Featured Artists

2025

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Jane Appleby

I am a professional artist painting expressive landscapes, both on location and in my Burnaby studio, sharing the joy of creating and viewing original artwork, and encouraging others to take on their own creative adventures.

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Gauri Bhrigu

I am a visual artist exploring various mediums to capture the world with a glass-half-full lens.

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Christopher Brabant

I am a leathercrafter with a passion for unique design and exploration of hobbies

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Stephanie Broder

I am an illustrator, writer and arts educator focused on comics and characters.

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Spencer Carson

I am a composer, producer, and sound designer who explores sounds, melodies, and harmonies and how those elements can be combined in multiple ways to evoke emotions and discussions of world and life.

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Flavia Chan

I am an artist and self-proclaimed cry baby, my artwork is always cute, sometimes sad.

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Culture Chats

We are a not-for-profit community based association that aims to bring together residents of the local community across different cultures to engage with, experience, and enjoy literary arts and other arts.

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Madeline Cheung

I am an illustrator that creates a sense of play through bold images and curious narratives.

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Allison Chow

I am a bat, navigating the ever-changing world through colors, shapes, and words as my echolocation—using storytelling and social connections to spark curiosity, foster connection, and inspire collective visions.

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Emily Cronk

I am a passionate, poetic artist and lover of all things creative. I hope to promote a message of finding the love and beauty in every day experience and using it as a spark to the flame that is your creativity.

Inanna Cusi & Rashi Sethi

We are revitalizing analog film, learning from experts and teaching the next generation.

Leith Davis & Rob McGregor

We are one half of The Sybaritic String Band, a Vancouver-based quartet that hosts monthly contradances at St James Community Square.

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Tarcilla de Figueiredo Neves

I am a multidisciplinary artist combining traditional techniques with digital tools to create inclusive, immersive art that promotes social change and community engagement.

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Dorothy Doherty

My ongoing curiosity and love of life informs my creative production in both two-dimensional art and ceramics.

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Stephanie Duke

I am a multidisciplinary artist who finds joy in collaboration through DIY art.

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Deanna Fogstrom

I am an urban wanderer, photographer and painter who loves cafés, croissantes and Americano mistos.

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Sana Goel

I am an interdisciplinary visual artist exploring perception, culture, and the fluidity of time through layered compositions and unique textures.

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Liat Har Lev

I am an expressive dancer with a passion for Flamenco — a dance form that allows me to communicate emotions and express stories to inspire others.

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Geoffrey Grisso

I am an artist based out of Burnaby, using brush and ink as his preferred medium. I find inspiration for my art within the unconscious realm we all share.

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Fanny Ip

I am a Chinese watercolour artist always trying to explore contemporary ink painting and traditional brush painting, never stop searching for my own form and expression.

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Akemi Emma Ito

I am an illustrator who lives in a big imaginary world.

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Philomena Jordan

I am an Irish storyteller.

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Karen Klapstock

I am a late bloomer (better late than never) to the world of art with a passion for self discovery.

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Karl Kliparchuk

I am a poet that looks for inspiration from gardening, experiences in BC, wine, and then writing poems for people to relate to and enjoy.

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Nina Koba

I am a passionate visual artist whose work captures the interplay between nature’s raw power and its fleeting beauty, drawing inspiration from storms, blossoms, and the delicate art of Ikebana.

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Donna Konstantin

I am an artist who is passionate about capturing the feel of the moment and transferring it to canvas so everyone can see it, feel it and enjoy it.

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Cheuk Pan Lee

I am a filmmaker using brushes to bring my world to life.

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Ahmed Maher

I am a passionate sound artist, dedicated to blending tradition with innovation and creating immersive, collaborative experiences that bridge cultures through music and art.

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Arianna Mao

I am a multidisciplinary artist who explores her curiousity and interest in history, culture, and identity through painting.

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Jeni McKay

I am an outdoor enthusiast artist and handmade slow fashion upcycler. Just Imagine a new purpose for discarded items.

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Marika Morissette​

I am a visual artist specializing in acrylic pour paintings that are unique and intriguing, going deep into the space of creativity and hopefulness.

Tami Murray

I am an artist who studied drawing, printmaking, book making, ceramics and sculpture, painting, and photography.

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Marilyn Noort & David Holloway

We are musicians and have been playing Irish traditional music together for the past ten years. 

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Patricia Perrin

l am a creative curious artist with ability and believe we all have the necessary talent to do art.

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Peter Perry

I am a visual explorer hoping to heighten our sense of the every day as well as discover over looked corners of our world.

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Bill Thomson

I am a mixed media artist with a keen interest in exploring the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life that surround us.

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Roxsane Tiernan

I am an active 85 year old that enjoys life to the fullest.

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Yunuen Perez Vertti

I am a filmmaker and digital media artist.

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Grant Withers

I am a bold multidisciplinary artist with a passion for photography and for promoting the values of art and curiosity in our lives.

Arts at Overlynn – a Festival in a Festival

March 29

10:00AM - 4:00PM

by Flavia Chan, Marika Morissette, Stephanie Broder, Karen Klapstock, Christopher Brabant, and Dorothy Doherty

Date: Saturday, March 29th, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Overlynn Mansion
Address: 401 N Esmond Ave, Burnaby, BC V5C 1S4, Canada
Artist: Flavia Chan, Marika Morissette, Stephanie Broder, Karen Klapstock, Christopher Brabant, and Dorothy Doherty
Cost: Free
Age range: All ages
No registration required – Drop-in

Part arts market, part performing arts space and all fun! Connect through art and celebrate creativity in the beautiful Overlynn Manor heritage building.

StrideFest is proud to once again shine a spotlight on the Seton Villa community during this one-day popup event.

Paint on Film

March 29

10:00AM - 2:00PM

by Inanna Cusi & Rashi Sethi

Date: Saturday, March 29th, 2025
Time: 10:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Overlynn Mansion
Address: 401 N Esmond Ave, Burnaby, BC V5C 1S4, Canada
Artist: Inanna Cusi & Rashi Sethi
Cost: Free
Age range: All ages
No registration required – Drop-in

Analog film is how movies were made before digital Technology. Using 16mm film this workshop will guide you through the animation style of painting on film, scratching on film and repurposing old found footage with paint and scratching to create experimental moving images.