Kim Aerts

From Prospect, Nova Scotia

“I paint landscapes but beneath the surface I am exploring the relationship of the viewer to their natural environment.”

kimaerts.com

Sharon Cranston

From Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

• Signature member of Society of Canadian Artists, Pastel Society of America, and a designated Master Pastelist in Pastel Artists Canada.

• Won 2nd place in the 1st Annual Belleville Plein Air Festival.

• Published author and illustrator of Lunenburg Confined, Sketches of a New Normal in Lunenburg County.

• Featured in Pratique des Artes, No 39 - La forêt aux trois saisons.

cranstongallery.ca

Michel Doucet

From Weymouth, Nova Scotia

“The creative process for me is “I want to bring the outside in” so others can see what I see.”

Kate Georgallas

From Antigonish, Nova Scotia

• Awarded prizes at Parrsboro Plein Air 2018 (quick draw), Points East Plein Air PEI 2018/2019, and Paint the Past, Kings Landing, NB 2019.

• Was artist in residence at Sherbrooke village, June 2019, painting en plein air.

• Judge at the newly formed Antigonish Plein Air event in August of 2020 in my hometown.

• Two solo shows, highlighting my plein air work at Visual Voice, Truro, Nova Scotia and the People’s Place in Antigonish in summer/fall 2020

www.kategeorgallasart.com

Christopher Gorey

From Ingonish, Nova Scotia

• Signature member of the CSPWC

• Designer of the 1981 & 1987 Commemorative Silver Dollars for the Royal Canadian Mint

• Winner of the Broddock award, Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolour

• 2nd Prize; Kings Landing, NB "Paint the Past" Plein Air Competition

goreygallery.ca

Oliver Hatton

From Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

• Honorable mention PIPAF 2020

• 2nd place 'Points East Plein Air Festival' 2019

• 2nd place 'A Brush with the Broads' plein-air painting festival, Norfolk, England, 2015

• Year on year improvement and enthusiasm!

www.oliverhattonart.com

Louise Hicks

From Sackville, New Brunswick

• Grand Prize winner at 2018 Points East Plein Air, PEI

• Won Best Agricultural Scene in 2019 Elora Plein Air, ON

• Honourable mention at 2019 Kings Landing Paint the Past, NB

• Participant in 2017 Art in the Open, Wexford, Ireland

Alexander Koltakov

From Hubley, Nova Scotia

• 1st place in Fast Painting Competition

• Winding River Art Gallery, NS, Canada 2018

• Participated in PIPAF 2017, 2018, 2020

• Participated in Paint Peggy's Cove plein air art festival 2017, 2018, 2019

www.akoltakov.com

Joy Snihur Wyatt Laking

From Portapique, Nova Scotia

• Featured in International Artist Magazine

• Her Book “The Painted Province: Nova Scotia Through an Artist's Eyes” published by Pottersfield Press in 2020

• Solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and subsequent provincial tour

• Winner of quick draw at the first plein air festival 2017 in Parrsboro

www.joylakinggallery.com

Denise Lanterman

From Fall River, Nova Scotia

• In 2015 her work received second place across Canada in the Society of Canadian Artists’ online competition.

• In 2017 she was selected to participate in the first International Parrsboro Plein Air Festival.

• In 2020 she was selected to be one of 25 artists chosen to participate in the Annapolis Royal Paint the Town 25th Anniversary Auction.

• This year her work was selected to be part of The Queen’s Marque (a new multi-use development on the Halifax Waterfront) permanent art collection.

deniselantermanartist.weebly.com

Grant Lounsbury

From Thorburn, Nova Scotia & Geneva, NY

• Official artist for the Antigonish Highland Games 2020, Antigonish, NS

• 2017 & 2018 People’s Choice Award: Elora Plein Air Festival, Ontario

• 2016 Best in Show, Algonquin Mystery in the Park Art Exhibit, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario

• 2019 Art Exhibition “North by Northeast”: ran at Keuka College Lightner Art Gallery, NY and Iva Smith Memorial Gallery, Hammonds, NY

glounsburyfineart.wixsite.com

Wesley Lowe

From Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

• It must be at least 40 years ago when I started first painting outdoors, that was before I had ever heard the term “en plein air”

• Painting outdoors has always been of great importance to my understanding of how atmosphere effects the objects I choose to paint.

• I began my art career as an illustrator in Toronto for publishers and advertising agencies, both in Canada and America.

• Much of my artistic development is self taught, though I did receive some basic training at the Ontario College of Art.

www.wesleyloweartist.com

Theresa MacKnight

From St. Andrews, New Brunswick

• B.F.A Nova Scotia College of Art & Design

• Member of Plain Air Painters of the Bay of Fundy

• Vice-Chair Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre

• Lifelong artist and educator

www.theresamacknight.com

Susan Paterson

From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

• Plein air painting featured in 'Tips for Artists' in OutdoorPainter.com

• Received a NS Arts Council grant to study plein air painting in New Hampshire through Grand Central Atelier.

• The first artist to be awarded a Port Bickerton Lighthouse Artist Residency

• Had a painting in an exhibit at the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, Spain.

susanpaterson.ca

Don Pentz

From Halifax, Nova Scotia

• An elected member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (R.C.A.)

• Professional Artists Award – Nova Scotia Gov. for study in Europe

• Elected to the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (C.S.P.W.C.)

• Inducted into the Visual Arts Nova Scotia Honour Roll

pentzgallery.ns.ca

Simone Ritter

From St. Andrews, New Brunswick

• 2019 1st place, Best in Show, 'Paint the Past' juried Plein Air Event, Kings Landing Historic Settlement

• 2020 Kingsbrae International Residencies for the Arts (KIRA), Month-long art residency, St. Andrews, NB

• 2019/20 Artist in Residence, Kings Landing Historic Settlement, NB

• 2019 Solo Exhibition, Kingsbrae Garden Gallery, NB

www.simoneritterart.com

Gail Sutherland

From Bedford, Nova Scotia

• Featured in The Art of Watercolour Magazine, 31st edition

• Won 3rd Place National in The International Watercolour Society of Canada, “150 Ways to Celebrate”

• Best Use of Light in Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival 2018

• Signature member of The Canadian Painters in Water Colour

www.gailsutherland.ca

Adam Tragakis

From Antigonish, Nova Scotia

• Finalist in The Artist’s Magazine annual competition - 2014

• Studied under renowned painter Casey Baugh - 2015

• Received a Professional Development grant from Arts Nova Scotia to study under NY painter Alyssa Monks - 2016

• Winner Best Seascape Award - Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival 2017

adamtragakis.com

Anne Wedler

From Bedford, Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia En Plein Air: exhibition of plein air oils, Halifax Central Library NS, July 2019

• Paint Brier Island: Five Artists Painters’ Retreat, Westport, August 2018

• Active member of six plein air groups (three in Nova Scotia, three in Florida)

• 2nd Prize Annual Plein Air Competition Light Chasers of the SunCoast (Florida) 2020

www.wedlerfineart.com