Art Exhibit & Expo

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Brent has lived in the Pacific Northwest most of his life, mainly on Vancouver Island.  Having discovered a love of carving at a young age, Brent created wood relief and figures, stone carvings, fine detail decoys, and then entered the bronze-casting field in recent years.  His work focuses on birds and sea creatures for the most part, with birds of prey being his favorite subject.

Joyce's painting continues to reflect her love and empathy for all animals and her admiration for the magnificent wildlife she feels privileged to encounter. In 2010 Joyce was honored as the B.C. Wildlife Artist of the Year by the BC Wildlife Federation. In 2014 and 2015, she was one of twelve artists invited to represent Canada at the “Fabriano in Acquarello” - an international artistic convention dedicated to watercolor painting.

Neil Hamelin captures stories of our heritage through the weathered wood and flaking paint that stand vestige to our past. His paintings stir forgotten memories, rekindled on canvas through the rusty metal of vehicles and abandoned homesteads of our ancestors. Hamelins artwork received National recognition with a series of gold coins released through the Royal Canadian Mint. Hamelin was awarded Best Of Show at the 2016 Calgary Stampede Western Showcase. 

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, David's appreciation of nature began in his youth as he explored the Canadian outdoors. As the ideas for his paintings emerge from his experiences with wildlife in their natural habitat, David embarked on longer reference gathering trips throughout most of North America (including Alaska), as well as to Africa, Central and South America, and parts of Asia. In the meantime, he taught himself to paint, experimenting with a variety of media and techniques.

Born in Moncton, and living in Victoria since 1969, Mary Jane Jessen has studied at the Victoria College of Art, North Island College Campbell River and Vancouver Island University. In addition to this, she studied painting with Victor Arcega for three years. In 2002, she graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a Bachelor of Fine Art in the Visual Arts. In 2008, Mary Jane’s work entered into the international art market, which has taken her message of climate change to Italy and France.

Patricia Banks is a Canadian painter best known for her detailed oil and acrylic paintings. She travels widely and is inspired by the splendor of the natural environment. Patricia has exhibited across North America, and has won several awards for her work. A graduate of Douglas College and the University of Victoria, she is a member of the International Guild of Realism, Federation of Canadian Artists, Plein Air Painters in Nanaimo BC, and Laguna Plein Air Painters, in California, USA.