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  • Sanctuary: Re-examining the Nest

    Location: North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3, BC

    Artists: Lynne Green, Catherine Nicholls and Joan Skeet/ The nest as both symbol and..
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  • Puzzling Images

    Location: Toronto, Ont

    Puzzling Images, will be held at The Elaine Fleck Gallery located at 888..
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  • Call for Artists

    Location: Arenys de Munt (Barcelona),

    Art Print Residence is a professional printmaking studio specialising in intaglio printmaking.The programme..
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  • 2013 Art Kudos Juried Online Competition

    Location: ,

    Artshow.com is now accepting entries for the 9th annual Art Kudos competition, an..
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  • Artists Needed! Lots of Art - Promenade

    Location: Barrie, Ont

    LOTS of ART! during Rhythmfest Barrie! in Memorial Square over 200 tent opportunity...
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  • Upper Canada Stretchers - shop tours

    Location: Owen Sound, Ont

    Upper Canada stretcher would like to invite any interested artist or photographers to..
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  • Broadway Art Fest 2013- Call for Artists

    Location: Saskatoon, Sask

    Attention all local artists! The vendor application form for Broadway Art Fest 2013..
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  • Call For Artists Deadline June 30, 2013 - Mother Earth International Art Competi

    Location: Toronto, Ont

    $100 cash prize for gold winner. 20 prizes of publication in ArtAscent Art..
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  • Donations for online auction to benefit Royal University Hospital Foundation

    Location: Clavet, Sask

    I am having two online auctions to raise funds for an Endovascular Neurosurgery..
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  • Jen Dyck & Steve Mennie

    Location: Vernon, BC

    HEADBONES GALLERY presents Jen Dyck & Steve Mennie Opens Saturday, May 11 - June..
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  • 2D and 3D artwork for a fake museum of natural history

    Location: Montreal, Que

    We are inviting 2D and 3D artists to submit artwork for an exhibition..
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  • Capilano University Textile Arts Grad Show

    Location: North Vancouver, BC

    Opening reception: Thursday, May 16, 7-9 pm // Artist Talk: Saturday, May 18,..
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  • Anne Gudrun at the District Library Gallery

    Location: North Vancouver, BC

    Opening Reception: Sat, May 25, 2:00-4:00pm Anne Gudrun From a young age Anne Gudrun has..
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  • Award-winning Toronto artists showcase: Preservation/Quidditas

    Location: Toronto, Ont

    Award-winning Toronto sculptor Brett Davis shows new sculpture series in bronze titled ‘Preservation’,..
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  • Claresholm 2013 Spring Library Show

    Location: Claresholm, Alta

    Come and enjoy the 5th Annual Spring Library show at the Claresholm..
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  • International Artist day Festival

    Location: White Rock, BC

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  • Landscape Painting Workshop in Kamouraska

    Location: Montreal, Que

    Come paint en plein air in beautiful Kamouraska, Quebec with Montreal-based painter Susan..
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  • Call for Artists - Art in the Vineyard

    Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont

    Frogpond Farm organic winery is hosting the 3rd Annual Art in the Vineyard...
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  • Tamara Phillips and David Wagner at the District Foyer Gallery

    Location: North Vancouver, BC

    Opening Reception: Thursday, May 9, 6:30 - 8:30pm 2D Tamara Phillips: Tamara's art..
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  • Team Vector + videofag Call for Entries

    Location: Toronto, Ont

    Call for Entries Team Vector + videofag: Queen Arcade Call for Submissions Now Open! Location:..
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  • Painting on the Edge

    Location: Vancouver, BC

    Painting on the Edge is an open, international, juried exhibition of original paintings,..
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  • Ducks Unlimited Canada National Portfolio

    Location: Bracebridge, Ont

    Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) invites all artists to submit artwork for consideration in..
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  • Call for Artists / MONTREAL

    Location: Montreal, Que

    A daily online art auction featuring curated artwork by Canadian artists. You may submit..
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  • SUmmer Painting Workshops on Toronto Islands

    Location: Toronto, Ont

    Both 1 day and 5 day workshops. See website for details...
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  • CALL FOR ARTISTS - McMichael Autumn Art Sale

    Location: Kleinburg, Ont

    We invite applications from Canadian visual artists and sculptors to participate in our..
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  • Let's work together

    Location: Calgary, Alta

    Rotating Canvas Is a Calgary based initiative to inspire local visual artists to work..
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  • Artisan Alley Art & Craft Exhbition at Sheridan College June 21-23, 2013

