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Dan Gray

101 Loc# 13

Dan Gray’s pastels are impressions of the moment. Born in Vancouver B.C., he has worked in soft pastel since 1975. Always painting from live models... always ‘en plein air’ when painting the landscape

Manmeet Dhaliwal

102 Loc# 18

Hello, I am an oil painter based in Burnaby BC. I primarily paint portraits and landscapes with oil. I also enjoy plein air

Anna Edels

103 Loc# 30

Painter of emotional landscapes, in oil, acrylic, water and digital…. Sometimes all at once…. I have studios in Sidney BC and Pender Island.

Shannon Thiesen

104 Loc# 16

Shannon Thiesen is a visual artist living in Coquitlam, B.C., and also a 5th grade teacher in Abbotsford. Live painting competitions saw Thiesen representing BC in the 2016 and 2017 Art Battle Canada National Championships in Toronto. She is also the 2016 Young Distinguished Alumni award winner from the University of the Fraser Valley, the 2016 Abbotsford Arty Award winner in visual arts, and holds a Masters of Education degree. Thiesen has completed several massive outdoor murals in the lower mainland in recent years. Her favourite subject matter includes West Coast plein air landscapes, portraiture and our more-than-human neighbours.

Louise Nicholson

105 Loc# 20

Born in Ontario and now living in North Vancouver B.C., Louise Nicholson is a passionate painter of figures and landscapes in oils and acrylics. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Simon Fraser University and worked in the medical field. Louise paints whenever she can now, dividing her studio time between wildlife and abstract pursuits. She finds great spots for plein air painting when she is walking her dog, her other favourite activity.

Chris Block

106 Loc# 1

Chris is primarily a plein air watercolour painter, working in the incredible forest landscapes of BC. He has recently received Signatory Associate Status (AFCA) with the Federation of Canadian Artists, and is looking forward to returning to Steveston for another incredible day of painting.

Gina Rubin

107 Loc# 29

Gina Rubin , AFCA, is a contemporary artist known for her inspiring and peaceful paintings. Influenced by her artistic family and travels, her work captures dream-like beauty. As a recognized member of the art community, Rubin resides in Maple Ridge, BC, and shares her passion by supporting the Chiron Fund through her sales.

Denise Maxwell

108 Loc# 19

I'm a serious artist. Been painting in oils mostly and painting outdoors on location. Both the medium and plein air being my favourite activities.

Michael King

109 Loc# 15

Michael King is a Canadian painter and art instructor who specializes in oil painting with a focus on plein air (outdoor) painting which guides his larger studio works. Always looking for the nuance of light, shape and colour, he combines representational elements with an Impressionistic style. His paintings strike a balance between realistic observation and abstract interpretation resulting in a unique and captivating aesthetic.

Scott Pleydell-Pearce

110 Loc# 2

Painting mainly in watercolour, ( recently exploring Acrylic) En Plein Air whenever possible and tackling any subject that catches his interest, ScottyPP thrives on the challenges that arise from watercolours and applying them to any scenario whether the scene maybe coastal, beachlife, urban, mountain or country.

Guy Mathany

111 Loc# 17

I am a passionate artist who primarily works with oils and occasionally dabbles in charcoals. My focus is on capturing the beauty of what surrounds me - from serene landscapes to the majesty of boats and water. I also love creating still-life pieces that invite the viewer to pause and reflect on the simple joys in life. My charcoal sketches from figure drawing classes showcase my love of drawing and my dedication to refining my skills. When I'm not painting, you can find me exploring my surroundings and discovering new sources of inspiration for my art. I am a signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.I love to get out and enjoy BC with plein-air painting whenever the weather permits.

Orion Alexis

112 Loc# 7

Orion Alexis is a painter who rediscovered art during the pandemic. He mainly paints in watercolour and occasionally oil. He enjoys plein air painting and makes use of the good weather to paint whenever he can.

James Koll

113 Loc# 21

William Watt

114 Loc# 25

Ann Eynon

115 Loc#

Ann started her journey as an elementary school teacher with a love of art. Upon moving to Vancouver,
she switched careers and enjoyed many years as a successful financial advisor before retiring, moving
into her cottage on the North Shore and rediscovering her love of painting. She draws inspiration from
the buildings and landscapes that surround her from France, to the Gulf Islands and recreates them in
acrylic on canvas.

Cynthia Maclean

116 Loc# 22

I have been involved in art from childhood and studied Fine Arts through school and University, then taught in schools and colleges. After retirement I was able to devote more time to both painting and pottery, two of my passions. I'm blessed to have a group of friends who enjoy getting out for plein air painting, especially this event in Steveston, with it wealth of great scenes!
Photo Fabian Dominguez

Jose de Juan

117 Loc# 14

Jose. De Juan is an avid plein air painter. He works in the visual effects industry in Vancouver but his passion has always been capturing moments of light in oil and watercolor. He studied design in his native Spain but his painterly pursuits took him to take workshops with some working artists, mostly in California, in order to see the magic up close and reach further. He likes the work that says more with less and let's nature win the day.

