Exhibiting Artists
Artist
Lynne Ayres
Lynne, a Montreal-born artist, now living in southeastern Ontario, works primarily with acrylics and collage because they best suit her temperament and her stylistic approach to artistic expression.
Visual and Stained-glass Artist
Hélène Céré
From a science and design background, Hélène discovered her artistic talents playing with her children’s gouache. Now, she thrives with her paintbrush and stained glass.
Glass Artist
Chloé Charette
Making a beeline through almost every art-form while growing up, Chloé ended up at Espace Verre, the glass art school in Montreal. Since then, she has split her time between teaching glass arts in Quebec and Ontario, and making art happen. She is the spark that ignites the Missoui Studio flame.
Artist | Painter
Diane Charlesbois
Diane spent nine years in Western Canada
before returning to Eastern Ontario where she was born and raised. Creativity, and art in many forms permeated Diane’s life from an early age, informing her outlook on life — her views often setting her apart from her contemporaries.
The performing arts were central to Diane’s artistic education — her contributions are recognised in the Toronto Royal Conservatory.
After raising three children, Diane’s focus shifted to the visual arts. Informed by her early performing arts education career, she is obsessed with capturing her visions of movement on canvas. In Diane’s own words: “Music is my life, painting my passion and art my calling”.
Marquetry Artist
Richard Charlesbois
Richard, an Electro-Mechanical Drafting Technician graduate from Algonquin College discovered marquetry later in life.
He fell in love with this exacting craft, drawing on his drafting skills and woodworking experience to earn a certificate in marquetry in 2002 at the Rose Wood Studio in Almont, Ontario. Marquetry has been Richard’s passion ever since.
Richard captures the essence of historical sites and the natural world in wood veneer. In addition to creating meticulously crafted works, that has been exhibited far and wide, Richard teaches his craft at his home studio and will be teaching at PMAC.
Painter
Hélène Roy
Proud of her Huron, Algonquin and Mi’kmaq origins, this Metis artist from Lefaivre, in Eastern Ontario is inspired by Canada’s natural beauty, capturing the spirit of the animals and landscapes of the far North, specifically Coral Harbor in Nunavut and the reserves north of Kenora.
Hélène loves discovering her subjects through her abiding love for the outdoors; camping, hiking, canoeing and dog sledding. She mustered her own huskies for several years. Native cultures inform the work Hélène has shown in several exhibitions. She enjoys working with previously unexplored
materials and techniques. Hélène renders works ranging from semi-realist through to the abstract. She's currently exploring barnwood and logs as her canvasses.
A member and volunteer at the Arbor Gallery in Vankleek Hill, Eastern Ontario, Hélène appreciates painting as a “beautiful hobby that allows me to explore my creativity and express myself”.
Jeweller | Enamellist
Laura Eustace
The artist behind LOLA Jewellery is a Toronto-born creator who now calls Alexandria home. With professional goldsmithing training from George Brown College, she brings a wealth of expertise to her craft. Laura playfully explores traditional metalsmithing techniques, enamelling, and seed beading to create unique and eye-catching pieces. Her work reflects a passion for both classic methods and innovative design.
En Plein Air Painter
Oleksandra Laskina
A professional artist and President of the Free Artists organisation in Ukraine, Oleksandra escaped the horrors of war, seeking refuge with her Canadian family in Eastern Ontario. Grateful to have made new artist friends who love painting, Oleksandra and her friends love painting outdoors en plein air on weekends.
In addition to showing her work at the
ARTEGO gallery in Kyiv and many others, she has also shown work in several international exhibits, including the prestigious We Contemporary Art Fair in Vienna. Oleksandra earned a Master of Arts degree from the
Zaporizhzhya National University, Faculty of Design.
With an emphasises on positive energy, Oleksandra paints so that "colour and light bring joy and aesthetic pleasure". She says: “Painting transforms into positive energy for our minds; creativity brings us joy and peace of mind. I am sure that art makes us happy”.
Multi-media Artist
Jacqueline Milner
Jacqueline is a creative whose work mirrors
and sings the vital role our beautiful sacred spaces and life forms play in the circle of life.
Silversmith & Jeweller
Rain Kazymerchyk
With a background in art, Rain found her passion in jewelry making & design. Mostly self taught, she learned her craft through workshops, books, the internet and lots of trial and experimentation. A thirst for learning keeps her works fresh and always evolving.
Painter
Lesley McVicar
Lesley McVicar is a contemporary artist — a painter for many years, her canine art, portraita and landscapes are in private collections all over North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. She is currently focussed on continuing to develop her Highland Spirit Art Collection.
Contemporary Artist
Margaret Szlachcinska
Vibrant floral, food and wildlife paintings are the hallmark of this contemporary artist and former educator. Margaret takes pleasure in playing with colour and creating art in the hope that her work will bring the same joy to the viewer that she had in their creation.
Photo-based Textile Artist
Jessica Sarrazin
An Associate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, Jessica has exhibited professionally since 1998. After completing her MFA at the University of Windsor, she went on to live in Seoul, South Korea. Jessica eventually returned to her hometown, Vankleek Hill, Ontario where she served as the director/curator of the Arbor Gallery for eight years.
