Shape and composition are my strongest motivators when creating art.
Biography
Glenys was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1990 she bode farewell to the flat lands, and relocated to British Columbia. Glenys, along with her family currently reside in the beautiful, West Kootenay region of British Columbia.
A graduate of Commercial Art, she spent many years following in a variety of advertising-related positions. Including; Signpainter, Graphic Artist, Art Director, and Advertising Coordinator for a national organization. She has also undertaken many independent projects.
The fall of 2000 was when Glenys began to pursue the fine arts. She is a self-directed artist and is the recipient of several awards in recognition of her work. She participates frequently in workshops with notable, professional artists, to further advance her abilities. In 2021 she was honoured to be designated with Senior Membership “SFCA”, through the Federation of Canadian Artists.
Many artists have provided her with inspiration – those with the greatest influence would include: Van Gogh, the Abstract Expressionists, Hopper, The Group of Seven, Bay Area Painters, and Mark English, to name but a few.
Glenys’ artwork is in private collections across Canada, the U.S., and UK.
Success!
2021 New FCA Signature Member Exhibition
Successful Application Designation of Senior FCA Membership “SFCA”
Painting on the Edge
2020 Exhibition Catalogue
Alley Fascinator, 3rd place Painting On The Edge, International Juried Exhibition
Federation of Canadian Artists
Simple Pleasures
Third Place
2020 Bloom Juried Exhibition
Federation of Canadian Artists
Art Avenue Cover
2017 Spring Issue
1st Place winner 2017 Bloom Juried Exhibition
Federation of Canadian Artists
Artist Statement
My medium of choice is acrylic, but increasingly I am incorporating a variety of media, and most recently the addition of collage. My works combine varying levels of realism, with abstraction in format.
Although the majority of my work is architectural, these are quite technical in nature. I very much enjoy creating semi-abstracted florals, and abstraction as a form of balance in my practice. These pieces provide me with greater opportunity for spontaneity, and help me to remain loose in my application. It’s pure magic to explore the “what if’s”.
No matter the subject, it is always my hope that the viewer will sense joy, wonder, and perhaps a bit of romantic nostalgia when viewing my art.
“My creative spirit is drawn to everyday life. I see “extraordinary” within urban settings that most might dismiss as ordinary.”
I have always loved architecture. Specifically homes, but really, structures of any variety. Shapes are my initial interest, along with composition. The geometric shapes found within structures, and shadows cast, are the beginning of the creative process. When complimented with quirky neighbourhoods, alleyways, nooks and crannies,… this is when the stories they conjure, ignite my creative fire!
I can’t help but feel that structures are to me, what the human shape is to a figurative painter.
“”My creative spirit is drawn to everyday life. I see extraordinary, within urban settings that most might dismiss as ordinary””
CV
2013 - “Artists Choice” Juried, Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Granville Island, BC
2013 - “2nd Annual Mystery Show”, juried, Red Art Gallery, Victoria, BC
2012 - “Landscapes”, juried exhibition, FCA Gallery, Granville Island, BC.
2011 - “Bliss in the Blossoms”, juried group exhibition, Gallery 378, Nelson, BC.
2011 - TNSC Open FCA Show, juried exhibition, Kamloops, BC
2010 - FCA “Still Life”, juried exhibition, FCA Gallery, Granville Island, BC
2010 - WKCFCA “Perspectives”, juried exhibition, Gallery 378, Nelson, BC.
2010 - FCA “Canvas Unbound”, juried exhibition, Granville Island, BC
2010 - TNSC Open FCA Show, juried exhibition, Kamloops, BC.
2010 - FCA “Blossoms” Juried Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Granville Island, BC.
2009 – WKCFCA “Close Encounters” juried exhibition, Gallery 378, Nelson, BC.
2005 – Artsaround, East Kootenay regional juried exhibition, Cranbrook, BC.
2004 - Artsaround, East Kootenay regional juried exhibition, Fernie Arts Station, BC
2002 – Artsaround, East Kootenay regional juried exhibition, Centre 64, Kimberley, BC.
2002 – Group Exhibition, Lizard Creek Lodge, Fernie, BC.
2001 – Artwalk, Fernie Arts Station, Fernie, BC.
2001 – Group Exhibition, Lizard Creek Lodge, Fernie, BC.
2024 – FCA “Scenes from Canada”, Third Place, Federation Gallery, Granville Island, BC.
2021 - “Success”, juried exhibition, Federation of Cdn. Artists Gallery, Granville Island, BC
2021 - “Bloom”, juried exhibition, Federation of Cdn. Artists Gallery, Granville Island, BC
2020 - “Annual Christmas Exhibition”, Kootenay Gallery of Art, Castlegar, BC
2020 - “The Small Works Exhibition”, juried, Federation of Cdn. Artists, Granville Island, BC
2020 - “Painting On The Edge”, juried Open International Exhibition, FCA, Granville Island, BC
2020 - “Bloom”, juried exhibition Federation of Cdn. Artists, Granville Island, BC
2020 - “Muse”, juried exhibition Federation of Cdn. Artists, Granville Island, BC
2020 - “Abstracted”, juried exhibition, Federation of Cdn. Artists Gallery, Granville Island, BC
2020 - “Group of Seven”, juried exhibition, Federation Cdn. Artists Gallery, Granville Island, BC
2020 - “Artists Choice”, juried exhibition, Federation Cdn. Artists Gallery, Granville Island, BC
2019 - August/September Exhibition, Craft Connection / Gallery 378, Nelson, BC
2018 - FCA “Summer Showcase”, juried exhibition, Fed. Can. Artists Gallery, Granville Is., BC
2017 - FCA “Bloom”, juried exhibition, Federation Gallery, Granville Island, BC
2015 - Nelson Blue Night, Craft Connection/Gallery 378, Nelson, BC
2014 - “3rd Annual Mystery Show”, Juried, Red Art Gallery, Victoria, BC.
Awards
2024
Third Place, Juried Exhibition, "2024 Scenes From Canada", FCA
2017
First Place, juried exhibition “Bloom”, Federation of Canadian Artists.
2021
Successful designation FCA Senior Membership (SFCA)
2014
“Fav 15%” BoldBrush Painting Competition FASO(August)
2020
Honourable Mention, “The Small Works Exhibition”, FCA
2009
“Award of Excellence” WKCFCA “Close Encounters”, Nelson, BC.
2020
Third Place & $1,000 Opus Artists Supplies Certificate, “Painting On The Edge”, FCA.
2004
People’s Choice Award “ArtsAround”, Fernie, BC.
2020
Third Place, Juried Exhibition ”Bloom”, Federation of Canadian Artists.
Past Representation
Kizmit Gift Gallery / Fort Langley, BC
Jan 22’ - Dec 23’ (gallery closure)
East Shore Art & Wellness Gallery / Kootenay Bay, BC
2023 (gallery closure)
Red Art Gallery / Victoria, BC
2015 (gallery closure)