    Location: Oakville, Ont

    CALL FOR ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT AT ARTISAN ALLEY. APPLY BY MAY 31 ON..
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  • Summer Painting Workshop/Pippi Johnson

    Location: Red Deer, Alta

    Exploring color to create a personal palette through experiments,color study and extraordinary colorful..
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  • Divine Matrix

    Location: Fergus, Ont

    Divine Matrix - A Solo Show of over 50 original works of art..
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  • Looking for painter of freighters/Lakers

    Location: , Ont

    I am looking for an artist who paints or will paint a freighter..
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  • 'Drawings of the Human Figure' 30th Anniversary Show, Saskatoon

    Location: Saskatoon, Sask

    Saturday Morning Drawing Class meets every Saturday to draw from the model. We..
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  • Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3/

    Location: Vaughan, Ont

    Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3/ Contemporary Native North American Art from the..
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  • 2013 PROMENADE DAYS – CANADA DAYS FESTIVITIES- CALL FOR VENDORS

    Location: Downtown Barrie , Ont

    2013 Promenade Days- Canada Days Festivities- Saturday June 29th, 2013 through to &..
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  • felt::feutre FELT Fashion Wearable Art Show

    Location: SaltSpring Island, BC

    Felt Fashion Wearbale Art Evening: September 27th, 2013 Entry Deadline: June 1st, 2013 felt ::..
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  • Pouch Cove Visual Artist Residency Program

    Location: Pouch Cove, Nfld

    This year round visual artist residency offers studio space and lodging to..
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Folk Artists in Ontario

Canadian folk artists create artwork that is utilitarian, decorative and high quality, including jewelry, woven art, carved figures, recycled metal art, portraits in paint and sculpture as well as unique handmade artifacts of various materials. The regional uniqueness is the essence of the folk artwork and very collectible.

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Folk Art Artists in Ontario

  • Evan King

    Evan King

    Vineland


    My artwork can be viewed and purchased at Grevpode Gallery in Vineland Ontario. My style crosses a wide range of the spectrum from 3D Folk Art pieces to refined landscapes. At the present time I am working in acrylic but do some work in watercolour and pen and ink. Putting together a new exhibit to ..  more...

  • Charlie Poppa Wilson

    Charlie Poppa Wilson

    Vineland


    Unique FOLK ART is POPPAS specialty. Poppa can create just about anything from primitively carved decoys to dimensional mixed medium paintings. His choice of materials ranges from old tin roofing tiles,his worn out clothing to sticks and limbs. All this is a great accomplishment considering, ..  more...

  • Madge Granny1 Wilson

    Madge Granny1 Wilson

    Vineland


    For Granny1, art has always been a part of her life. In 2007, Granny1 decided to pick up her paint brush again ..or in her case a sponge after a 40 year break. Hope you enjoy the artwork. .  more...

  • Rick Almont

    Burk's Falls  unique carved signs,   more...

  • Jeet Aulakh

    Windsor  Artist from Punjab known for his distinctive style of oil paintings   more...

  • Elisabeth Barnes

    Ottawa  Elisabeth Barnes is a young artist who works primarily in acrylics, capturing the beauty of moments and cycles of nature. Here you can find original art at incredibly affordable prices. Unique abstract and interpretive art. Canadian originals for less!   more...

  • Daniel Brassard

    St. Thomas  Multi Media Artist   more...

  • Sharon Brassard

    St. Thomas  Celtic Art in clay,watercolour,pastels,wood and paper.   more...

  • Jo Ellen Brydon

    Cavan  JoEllen Brydon is a visual artist-painter, and interpreter of history. She has been exhibiting since 1985, and her many paintings hang in homes and collections on both sides of the Atlantic. Brydon as she says of her paintings, "tell a tale", they capture the history of bygone times, in major instal..   more...

  • Lindsey Byers

    Alliston  One of a kind paper mache sculptures; specializing in cats, dogs and water fowl.   more...

  • Karen Colville

    Whitby  contemporary,world visionary,folk eco upscale www.karencolvilleart.org   more...

  • Leigh Cooney

    Stratford  Pop Folk Outsider Animals Lowbrow Self Taught Brut   more...

  • Genevieve Crabe

    Ottawa  Decorative painting, workshops, One Stroke painting classes, watercolour pencil painting   more...

  • Gary Crosby

    Meaford  Woodcarving, Painting, woodburning, Inlay, and new designs patterns and plans for the Canadian Artist.   more...

  • Kristal Davis

    Ottawa  i just love designing using repurposed vintage fabrics, delightful scraps of textiles in bright colours and creating functional art from recycled, recrafted fabrics.   more...