Jill Charuk

118 Loc# 21

Jill Charuk is an award winning artist who paints landscapes, florals and whimsical buildings in rich and luscious colours.
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John Halliday

119 Loc# 12

John is a Vancouver Island native, was born and raised with a passion for art. Through classical training from both his family and Kawantlen College, he cultivated his artistic skills. With a keen interest in commercial design, sculpture, and mixed media, John has developed a versatile repertoire of artistic abilities. His talent has been acknowledged and celebrated through numerous award shows, and his work has been published and even featured on Jimmy Kimmel's platform.

Dale Byhre

120 Loc# 33

I have been a full time artist for nearly six years. I specialize in marine subject matter, as well as landscapes and rural scenes. I am currently represented by a number of galleries and have conducted several workshops and demonstrations for several art groups and associations. I am currently a resident of Cloverdale BC.

Stephen Chen

121 Loc# 6

Stephen Shaoqin Chen learned art from his parents when he was a little boy, and graduated from the Central Academy of Arts and Design in China. He loves Plein Air painting and enjoyed these events for many years.

Shameem Khan

122 Loc# 2

Anne-Marie Mulligan

123 Loc# 32

Marv Skelton

124 Loc# 33

Founding member of Plein air group Men In Hats.

Moe Khaleel

125 Loc# 17

Arnie Fisk

126 Loc# 13

Arnie Fisk has earned a solid reputation for his meticulous attention to detail and his sense of deja vu. Influenced by his childhood in the country, and his interest in antiques and collectibles, he captures moments and objects in time using his medium of choice, acrylics. His work is found in collections around the world, and has been featured in numerous gallery and private exhibitions.
Born and raised in Northern Ontario, Canada, Arnie earned his degree in Fine Art and History at the University of Windsor. He is inspired by the clarity of the Dutch masters, the English landscape artists, and modern artists such as Canadian Alex Colville and American Andrew Wyeth. Arnie now lives on the West Coast with his wife and two daughters.

Tom Taylor

127 Loc# 8

Born in Dortmund, Germany, Tom moved to Canada at a young age and lived in Northern B.C. for 14 years where his passion for art was fuelled. After graduating from the graphic arts program at Langara College, Tom then attended BCIT in the Architectural and Building Technology Program and graduated with a Architectural Design Major. While pursuing his business career, Tom continued painting and drawing after hours at home. Tom now focuses the majority of his time to art. He works mainly in Acrylics, Gouache, Watercolour and pencil. Tom has won numerous awards for his paintings and drawings as well as juried selections in B.C. arts competitions.

Mike Radford

128 Loc# 24

Educated at Capilano College in the studio art and commercial art programs, I have been painting in watercolour for the past 35 years. I am an associate member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. I have travelled and painted extensively, both on my own, and with Travelling Brush

Surnoor Singh

129 Loc# 18

I am a visual artist from Punjab. I work primarily with watercolors, both en plein air and in studio. I am currently working on series of Vancouver Urbanscapes.

Ann Willsie

130 Loc# 15

Ann has spent most of her life painting in oils, both in studio and in the outdoors. She has participated in many plein air events throughout Canada during her career. The subjects of her paintings are mostly landscapes and bigger than life florals. Ann is known for her impressionistic, loose style of painting, characterized by thick paint, harmonious color and visible brushstrokes. She is a Senior Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and an Associate Member of Oil Painters of America, and has won numerous awards at shows and Plein Air Festivals throughout her career.

John Beatty

131 Loc# 33

J Nino Muñoz

132 Loc# 25

Born in Chile, Nino Muñoz emigrated to Canada with his wife and family in the late 70s. He is a retired Mechanical Engineering Designer.
Nino studied Jewelery Art and Design at Vancouver Community College in the 90s and had a jewelery business in Chile.
During retirement, Nino started to explore painting and took his first classes at Phoenix Art Studio and has taken online courses by artists from England, Australia and the USA. He enjoys working with oil water base and acrylic.

Crystal Rassi

133 Loc# 25

Hailing from North Vancouver, the environment is easy to get lost in and a huge inspiration for Plein Air. I use Plein Air and landscapes paintings as environmental studies for my narrative work in the studio. I've been actively showing and selling since 2001 and am an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and am represented by a few BC galleries. I currently teach art The John Braithwaite Community Centre in North Vancouver.

Coral Chen

134 Loc# 22

Coral Ye Chen is an award winner of many watercolour competitions around the world. Her ability to express light and shadow with a depth of emotion with a gentle brushwork has endowed her works with local and international popularity.

