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ALMENDRA VARGERA is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist based in Calgary, Alberta. Her practice includes installation, mix media, watercolor, collage, scenic painting for theatre and opera, set design, puppetry, and performance. Her work explores women’s experiences, immigration, human rights, and the cultural interplay between her Mexican heritage and Canadian society.

FADI ALKOURI graduated from Damascus University in 1991 with a degree in fine arts. He has experience in iron artwork, welding and creating murals on walls and canvas. He has participated in exhibitions in Syria and Lebanon including individual shows.

FLORA JOHNSON is proud of her First Nation Indigenous Heritage. She is a strong supporter of people and showcases their strength and spirituality in her work. Flora’s use of bright bold colour evokes strong emotions. She uses her skills as an artist to help her heal. And by teaching others to paint, has help them heal and find their own warrior within.

HONEY JALALI is an Iranian-born, Calgary-based multidisciplinary artist, educator, and activist. Her practice spans installation, conceptual art, photography, collage, poetry, and graphic design. With over 25 years of experience in visual arts and design, she integrates social issues, feminism, mental health, and environmental themes into her work.

KAREN NEUFELD has always had an interest in the arts. She creatively started years ago, explored different mediums and landed on acrylic painting.

she loves to wander her home province of Alberta, gathering inspiration from the animals, landscapes, sketching, taking pictures and geocaching. Karen has mingled in different series, but always focus on what brings her back… the beautiful animals and landscapes of Alberta

MELONY STIEBEN is a multidisciplinary artist and maker whose work explores the intricate patterns
of the macro and micro worlds, revealing the quiet structures that shape our lived reality. Informed by a rich foundation in sculpture, glass, and carpentry, her practice thrives on a continuous dialogue between curiosity and craftsmanship. Rather than constraining her work to a single medium, Stieben approaches every project material-first-allowing the inherent properties of glass, wood, fiber, or metal to dictate the ultimate form. {Read More Here}

RONALD CARMICHAEL graduated AUAD in 1980 and 1990. He has always been a fan of abstract expression. Now retired, Ron spends time on his painting projects.

SALONI SHARMA is a Calgary-based multidisciplinary visual artist and community art facilitator. Working with recycled paper, textiles, acrylic and mixed media, she explores themes of identity, belonging, sustainability, and cultural heritage. Inspired by nature and Indian folk art, her practice transforms everyday materials into textured artworks.

SYLVIA ARTHUR is a Calgary based visual artist whose public murals, utility boxes artworks and collaborative printmaking projects can be seen throughout the city. She utilizes expressive mark making and unusual viewpoints to delicately define her figurative drawings and paintings.

TAZIM ESMAIL is an artist and author based in Calgary. Her work has been published in both print and online publications, including the NoD magazine, and her visual work can currently be seen in public spaces throughout Southern Alberta