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“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Holly Carr

July 15, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Holly Carr is a nationally acclaimed visual and performance artist known for her distinctive silk paintings and immersive large-scale installations. She has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions across Canada and has designed sets […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Marla Benton

June 10, 2026 Lauren Kannwischer

Marla Benton’s path has a bit of wanderlust baked right into it. She dove into any and all art materials at Ontario College of Art and Design, then fled east to Nova Scotia College of […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Rachel Reeve

June 3, 2026 Lauren Kannwischer

Rachel Reeve is an interdisciplinary artist based in Nova Scotia whose work explores the emotional and symbolic language of the natural world. Her practice is rooted in a lifelong connection to rural and coastal environments, […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Lee Leonard

May 27, 2026 Lauren Kannwischer

I have been an oil painter for 60 years, although I occasionally work in acrylics and watercolours. Over the years, I have experimented with portraits, still-lives, and landscapes while moving gradually toward abstract impressionism. In […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Teresa Young

May 20, 2026 Lauren Kannwischer

Teresa Young has been painting for many years. She started selling portraits in high school to help out with finances. She then processed to surreals. In the early years, she used a lot of green […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Anna Horsnell

May 13, 2026 Lauren Kannwischer

Born in Nova Scotia, Anna Horsnell has been painting for 50 years. Over that time, independent studies have allowed her to benefit from a variety of teachers and influences, and her work has evolved from […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Miya Turnbull

May 6, 2026 Lauren Kannwischer

Miya Turnbull grew up driving tractors on a family farm near Onoway, Alberta. From a young age, if you asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, the answer was “Artist” every single […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Sean Benton

April 29, 2026 Lauren Kannwischer

Sean Benton is wholeheartedly committed to his painting practice, and particularly his growing series of portraiture. Sean has a great sensitivity to colour transitions and value, giving his portraits a vitality that is striking. He […]

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Shelley Mansel

April 8, 2026 Alexis Bain

Shelley Mansel has been painting for over 30 years. Originally from BC, Shelley came to Nova Scotia for Art School (NSCAD) and fell in love with the East Coast, so she decided to stay! She’s […]

“A Day in the Life” with Painter Emily Krueckl

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Emily Krueckl

March 25, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Greg Aver, the partner of Emily Krueckl, who sees her in her home studio every day, sees her constantly in her creative zone, thinking of new ideas and ways to improve herself as an artist […]