Jean Paul Langlois was already a dedicated painter as a teen while simultaneously gaining notoriety in the Vancouver punk and indie scene for his performance noise band, Scratch recording artists, HUMP. During this time, he […]
For more than four decades, Arts Umbrella has been shaping Vancouver’s arts community by giving young people the space, support, and confidence to explore their creativity. What began in 1979 as a local arts education […]
I met April Johnson when we were both undergraduate students at the University of Victoria and were randomly placed in the same tiny residence building. With over 2,000 of us moving onto campus that September, […]
Born and raised in Mississauga, OT, and now splitting his time between Vancouver, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Gary Mitchell has had many paths in his career thus far: actor/singer, entrepreneur, starting his first business from […]
Jenn Ashton is a force, a blur and at the same time one of the most peaceful people you will ever meet. She is a Squamish First Nation artist, author, filmmaker, researcher and deacon in […]
Long before Ekma Studio had a name, Ekin Kalayci was already creating, filling pages with sketches, experimenting with paint, and holding onto ideas that surfaced in quiet moments. Art was never separate from her life; […]
Rochelle Hoffmann is a Canadian Irish dancer and performing artist from Kelowna, BC. She is currently touring internationally with A Taste of Ireland as a lead dancer, performing across North America. Her work has taken […]
I met Andrew Hurt at an art show about six years ago. Shortly after, we became studio mates and fast friends. We’re now on our fourth studio together, which probably says more about his patience […]
Kat Reynolds is an award-winning, multi-hyphenate artist who was born in Nassau, Bahamas and raised in Canada after she and her family moved to Guelph, Ontario, when she was 5 years old. Describing her as […]
Katy Finlay, founder of Vancouver Performing Stars and VanPlay Stage Society, is a passionate advocate for young artists and a lifelong believer in the power of community. Born and raised in Vernon, B.C., Katy was […]
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