2021 VIRTUAL ART WALK
2021 art walk coming soon!
The Virtual Art Walk features more than 70 local artists from amateurs to professionals. We invite you to explore their work and if you see something you like, contact the artist to purchase directly from them. When you do so, know that you are helping support our art community and small businesses.
We look forward to seeing you soon in person, but until then, discover the beauty of our community through our art!
For more information, please contact artwalk@fortlangleyjazzfest.com
2020 Virtual Art Walk
Take a virtual self-guided tour of local galleries and artist studios. Due to COVID-19, we have created this Virtual Art Walk to celebrate local visual art and local artists from the comfort of your home.
We invite art lovers and collectors to join us in celebrating the artisans found in the Fort Langley area, by scrolling through this Virtual Art Walk. Many local artists are featured here, please click on each to explore their work.
If you see something you like, contact the artist to purchase directly from them. When you do so, know that you are helping support our art community and small businesses.
We look forward to seeing you soon in person, but until then, discover the beauty of our community through our art!
Coltrane
Alexandre Greghi
About The Artist
Alex Greghi is a realist artist/art educator. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, now lives and works in Langley, BC, Canada. After years of learning, his work on advertising industry lost its focus and was replaced by the work as an artist and art educator. Co-founder of Atelier Contraponto, he taught drawing/painting. Also worked in Fundação Casa, a correction facility for minors, teaching incarcerated teenagers. His work emphasizes the feeling of reality, not a copy of it, and strives for movement and subjectivity, through abstraction. Since 2006, Alexandre has been participant of many exhibits in Canada, Brazil and internationally.
Contact Phone: 7787513871
Welcome to the Wet Coast
Allison Philpott
About the Artist
Alison Philpott was born and raised in Northern Ireland and discovered early in life, that she was a realist at heart. After immigrating to Canada, she studied Commercial Art and gained the basic skills and techniques which helped to refine her coloured pencil work in later years. Alison has won international and local awards in several juried exhibitions and has completed 50+ commissions. Alison devotes much of her creative time honing and expanding her skills, teaching a prison art class, being a member of Fort Langley Artist’s Group, posting on her Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Contact Phone: 6045512713
Amy Dyck
About the artist
In this mysterious internal landscape, where our experiences are not solid, knowable objects, where our feelings come and go, and where our deeper selves reside, my work explores what it feels like to be human, alive, female, with the all the vulnerability, yearning, resilience, and complexity inherent inside us.
Contact Phone: 7782409893
Spring Joy
Watercolour and Encaustic Medium
24”x12”
Beverly Lawrence
About the Artist
Beverly, known for her functional and decorative clay work and is now exploring the world of two dimension. Combining her love of watercolour with Encaustic Medium, Beverly found the wax medium protects the watercolour so her paintings do not need to be under glass. The Encaustic medium also allows for the addition of further design elements giving a rich depth to the paintings.
Contact Phone: 6048330781
The Keeper
Carly Bouwman
about the artist
Carly Bouwman is a uniquely versatile artist with a talent for creating beautiful artwork, products and spaces with meaningful design. Her services include; creative direction, custom fine art, murals, decorative painting, surface design, graphic design, and interior design for residential, commercial and public projects. Bringing her deep passion for innovative collaboration to every client, she utilises an array of skills using different mediums and styles that breathe life into each project. Carly is also focussed on incorporating her love for art and design with her passion for making a positive difference in humanity and the well-being of our beautiful planet.
Peony
Acrylic on 16 x 16" Canvas (Custom Framed)
Caroline Ashley
About the artist
Caroline Ashley Art lies firmly rooted in nature. Her work is filled with colour that wakes the mind to the joy of life, whilst also often offering a moment of serenity in this busy world. Her main goal is to make the world more beautiful one image at a time.
Contact Phone: 7782988452
The Penny Whistle Band
Acrylic on canvas, 8” x 10”
Edward (Ted) Demarsh
About the artist
I’m an artist living in Aldergrove, BC and I chose this work for its music-like expression and the song that inspired it. Do you know ‘The Door Into Summer’ by The Monkees? “And he thought he heard the echo of a penny whistle band, and the laughter from a distant caravan, and the brightly painted lines of circus wagons in the sand, leading through the doors into summer.” Except for the horses pulling circus wagons, it captures the silver and flashing energy and rhythm of the lyrics and tune, which I love. Drop me a line or checkout my site!
Contact Phone: 7785493996
Elaine Brewer-White
About the artist
Elaine Brewer-White has been a clay sculptor for over 35 years. She was raised in Calgary, attending UCalgary, and joined Loose Moose Theatre Company, learning skills of improv. Upon moved to B.C. she graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design with a major in ceramics. Elaine commenced her career in figurative sculpture, Elaine incorporates social comment and humor into all her work. Reoccurring themes of love, solitude and joyful abandon are expressed through movement and color. She developed a following creating commissioned portrait sculpture. From families, homes, pets, her unique portrait pieces tell the story of her subjects.
