Artway Invitational - Past Exhibits

I am Abhinaya Ramesh, a self-taught acrylic canvas artist who draws inspiration from the rich diversity of global cultures. My artistic journey began during the pandemic, a time that brought significant changes to my life. Art has become more than just a hobby; through art I've discovered the beauty of self-discovery and the power of self-expression. It's been a journey of uncovering hidden talents, exploring my creativity, thoughts and emotions. This process of self-discovery has been immensely rewarding.

I am proud to have had the honor of exhibiting my work with VASA Art Festival at Gallery 35, Brampton, in July 2024.  Now, as I prepare for my upcoming exhibition with Visual Arts Brampton, I am eager to share my work with a wider audience and continue my artistic journey of expression and growth.

Artwork from Visual Arts Brampton members, featuring: Aleksandra Skrabka, Bernie Schultz, Colleen Dee, Helen Duplassie, Manju Das, Mary Jones, Merlene Boyce, Natasha Jain and RIC.

Curt Gaudon is a visual artist with a BDes Specialized Honours from York University. He paints with traditional mediums to layer and sculpt a deeply rhythmic surface that vibrates with energy and movement.

Curt’s recent projects explore the visual connections between land and sea, often depicting water or trees, narrowing in on the design fundamentals–line–shape–colour–and bordering on abstraction. These scenes evoke an emotional connection to a primordial world.

Artist Statement
My foundation in art has been in portraiture and I’ve recently been exploring plein-air painting, to draw out the human experience of nature. I'm looking to tap into the design patterns and rhythms that connect land and sea.

I strive to find a space between representation and abstraction, to paint ideas that surpass the confines of a specific place and to expose the visual sensations of idealised memories surrounding our lived experiences.

I work both plein-air and in-studio, exploring themes in multiple formats and iterations, typically in series. This allows me to experience an idea or location over a longer period of time and push the work past observation, into design and universality.

Website: curtgaudon.com

Artwork from Visual Arts Brampton members, featuring: Aditi Ganeev Sangwan, Aleksandra Skrabka, Chris McGlynn, Colleen Dee, Eric Hansen, Ghazi Toutounji, Manju Das, Marian Simpson, Merlene Boyce, Natasha Jain and Zahra Motiei-Najafi.

My name is Zahra and besides being a Medical Laboratory Technologist, I am an artist which is my passion, or better to say my life. I like to paint on types of surfaces: canvas, paper, glass, wood and leather, all using different techniques and materials accordingly: oil, acrylic, pastel, charcoal or pencils. On most of my paintings, I use brushes, but what I like the most to do is to use my fingers. Another important aspect with my techniques is that I like to put resin and gilding on top. This helps to reflect light and adds a sheen to the artwork, brightening it up for a beautiful finish. My main goal with my artwork is to give it a sense of a tri-dimension, hoping the observer sees and feels it as realistic and alive as I do.

One of my techniques with some of my acrylic paintings is to pour the colours randomly onto the canvas and then move the canvas in a rotational fashion to mix the colours, then use a hair dryer to apply heat while blowing the paint. This allows for additional mixing of the colours where they randomly flow giving it a sense of movement.

Zahra is available for commissions upon request.