Interviews with artists about industry news and mural projects they are working on.
Maria-Elena Martoglio is a mosaic artist with a passion for ceramic and glass material. Since 2012 her work involves cutting and shaping materials to create mosaic applications onto shaped substrates. Elena is curious about exploring different materials in mosaic art….
Andrea (aka Andreacataro) is creative, bold, and colourful. Her art mixes plants, animals, and letters to honour nature. It is reminiscent of her childhood years in Colombia, incorporating them into her Canadian life. As an artist, Andrea feels that her…
Pam Lostracco is a muralist and graphic designer in Toronto. She graduated from OCADU and worked at studios designing brands, books and illustrations. Pam branched out into a photo-based, mixed-media style of paintings that were exhibited at the McMichael, Toronto…
Stephanie Bellefleur is a contemporary visual artist of colour who was born in Venezuela, Latin America, currently residing in Saskatchewan. Stephanie’s artistic practice incorporates bold colours with strong graphic lines. The Haus of Bellefleur’s mandate is to provide accessible opportunities…
Originally hailing from Alberta Canada and now based out of Vancouver and Edmonton, Lacey and Layla are a creative female duo that has collaborated professionally in monumental public art for over a decade. Interview with Lacey and Layla How did…
Anya Mielniczek is a Toronto based multidisciplinary artist who combines her fine art background with raw material grit in both private and public sectors creating mixed-media installations, mural work and facilitating community art activations. The artists approach to mediums includes…
MJ is an artist working mostly in acrylic and watercolour as a way to inspire others to see better through the power of mindfulness. She’s intrigue by the nuances between looking at a subject and seeing that same subject. Keeping…
An Internationally renowned visual artist, MEDIAH is a trendsetter sparking new ideas and originality by blurring the lines between post-graffiti and dynamic abstraction. Blake’s work consists of weaving traditional street art forms with traditional painterly techniques and mixed media printmaking…
Fats Patrol (Fathima) is an Indian-Canadian artist born and raised in the Middle East. Her work is a study of symbols and semiotics and our drive to make sense of the world through mythology, folklore and storytelling. A 3rd culture…
Nazli Nahidi, Mural Routes Program Assistant, interviewed artist Marg Cresswell in May, 2019. Marg is an award-winning muralist who spent her final year of study in Florence, Italy. She graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1994 and worked…
Nazli Nahidi, Mural Routes Program Assistant, interviewed artist Dom Laporte in February, 2019. Dom Laporte is an Ottawa-based artist whose work explores the limits of portraiture through a combination of traditional painting and mixed-media methods. Laporte believes that portraiture has…
Nazli Nahidi, Mural Routes Program Assistant, interviewed Artist, Traditional Wisdom Keeper & Historian: Philip Cote on October 12, 2018. Mural detail: 8th Fire at Garden & Roncesvalles: Photo credit – Nelly Torossian. Interview with Philip Cote Your work is often centered…
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