixed Media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jane paints on irregular paneled grounds. Her unique deployment of twined lines is innovative and exotic. Her masterful use of colours exhibits prowess to engage the spectator in her artwork.
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Eileen Oswald
CFS, PAC, MPAC
Mississauga, ON
Mixed Water Media, Pastel, Oil and Printmaking
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The various media are used to express the emotions caught in the moment. This may be shown as realistic landscapes, abstracts, and impressionistic.
Marie Antoniette Prospero
CFS, TWS
Etobicoke, ON
Acrylic, Watercolour, Mixed Media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marie delights in the colour and light in the world around us and shares that love in her paintings of children at play and landscapes abstracted or realistic, near or far.
Adriana Rinaldi
CFS, CGOS, TWAC, VAM, MAC
Oakville, ON
Oil Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Adriana strives to create art that champions beauty in her artworks. A devotee of the “Pulchrism” art movement, she strives to paint the timeless and recognizable beauty in life’s bounty.
Olaf Schneider
CARFAC, CFS
Mississauga, ON
Fine Artist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Olaf’s first influence was by his grandfather. Painting large scale billboards from 1986 for Mediacom, Olaf acquired a strong practical foundation that would become integral to his work today.
Lesia Shipowick
SCA, CFS
Milton, ON
Non-Objective and Abstract paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Change is a constant in Lesia’s paintings which proliferate with spontaneous form, diversity of colour and abundance of detail. They elicit personal interpretation and a closer look.
Anne Sutton
CFS
Milton, Ontario
Acrylic Landscape Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Natural elements of the landscape inspire Anne’s contemporary acrylic paintings and explore such themes as the shapes and colours created by the play of light on moving water.
Sheila Vander Wier
CFS
Brampton, ON
Oils
www.artistsheilavanderwier.weebly.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sheila’s inspiration comes from the beauty of God’s creation. Her ability to capture this beauty with oils on canvas allows her to share this with others.
Margaret Wasiuta
CFS
Toronto, ON
Acrylic, Oils, Chalk and Crayon
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Inspired by life and people, Margaret paints mostly abstract with realist elements. Her artwork focuses on the creation of a structural space, one which represents both an atmosphere of personal experience, and an active state of mind.
Elayne Windsor
CFS, OSA, KAN
Reaboro, ON
Collage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Elayne is a non-objective collage artist. She works with found paper, spreading out bits of memories before us in new and unique ways.
Jane Zhou
CFS,VAM
Mississauga, ON
Landscape, Street view & Figurative
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jane works primarily in oil and her landscape, street view, and figurative work explores the ordinary moments in people’s lives. She is often found sketching in different places capturing these precious fleeting moments.
Gail Backus
BA B.Ed OCT CFS, TWS
Mississauga, ON
Watercolour, Acrylic, Gouache and Ink, Mixed Media, Collage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gail enjoys painting a variety of subjects, using different media. Recently, flowers in her lovely garden has been her inspiration. Their gorgeous colours, and intricate designs have captured her imagination.
Cem Basarir
CFS
Toronto, ON
Oil Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Representational simplicity and engrossing aesthetics are clearly a central aspiration in Cem’s paintings. The viewer is usually drawn into the composition of his paintings either by a longing.
Edward Clark
TWS CFS
Mississauga, ON
Watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ed is an avid outdoorsman and most of his paintings are inspired by the scenes from his trips. His paintings capture the same emotion he felt when he first encountered it.
Jaya Datta
OSA, CFS, MAC, VAM
Mississauga, Ontario
Oil and Acrylic
Expressionist Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jaya’s art easily speaks to everyone. Colours are alive, bright and bold. Her canvas tells everyday stories in a unique way. Her paintings uncover the mystery of visual perception to communicate a message.
Anne Deutschmann
BFA CFS
Mississauga, ON
Abstracted Poured Ink &
Acrylic Paintings
anne.deutschmann1708@gmail.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anne’s paintings celebrate life. Her signature style includes use of vibrant colours, dynamic textures and patterns, created through the pouring of inks, organic shapes and the repetition of circles.
Shirley Erskine
ISEA, SCA(LM), ISA, CFS (LM)
Burlington, ON
Collage on Canvas
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Working in collage offers a wondrous opportunity of using the imagination and materials to tell a pictorial story. An award-winning international artist with shows in Paris, Florence and Dubai.
Barbara Fostka
RCA, CFS, OCA, OSA, CSPWC, SCA, CDM, TWS
Etobicoke, ON
Watercolours and Drawing
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Barbara loves to draw, paint and to achieve the essence of her subject. Her keen drawing abilities, detailed watercolours, and beautiful portraits are her trademarks, as a fine Canadian master.
Susan Garrington
CFS, OSA
London, ON
Watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susan’s paintings celebrate beauty found in roadsides, fields and woodlands in Southwestern and Northern Ontario. Susan’s paintings begin with on location sketches, later used as references in her studio.