Iryna Kharina

135 Loc# 14

Iryna Kharina is a Canadian artist born in Ukraine. She paint landscapes and still-lives in oil for over 30 years. Plein air painting is an important part of her artists experience in depicting of the local scenery.

Jeremy Lefebvre

136 Loc# 25

A Montréal born artist living on the west coast. A passion for Color and impressions left on the viewers.

Carolyn Barone

137 Loc# 28

Carolyn graduated from Acadia University (’89) in Wolfville NS with a Bachelor of Arts in Painting. While there she was both lucky and honoured to work under the occasional guidance of Alex Colville who, being Chancellor of Acadia at the time, loved to drop into the studio classes to do critiques.
Carolyn’s paintings have been sought after by many local art collectors who enjoy art that is fun, experimental and never boring. Her art is hanging in homes ranging from Surrey BC, San Francisco, CA to Toulon, FR .

Dandan Li

138 Loc# 23

Javid Tabatabaei

139 Loc# 32

born in Tehran, Iran where his early childhood interest in art blossomed. After studying graphic art and design, he pursued his career as a world recognised watercolourist and instructor. As an award-winning artist, Javid has participated in several watercolour competitions and has had solo exhibitions in Istanbul, Japan, and Switzerland, and group exhibitions in Russia and Albania. He received the excellence award from the Museum of Kyoto, Japan in 2015, and Meran Pakistan University in 2016.

Viena Wroblewska

140 Loc# 30

Adult Open: Sponsored by Mary Ann Burrows

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Freda Lombard

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Emily Lau

203

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Susan Viccars

204

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Patricia House

205

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Michael Mayer

 

 

 

206

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Juliana M Kaufmanis

INSTAGRAM

 

 

207

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Nathalie Davidson

INSTAGRAM

 

 

208

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Sandra Hopley

WEBSITE

 

 

209

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Barbra Jost

 

 

 

210

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Carol Roberts

 

 

 

211

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Dave Denson

212

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Maureen Conly

 

 

 

213

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Darlene Gray

214

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Carla Maskall

215

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John Somerville

216

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Julia Brassington

217

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Peri Nilan

218

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Dan Yang Yin

219

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Rod Winning

 

 

220

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Carol-Anne Almquist

221

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Carmen Kuiper

222

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Rachel Hewlitt

223

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Nancy Pattullo

224

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Charlene Long 

225

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Richa Sharma

226

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Ray Thorpe

227

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Greg Feehan

228

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Mel Anderson 

229

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Lucy Collings

230

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Daniel Lonsdale

 

231

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Jill Chan

 

232

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Astrid Rodriguez Chaves

233

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Leah Terpsma

234

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Jialin Chen

 

 

235

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Liz Sharpe

 

 

236

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Elayne Preston

237

LOC#1

Joey Ritchie

238

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Elizabeth Bancroft

239

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Dawn Metcalf

240

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Side Lee

241

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Avery Chong

 

242

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Kerrie Stafford

243

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Puyan Zadeh

244

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Adrian Perry

245

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Alexander Shvetsov

 

246

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Darren Long

 

247

LOC#1

Pam Kellett

 

248

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Josh Hallem

249

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Kristoffer Balisacan

 

250

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Rasha Asal

 

251

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Kathy Blore

 

252

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Emily Chen

253

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Tim Bennison

254

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Hilary Matson

255

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Iryna Presley

256

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Rose Kendall

257

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Sichen Grace Chen

258

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Sharleen Hartfiel

 

259

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Yoojin Lee

260

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Junichi Hashimoto

261

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Jean Chose

262

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Twiggy Chen

263

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Minnie Leung

264

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Chloe Wan

265

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Francis Lau

266

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Nancy Dean

267

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Anna Mandrykina

268

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Ken Ackerman

269

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Mars Bowyer

270

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Janet Gamage

271

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Xinyue Miao

272

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Cynthia Cleator

273

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Moira Chilico

274

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Susan Haid

275

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Joy Baker

276

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Kevin Chu

Youth Catergory sponsored by Richmond Artist Guild

301

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Amelia Kempler

302

LOC#8

Isabel Kempler

303

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Mik Stolz

304

LOC#10

Chiu Wai (Charmaine) Law

305

LOC#11

Sonia Lau

306

LOC#8

Emily Baxter

307

LOC#26

Aichen Chen

308

LOC#27

Fiona Chen

309

LOC#26

Chloe Bi

310

LOC#13

Mengna Ma

311

LOC#23

Himston Lo

312

LOC#12

Jessie Li

Welcome to our event map for 2023! This year 130 artists are spread across 35 locations along the historic Steveston Waterfront. Take advantage of our Bike Valet at Britannia Heritage Shipyards National Historic Site and see all 35 locations.

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