Artway Invitational - Past Exhibits

Filomena Kandola has been making art for as long as she can remember. From early grade school it was her favourite pastime and remained a passion of hers until college and after. She studied fine art at the Ontario College of Art & Design with a specialization in drawing and painting. She has always been moved by the impressionists and expressionists, as well as the Group of Seven painters and enjoys painting in oil and soft pastel to this day. Her favourite subjects to render are often the landscapes around her where she grew up and still lives in Woodbridge, Ontario. She is also inspired by the Canadian landscape coast to coast. These oil paintings depict a Newfoundland coastal landscape, Algonquin in autumn and the Kortright Centre, the McMichael Art Gallery grounds and a neighboring farm in the Woodbridge area.

Artwork from Visual Arts Brampton members, featuring: Colleen Dee, ecmunson, Eric Hansen, Helen Duplassie, Hye Jung, Mary Jones, Maureen McLellan, Merlene Boyce, Priyanka Singh, Regina Adaora Agokei, Stephanie Czolij, Susan Cain and Swarna Chandrasekera.

The Golden Age Academy is a non-profit organization that encourages individuals to use their skills, knowledge, and experience as contribution to their community.

The norms of the Golden Age Academy are a reflection of its history and philosophy.

In 1997, a small group of seniors who had an interest in the Arts and Crafts and who wanted to encourage development of their inner gift and express themselves in various forms of artistic creations started the Organization.

The Golden Age Academy is now open to all. The Organization invites people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. We believe that artistic growth is fostered by sharing experiences and values among members of a diverse community.

Our art and craft works are displayed all year-round in the lobby of the famous Columbus Centre, in Toronto. We hold several exhibitions. We also promote, participate, and organize access to other Arts and Crafts shows in Toronto and across Ontario.

Aleksandra Kojevnikova was born in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and immigrated to Canada in 2018. She graduated from the Kyrgyz-Russia Slavic University with a degree in Artist Stylist (Fashion design). During her education she studied art history, design, drawing, color theory, and painting. Throughout University, her work was selected to be in many art and fashion shows, including the Kyrgyz Fashion Week, one of the biggest shows in
Kyrgyzstan. After University Aleksandra works as a graphic designer, also teaches drawing lessons for kids.

Aleksandra works in various visual arts techniques: watercolors, acrylics, oil and mixed techniques. Also, she has experience in digital and fashion illustration.

Fashion illustration and botanical illustration are the two main themes in which the author works. Through her work, Aleksandra shows the connection between nature and human, her female portraits have elements of plants and animals. Botanical illustration is also an inspiration for the author, the study of the volume, shape, texture of plants and flowers excellent practice of studding nature. Experiments in mixing watercolors and other materials give unlimited freedom and new ideas in painting. Through the drawing of nature and human, the author learns this world, revealing new colors in it.

Acrylic is another material that Aleksandra works and experiments with. The main idea was an attempt to mix modern graphics and classical painting techniques. Author also wanted to discover and use innovation and modern materials.

The presented works of the author are full of inspiration, love for nature and creativity, and endless search for new ways in creativity.

Find her work on Instagram @sashakashirina and @art_for_kids_brampton
Behance: www.behance.net/AleksaKojevnikova

Artwork from Visual Arts Brampton members, featuring: Chris McGlynn, Colleen Dee, ecmunson, Mary Jones, Maureen McLellan, & Merlene Boyce