  • Steve Debruyn

    London  Official website of Canadian fine artist Steve deBruyn, who specializes in painting and installation art.   more...

  • Larissa Dedkova

    Toronto  Illustration, artwork and greeting card design in digital media.   more...

  • Robert Downer

    toronto  artworkmurals   more...

  • Trevor Edwin Clark

    Kawartha Lakes  this is a web archive featuring paintings created by Canadian artist Trevor Edwin Clark. Search by year then by sub category. Key words art artist paint painter acrylic representational epic painting easel people portrait floral still life studio curio   more...

  • Sharon Eyres

    Windsor  original folk art paintings you will appreciate her naive sense of composition   more...

  • Wendy Whitfield Ferguson

    Newmarket  Contemporary acrylic artist. Whimsical portraits of historical women, north american landscapes and abstract images.   more...

  • Vanessa Garcia

    London  Artist - Art painter - Handycrafts   more...

  • Daljit Gill

    Brampton  My work represents my curiosity and study about world around me and interaction by means of abstraction and brilliant color combinations that leads me to explore the endless creative opportunities that are inspirations for my work. Typical method of work   more...

  • Philip Glofcheskie

    Ottawa  Bitkraft Digital Theatrics is the online portfolio of Canadian multimedia developer Philip Glofcheskie (flash, 2d,3d illustration/animation)   more...

  • Lara Grant

    Bobcaygeon  Unique art portraits from photos. Oil pastel, digital art, photo and art prints onto canvas and posters.   more...

  • Ramesh Halari

    Brampton, On.  Hello !! My Name is Ramesh Halari.... I am naturally born artist, I would say, even though I am a graphic designer & Cartoonist by profession but painting, acting, and drawing realy makes me internally happy. I alwayas wanted to show my art because I love getting compliments that is giving and getti..   more...

  • Christina Hantos

    Ajax/Toronto/London  Craft Artisan, Fabric arts   more...

  • Cathrine Hardy

    Madoc  We are a family-owned Retail Art Supply Store located in Madoc,Ont.We strive to give you the best prices for All Your Creative Needs.We ship world-wide. Don't forget to sign up for Our Monthly Newsletter for all the Sales and Upcoming Art Classes while your on our site. :)    more...

  • Philip Hare

    Toronto  My work morphs human figures with animals and elements of nature, gay sexuality and naturism in a variety of media; paint and plywood, silkscreen and cloth.   more...

  • Jennifer Harrison

    Toronto  Thick, colourful oil paintings of houses & neighbourhoods.   more...

  • David Ingram

    buckhorn  outdoor garden folkart carvings of birds and animals   more...

  • Lauren Judge

    Kitchener  An artisan hand-knitter and painter from Kitchener. Lauren Judge creates fibre art using natural fibres. Her acrylic painting style is influenced by the abstract expressionist movement. Her paintings explore random and raw designs.   more...

  • Kipik

    Toronto  My mediums are fine watercolours and/or tempera and crayons on fine watercolour paper. My main subject is the Canadian landscape and Identity. I paint it as a 'world' with it's own code, language, symbols, I paint it as a myth.   more...

  • Samantha Knops

    Kemptville  FAIRY TALES & FOLK ART for KIDS - Original children's folk art brings fairy tales and popular children's themes alive for kids of all ages - www.fairytalekids.com   more...

  • Joe Kovacs

    London  Branching Out Artistree makes unique handcrafted furnishings which are inspired by nature. The natural form of branches and the beauty of hardwood slabs combine to make functional art. As founder of Branching Out Artistree, I have been working with wood for 19 odd years & until recently I was making..   more...

  • Keith Krautle

    Ottawa  Wooden rings or wood rings either way you say it, beautiful. All wooden rings are hand crafted by myself from start to a fine finish. Custom work is always welcome, drop me a line.   more...

  • Karen Lediard

    Penetanguishene  one of a kind, original designs made from new and recycled materials. Custom orders and patterns   more...

  • Ryan Livingstone

    Toronto  Ryan Livingstone is a contemporary Canadian Artist working with encaustic wax and forms of printmakiing. Working on large scale, his encaustic paintings reflect the personal and sentimental aspects of life. A collage of private moments and memories.   more...

  • Kathy Macauley

    Mississauga  This site is a gallery of fine art illustrations,coloured pencil,watercolour,acrylic pen and ink   more...

  • Lisa Macdonald

    Hamilton  Artist Lisa MacDonald sells original, acrylic paintings. Site also features exhibitions listing, portfolio, bio and an art blog on tips and tricks of painting and art marketing.   more...

  • Sheila Maloney

    Zephyr  Naive, Folk Painter of town, country and home with love and humour.   more...

