DVAC Diary

(Submitted by Ioana Bertrand) BIO Sheryl Shapiro was born in South Africa and has lived in Toronto for close to 50 years. She’s been passionate about art since childhood and is a graduate of two art programs, first, Fine Arts/teaching in South Africa (Johannesburg College of Art), and later Editorial Design at OCAD (Ontario College…

(Submitted by Taline Kavoukian) Peter Cheung began his love for art with Chinese watercolours in Hong Kong learning from a Chinese master. He moved to Canada in the 70’s and has dedicated himself to his art full-time since 2015. At this point he moved on to oil painting and has not looked back since. Peter…

(Submitted by Chris Luna) Lorette C. Luzajic is an award-winning mixed media and collage artist who has lived in Toronto for 30 years. She is also a writer who founded The Ekphrastic Review, the flagship journal of literature inspired by visual art. Lorette started her presentation with a brief talk on the history of collage…

(Submitted by Chris Luna) Kathryn Adams shared with us her insights & experience to encourage us to dive in or to go deeper into the business of art.  She also showed us how we can find inspiration all around us.  Her presentation was called: “Easy to Find ; Alone in a crowd” Kathryn’s wonderful illustrations…

( Submitted by Taline Kavoukian) Elzbieta is a Toronto based landscape painter, born in Krakow and raised in Poland and the Middle East. Elzbieta grew up under the artistic influence of her parents, who were both architects. Upon moving to Canada, she attended the Ontario College of Art and Design, studying advertising and design. She…

(Submitted by Chris Luna) Sandra Manzi is a representational painter from Toronto, currently residing in Hamilton. She is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Guelph. Sandra has exhibited in galleries in and around Toronto and Hamilton, as well as in…

(Submitted by Sylvia LeRoy) The Just Paint Experience is a vibrant dialogue focusing on artists and their creativity. By encouraging artists to observe their processes, we hope to increase awareness and understanding of their needs, and present Golden Artist Colors as an inspiration and resource. Andrea covered a wide range of painting products…too many to…

(Submitted by Taline Kavoukian) ERIN FINLEY is a Toronto-based artist who has been teaching drawing at OCAD University since 2012. She considers herself a portrait and figure drawing artist with a community-based practice. Her work has been exhibited internationally. In 2012, she collaborated with Canadian artist Heather Saunders to produce Opera Yoko, a drawing-based performance held at Yoko Ono’s alma mater,…

( Submitted by Taline Kavoukian) Maria is a Mississauga based landscape painter. She creates with both oil and dry pastel mediums. Maria came to painting in her late forties, but picked up her new medium quickly from teachers such as Susan Sarback, Camille Przewodek, and Margaret Ferraro. She has won numerous awards, including First Place…