Denise Greco
CFS
Woodbridge, ON
Acrylic Abstracts
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Denise is experimenting currently in the acrylic fluid styles, emphasizing the motion and colour combination potential.
Nadia Gurkova
CFS OSA
Toronto, ON
Oil Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nadia loves painting from life. During the summer she is either outdoors painting landscape studies or indoors in her studio, setting up floral still life arrangements. She focuses on colour and sunlight.
Anne Hoover
CFS AOCA RGD OSA
Peterborough, ON
Paint and dry medium
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anne is a figurative artist who is interested in pushing traditional mark-making - both in paint and dry media - to celebrate and express the human form.
Marilena Isacescu Carlea
CSPWC OSA CFS TWS UAR
Toronto, ON
Watercolour, Mixed Media, Sculpture
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Watercolour, mixed media or sculpture, Marilena’s main interest is the Creative Process as an open-ended artistic experience where familiar subjects are transformed into a fresh world of purely aesthetic experience.
VERA KISSELEVA
CFS
Fergus, ON
Oil Landscape and Floral Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Vera’s paintings are reflection of her appreciation for the beauty of the Nature. She captures dramatic moments happening in nature with her vibrant array of colours and quick, bold brushstrokes.
Dayna Law
CFS OSA
Wellington, ON
Painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dayna Law, who is trained in art and architecture, is inspired by her natural surroundings. Her painting combines the use of bold colour, intricate pattern and graphic texture with whimsical flare.
Renée Makino
CFS
Mississauga, ON
Acrylic Expressionist Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Renée Makino's abstracted paintings capture the artistic essence of places - or personal non-objective inspirations - expressed with bold colours, lines, textures, and mark-making.
Kelly McNeil
SCA, CFS, AFC, SAA
Brampton, ON
Oil Wildlife Artist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kelly’s paintings are expressions of the wildlife she encounters. She respects and treasures these animals that she interacts with. Every painting is a glimpse into a moment in their lives.
Jacqueline Ohora
CFS
Toronto, ON
Mono print
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I have been attempting to follow a long-held interest in printmaking. There are endless methods one can try. The fun is in the attempts.
Margaret S. Pardy
SSA, SCA, OSA, CFS, SOVA
Brampton, ON
Scratchboard Wildlife Artist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
As a wildlife artist, Margaret strives to show animals as they truly are, with a more dramatic representation which she has found through working with Scratchboard.
Doreen Renner
OSA, SCA, CSPWC, CFS, FSWS
Mississauga, ON
Acrylic and Watermedia
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doreen’s paintings reflect an internal response to her surroundings and nature’s everyday events. She enjoys challenging herself by pushing boundaries using water media to create unique and compelling images.
Carol Robinson
OCAD CFS
Toronto, ON
Acrylic and Collage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Carol's paintings oscillate between abstraction and representation. They are visceral and layered addressing feminism, environmentalism, social equality and humour. Always experimenting with colour and form, her joy is the journey.
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Lynne Schumacher
CFS, OSA, SOVA
Brampton, ON
Oil on canvas
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lynne studied art at Central Technical School in Toronto under Doris McCarthy. Her paintings aim to pull the viewer into another world.
Janet Simmons Sweet
Janet Simmons Sweet
Guelph, ON
Landscape Oil Paintings on Canvas
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Janet paints her emotional connection in an impressionistic style, using dramatic lighting to emphasize the heightened moment. Multiple canvases are often strategically assembled to elevate the narrative.
Darcy Thompson
CFS BFAA
Burlington, Ontario
Water-based Media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Darcy paints with all water-based media and utilizes collage in some of her work. She enjoys painting landscapes and people in a non-traditional way.
Suzanne Walsh
CFS
Toronto, ON
Abstract, Non-Objective
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Suzanne paints primarily with a broad brush across many narratives. Nature and the wider universe are a strong influence in the artistic process.
Martha West Gayford
AOCA, CFS, CSPWC
Keswick, ON
Portrait and Still Life in Oil and Watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Martha is searching to express a depth of feeling, pathos, despair, sensitivity, beauty, a love for life. She also delights in the very paint itself, and the colour, the line, the shape, the light.
Janice Ykema
BDes, OSA, CFS, SOVA
Hamilton, ON
Animal and Wildlife Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Janice looks at the brighter side of human nature, using animals to translate her vision. Her painterly approach with acrylics creates a dynamic that is both energetic and peaceful.
Micheal Zarowsky
CFS, OSA, SCA, CSPWC
Toronto, ON
Watercolour, acrylic &
pastels on paper and panel
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michael paints impressionist landscapes capturing the dazzle of light while moving toward the effect of abstraction & exuding a textural quality, while still embodying the veracity of realism.