Elected Members
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Marilena Isacescu Carlea
CSPWC OSA CFS TWS UAR
Toronto, ON
Watercolour, Mixed Media, Sculpture
ABOUT THE ARTIST
SWatercolour, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Celina Melo
OCT, CFS, MAC
Mississauga, ON
Mixed media landscape paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Celina Melo’s abstract paintings explore the dynamic qualities of water and sky with gestural lines and reflective pools, formed with pouring medium over painted imagery and physical texture.
Shelley Newman
CFS, SCA, OSA
Georgetown, ON
Impressionist Landscapes in Oil
www.shelleynewman-paintings.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Shelley creates vivid and bold abstracted images of the Canadian Shield in oils and is currently a studio artist at Williams Mill Art Centre.
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.
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.