Contact Phone: 7788820561
Moth an Waxing Moon
12 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas
Elinor Atkins
about the artist
My name is Elinor Atkins and my traditional name is Miməwqθelət, which translates to “the first bird to sing in the morning” in the Halqeméylem language. I’m an emerging artist from Kwantlen First Nation, located along the Fraser river. I attended Langley Fine Arts School from grade 1-12 and graduated as a Visual Arts Major in 2016. Since, I have made art a major priority within my life and have been recently been exploring Coast Salish design in a more contemporary format. My main mediums are acrylic painting and print making and I specialize in commissions and custom orders.
Contact Phone: 2363357697
FLAG Fort Langley Artists Group
About The Artist
FLAG is a diverse group of artists who create works in a variety of media; members reside in the Township of Langley. As a group of artists share ideas, visions, and opinions and provide support for each other. We learn together and value the inspirations and insights offered within the group. Since 1993 FLAG has presented regular Exhibitions and Special Theme- Based Shows in Fort Langley. We are also involved in large and small collective events within the Township of Langley. FLAG supports the Langley Hospice Society through funds generated from small works sold on its 50:50 Charity Wall.
Contact Phone: 6048561984
Wayside Beauties
24x24
Gabrielle Strauss
About the Artist
Gabrielle started her formal art training in Vienna. After moving to Vancouver in 1989 she became involved in various art groups and attending workshops with established Canadian artists, one of her mentors Robert Genn. Her work has been exhibited in over 40 group and solo exhibitions and has been accepted into numerous juried shows. Gabrielle moved to Walnut Grove in 2015, finding great pleasure in ʻpainting the townʼ - local scenery, whimsical house and floral portraits, abstracts. Active member of the Federation, FLAG, Director on board of the Langley Arts Council, Surrey Arts Centre. Gabrielle teaches classes year-round.
Contact Phone: 6042021574
Study of Jan Porcellis’ “Ships in Distress on a Stormy Sea”
Oil on Canvas
Julia Martens
about the artist
Julia Martens is a young Canadian artist and illustrator working towards doing art full-time. Martens works with many mediums, including oil paints, watercolours, inks, and graphite; she tends to mix media in her pieces and experiment with different art supplies. She draws inspiration from vintage and botanical illustrations, classical artwork, natural history, and old jazz. Martens lives a life of aesthetics, finding beauty in the mundane and the simple, and desires to express her feelings and emotions within her works. She is currently open for commissions and would love to hear from you!
Contact Phone: 6042268805
A Few Summers Ago
Kaho Furukawa
about this artist
Kaho is a third-year student at Capilano University studying design and illustration. A few summers ago, she saw a sunset from her hometown in Fort Langley that took her breath away. Using her favourite media, gouache, she captured the beauty and nostalgia of this dreamy sunset by the water.
Contact Phone: 7783188090
Artist in Studio
Oil, 24”x36” NFS
LaLita Hamil
about the artist
Lalita Hamill is a professional visual artist who explores the human condition through art. She is classically trained, focusing on figures, portraits, landscapes and still life in oil or acrylic. She is a sought-after instructor and juror. Lalita attended the Vancouver Academy of Art, and is a Signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and an Associate member of the Oil Painters of America. She has a degree in Philosophy and is an amateur musician & writer. “I create paintings and teach to gently awaken in myself and others that which has been lost, hidden, or buried.”
Contact Phone: 7785510530
All That Jazz
24”x12” Acrylic on Wrapped Canvas
Lana Hart
About the Artist
Lana Hart grew up on the Coast of British Columbia. She attended the University of British Columbia where she studied Fine Arts and Theatre Design. She has studied under many artists and potters. An award-winning member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Lana loves to paint realistic Impressionism.
Contact Phone: 7789517409
Ancestral Ties to the Flood
Manuel Axel Strain
about the artist
Manuel Axel Strain is a 2-spirit interdisciplinary artist with Musqueam/Simpcw/Syilx heritage based in the unceded territory of the Katzie/Kwantlen peoples. Although they have attended Emily Carr University of Art + Design they are more appreciative of the knowledge they have gained from their family and ancestors. Strain uses their lived experience as a source of agency to investigate different ways of healing and knowing. Invested with personal and political histories, their practice includes painting, photography, sculpture, performance, and installation, through which mental and spiritual well-being take paramount significance. They have contributed work to Capture Photography Festival through Richmond Public Art, the Vancouver International Airport, and The Musqueam Cultural Centre, and have exhibited work in many places in the land that is now called Canada.
Sun Raven
Acrylic
Margo Harrison
about the artist
Retired art educator and founding member of the Fort Langley Artists Group (FLAG), Margo Harrison has been painting, sculpting and showing her artwork in local galleries for over thirty-five years. Her acrylic paintings focus on light, shadows, shapes and textures as she explores different subject matters, often working in a series. To provide a challenge and a pleasing balance, Margo uses clay to sculpt life-size figures of cats which have found their way to homes all over the world. You can discover her artistic creations at the Wild Moon and Star Shoppe, located in Fort Langley’s Gasoline Alley.
