About

Bev was born and raised on Vancouver Island with a natural talent for art. In 2012 Bev started following her passion painting full time.She soon began winning awards and noteriaty. After joining the Federation of Canadian artist she made it her goal to become a recognized proffesional artist. In 2017 she was awarded Signature statice which is a Juried recognition of the consistent high quality of an Artist body of work.

“Painting is what I love to do, it feeds my soul. Being able to paint on a regular basis gives me the opportunity to explore and discover the artist that has been waiting inside of me all these years. As I finish one painting, there is always another painting in my mind, just waiting to be created. Finding the light in the painting that make it come alive. My goal is to evoke a special memory or feelings, from the viewer, so they feel they have seen that before.”

Bev finds inspirations in capturing the light as it hits the flowers in the gardens around her and the movement and light of the ever changing ocean, lakes, and skies of the beautiful Island where she lives and wherever she travels. Currently, Bev enjoys realism and representative painting, in both Oils and Acrylic on canvas.

Curriculum Vitae

Awards

2016 Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Peoples Choice Award

2016 Nanaimo Chapter FCA  Honorable Mention

2016 Signature status FCA achieving Associate member status

2015 Coast Collective Blooms Honorable Mention

2015 Victoria Chapter FCA Fall Show Honorable Mention

2014 Ladysmith arts council Mixed media show 2nd place  

2014 Cowichan Valley Fine Arts "the Best of the Best" award

2014 Coast Collective Red Show "Best in show"

 

Publications

2014 Focus Magazine : Featured for Coast collective Blooms show

2014 Voice Magazine: July Feature artist of the month

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Federation of Canadian Artist Signature member

Victoria Chapter FCA Active Member

CVAC Arts Council

Cowichan Valley Visions Tour Group

 

Art Shows

2018

  • The Gallery at Matticks Farm Spring Show

  • Visions Tour Show 

  • 2018 TD Paint In Moss Street Victoria Art Gallery

  • 2018 Arts on the Avenue 

  • 2018 Sooke Fine Arts Show

  • 2018 Sidney Fine Arts Show

  • Visions Artist Tour Group Winter Show

  • FCA Victoria Chapter Fall Show

  • Seeing Visions Arbutus Gallery Show

2017

  • The Gallery at Matticks farm Spring show

  • The Gallery at Matticks Farm featured artist 

  • The Gallery at Matticks Farm Spring Show

  • Visions Tour Show 

  • TD Paint In Moss Street Victoria Art Gallery

  • Arts on the Avenue

  • FCA Victoria Chapter Fall Show  

2016

  • Artist Choice FCA  Juried Show

  • Landscapes FCA Juried Show

  • Foiiage and Blooms Juried FCA

  • Culture FCA Juried Show

  • The Gallery at Matticks Birdies and Blooms 

  • Nanaimo Chapter FCA  Spring show

2015

  • The Gallery at Matticks Farm The Gallery in Bloom

  • Victoria Chapter Spring Show

  • Coast Collective Blooms show

  • Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show

  • Visions Artist Studio Tour 2015

  • Music and Arts in the Garden 2015

  • Arts on the Avenue Ladysmith

  • Sooke Fine Arts

  • Victoria CFA Fall Show  

2014

  • Blooms Show

  • Coast collective Red show

  • Ladysmith Mixed Media Fine Arts

  • Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show

  • Cowichan Valley Visions Artist Studio Tour 

  • Sidney Fine Arts show

  • The Gallery at Matticks Farm A time to nest show

  • The Gallery at Matticks Farm :Feature artist February

2013

  • Coast Collective Beginings show

  • Coast Collectives Portals Show

  • Coast Collectives Shoes show

  • Coast Collectives Blooms Show

  • Ladysmith Arts on the Avenue