artist directory

CURTIS CUNNINGHAM is a Smithers-based photographer who enjoys using his camera to create the extraordinary. A portfolio of fine art images from in and around Smithers can be viewed online at his website.

EDWARD EPP, has painted for over 30 years. For the last decade he has captured the spirit of BC’s Northwest. His lyrical paintings reflect the landscape, the people and the icons of Prince Rupert, Haida Gwaii, and the Inside Passage. His art has been widely acclaimed and shown throughout BC and Canada.

Laura McGregor is recognized for her unique style of painting with gouache on linen. She is an avid artist who has shown her paintings and artist-books throughout Canada and abroad. Laura has her Masters Degree in Drawing & Painting from the Edinburgh College of Art. She obtained her Fine Arts Bachelors Degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in 2004 after completing a three-year interdisciplinary Fine Arts Diploma course at Fanshawe College in 2002. Laura lives with her husband and son in Burns Lake, B.C. and enjoys her free-time painting in her studio, planning for exhibitions, and giving workshops.

Smithers Artist Linda Stringfellow has exhibited for the past 12 years primarily in northern communities though her work has travelled south and has be a part of the BC Festival of the Arts. Her newest mixed medium images are created with a combination of acrylic paint, handmade and metallic papers, wire and just about anything she can get her hands on. Linda’s mostly likely to create art that falls into the theme of “Women’s Issues” or “Social Justice.” In 2006 Linda created, was the curator and travelled the regional exhibition “Missing Women on Highway 16”. Linda teaches small group lessons in her “Le Salon” studio and is a registered Artist with the provincial program Art Starts. Linda lives in Smithers with her husband and her youngest daughter. You can find her original work at Nelson’s Gallery on Broadway Ave. in Smithers or by “Le Salon” Studio appointment. Contact stringfellow@hotmail.com

Nigel is an artist living in Northern BC. Trained as a computer scientist, he enjoys experimenting and observing. Nigel loves to observe. Nigel often paints what he observes. He paints family, friends, indoors and out, high and low. He paints hues, tones, lights and darks. He paints on subjects that fascinate, using colors that captivate. Of course, there is more to Nigel than a simple paragraph can hold, and for all who are interested, please see www.nigelfoxart.com.

Painter Pashan Bassett was born in Trinidad. For 30 years she lived in Paris France where she participated in solo and group exhibitions such as Le Salon des Independents in Le Grand Palais. She now lives in Smithers with her husband Monty and relishes in the power and beauty of her surroundings,perfect for translating onto a flat surface, the country of her Spirit. Pashan’s paintings can be seen at www.flickr.comPashan Bassett

PERRY RATH has shown his paintings and installations around the world in solo and group exhibitions and projects for 15 years. His unique work has attracted the attention of the Governor-General of Canada and been published in New Art International (Book Art Press, 2004) and the weather from the west (Creekstone Press, 2007). Rath works in a wide variety of materials, exploring memory, renewal, presence/absence, history, time and landscape. He lives rurally in the Bulkley Valley with his wife and 2 young sons. http://www.perryrath.com

Born and raised in Québec, Sophie recently moved to Smithers, BC. After graduating as a Graphic Designer in 2003, she pursued some studies in Photography at Concordia University in Montreal. Different opportunities allowed her to travel the world, for leisure or work and she was able to capture on photos the life and faces met during her different journeys. Sophie recently started her own screenprinting business and is enjoying her time printing her designs on diverse material. She also recently exhibited her photographs at the Smithers Art Gallery. More details and photos of Sophie's are to be viewed at www.sophiejoubarne.com