Contact Phone: 6048886256
Whispering Forest
Mikaela Johnson
about the artist
Mikaela Johnson is an aspiring designer and illustrator going into her third year at Capilano University. She’s inspired a lot by juicy colour palettes, small town neighbourhoods, and sweeping landscapes. This piece — called “Whispering Forest” — was influenced by a childhood memory of spending her summers in a cabin similar to this one. The loose, impressionist style was influenced by one of her favourite artists, Leigh Ellexson.
Contact Phone: 6049969915
1 1/4” l x 3/4” w Hand engraved Sterling Silver Earrings with Butterfly Design
Phyllis Atkins, K’wy’i’y’e Spring Salmon Studio
about the artist
Phyllis Atkins is a member of Kwantlen First Nation and her traditional name is qw̓ ɑt ̓icɑ̓ which means “I wear the clouds like a blanket”. 1996-2012 Phyllis took painting lessons from local artist Barbara Boldt at the Barbara Boldt Original Art Studio. In 2001 Phyllis had the amazing opportunity to learn hand engraving jewelry from the late Master Carver Derek Wilson, from Haisla, BC. Phyllis and her husband Drew Atkins are the Artists and Owners of K’wy’i’y’e Spring Salmon Studio, located on Kwantlen First Nation in Fort Langley, BC. Both have Public Art in Fort Langley, Langley and Surrey.
Contact Phone: 6048809615
Peaceful Inside
Robert W. Chapman
about the artist
I am a Canadian artist! I work with Acrylic’s & Water Colours & Ink Pens. I have been an Artist & Musician for 50 years and love creating! I love to work with colours, and I will paint anything that I find challenging and exciting that draws my artistic out of my inner being!
Contact Phone: 6045337250
The Night Watch Dog
Oil on Wrapped Canvas
Robin Bandenieks
about the artist
Robin Bandenieks is a representational oil painter of faces, figures, fur, feathers, fruit, and a few flowers. She uses bold colour and brushstrokes; her subjects are often presented in close-up views or as tightly framed objects; those with eyes may stare back at the viewer. Her vision is to capture an attitude and either invoke a story or rekindle a memory. Bandenieks lives in the Township of Langley and is an active member of the Fort Langley Artists Group (FLAG). She signs her painting RBand.
Contact Phone: 6048561984
Forgotten Dream Saga
Sichen Grace Chen
about the artist
Revolving around the notion of universality in specificity, my work aims to evoke genuine self-reflection, whether that be a minor change in disposition or a drastic shift in perspective. I am motivated by crafting spaces of warmth and immersive realities through traditional and digital drawing and painting, sometimes even merging these means for animation, for the enjoyment of others. “Forgotten Dream Saga” is a panorama that illustrates the buoyant energy and brilliant blues I experienced within a dream through the building up of light through wax pastel on a dark surface.
Contact Phone: 6045400678
Moored at False Creek
Susan Galick
about the artist
Susan Galick is a Canadian artist who has embraced art and creativity since childhood. Her works are influenced by her passion of the outdoors and her wonderful memories of living and traveling around beautiful British Columbia: Quesnel Lake in the Cariboo region, fishing the salt chuck with her father, touring the Gulf islands with her parents, living in White Rock, Gavin Lake, Likely, Sooke, and historic Fort Langley. A contemporary artist who works in both oil and acrylic. Susan's passion for life is evident in her use of bold, brilliant colours and expressive brush work. She is also an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
Contact Phone: 7788797273
Music is the Medicine
Acrylic on Canvas - 29”x21”
Susan McClain
about the artist
I am a Fort Langley resident and started painting three years ago. My painting is an acrylic on canvas, painted solely with a pallet knife. It is an expressionistic painting of saxophone and trumpet player serenading the sea. In these times, music is even more important to ease the mind.
Contact Phone: 6048882203
Ancestral Ties to the Flood
Fort Gallery
about the artist
The Fort Gallery’s vision is to create a space for curiosity and conversation where the arts form the heart of a vital and inquisitive community. The Fort Gallery is honoured to present Ancestral Ties to the Flood, an exhibition of new work by Manuel Axel Strain. Strain is a 2-spirit interdisciplinary artist of Musqueam/Simpcw/Syilx heritage. This exhibition continues the gallery’s Fraser River Project exhibition series, exploring the social, cultural, and environmental significance of the Fraser River. Strain’s poetic and pointedly political exhibition challenges viewers to consider the interrelationship of waters and indigenous bodies through the metaphor of the flood.
Contact Phone: 604-888-7411
Langley Centennial Museum
about the artist
The Langley Centennial Museum has been home to the community's arts and culture since 1958. Permanent exhibitions tell the story of Langley and include our Indigenous collection, pioneer displays, and more. A temporary exhibition wing changes throughout the year. Currently featured: Roaring! Langley During the 1920s, an exhibit that celebrates 100 years since the 1920s, and looks at how our post-war community grew into the place we know now. Visit our website to find current hours and more.
Contact Phone: 604-532-3536