  • Vincent Marino

    Toronto  My paintings contain realism, semi-abstract themes as well as primitive symbology. In subject matter I concentrate primarily on still life but I also work in landscape and figure painting.   more...

  • Judy McCormick

    Windsor  I am a calligrapher promoting my work in Windsor Ontario. I do complex custom work, by turning poems into a unique piece of art, as well as simply elegant wedding invitations and hand addressed envelopes. I have been a Calligrapher for twenty years now.   more...

  • Judy McCormick

    Windsor  Calligraphy, Pergamano, Quilling. Handcrafted cards, framed work, unique affordable gifts   more...

  • Sharon McNamara Black

    Angus  Creative painting of animals, scenery and folk art in Jo Sonja's Artists' Colours and Mediums. Pattern packets, painting books, paints, brushes and finished pieces available.   more...

  • Sharon McNamara-Black

    Baxter  Canadian Decorative Artist, Designer, Instructor, Travel Teacher, Publisher of art books and pattern packets.   more...

  • Shelley McVittie

    Aylmer  Nostalgia paintings, hand painted mattes, original work created to reflect gentler times, cross stitch kits, books, memory boxes and more   more...

  • SHREEDAM MEHTA

    TORONTO  Unique, handmade, unusual, leaf, nail, portraits, landscapes, rare, natural artists   more...

  • MiKa

    Ottawa  Contemporary pop folk art paintings, art blog   more...

  • Vishal Misra

    Mississauga  Vishal Mishra.com- a website that showcases the artist's ideas, thoughts, views of the world, and concepts exhibited through art forms and styles ranging from impressionism to surrealism.   more...

  • Karen Oppenauer

    Athens  sculpture made of found objects, contemporary folk art, assemblage   more...

  • Rob Oppenauer

    Athens  sculpture made of found objects, contemporary folk art, assemblage   more...

  • Yvette Perrin

    Prescott  handpainted items..original designs by Yvette Perrin, pattern packets, instant download patterns...join our mailing list for great monthly specials!!   more...

  • Celia Piper

    Kingston  Celia is a mixed media artist who incorporates collage, strong line, texture and layers of bright color in her paintings.   more...

  • Rani

    Hamilton  Mendhirani - Henna/Mehndi artist available by appointment. Bringing this ancient & exquisite form of temporary bodyart to you. Adding glamour with glitter and gems. The colour fades with time, the art is timeless.   more...

  • Deborah Read

    Cannington  Lampwork, Traditional Glass Painting, Beadwork, PMC, Wirework   more...

  • David Rheaume

    Toronto  Toronto-based Metis artist. Founding member of the North Light Artists Group.    more...

  • Vera Romoda

    Newmarket  I became interested in jewellery as a form of artistic expression because of the inherent intimacy of small-scale work. I find that a pendant invites the viewer to come closer, to turn it in their hands, and to explore it in a way that larger scale pieces   more...

  • Jim Rowe

    Lakefield  outsider folk art paintings   more...

  • Wendy Ryan

    Ottawa  painter, cats, angels, saints, icons, nuns   more...

  • Janice Saunders

    Ottawa  I am a textile artist using fabrics, felts, and other mixed media in a folk art style.   more...

  • Jim Sawada

    Scarborough  From finely crafted boxes of unusual & exotic woods, And unique free-form sculptured boxes, to an array of fun-spirited items to brighten your decor   more...

  • Kathy Sawada

    Scarborough  From finely crafted boxes of unusual & exotic woods, And unique free-form sculptured boxes, to an array of fun-spirited items to brighten your decor   more...

  • Michele Seraphim

    Belleville  Art dolls, Primitives, Teddy bears, One of a Kind   more...

  • Nadia Silvestri

    Windsor  Art4All was created to bring professional looking art to everyone's home at an affordable price. Nadia is a self-representing Canadian artist. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Nadia had an afinity for arts and science at a young age. She obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science degree fr..   more...

  • BRONSON SMITH

    PETERBOROUGH  Bronson Smith ( aka Geoffrey Smith) -routered wood relief painting - using acrylic paint, laminated pine, pine stirps and balsa wood to capture images of eastern Canada - primarily outports of Newfoundland - and rural Ontario scene - since 1983   more...

  • Bonnie Tickner

    kirkland lake  Self taught artist. Works in acrylic, graphite and oils. Feather paintings, wildlife and pet portraits are a speciality.   more...

  • Matthew T Volk

    Smiths Falls  Beauty because of Error   more...

  • Saadia Wasim

    Toronto  I have always been iinvolved in creative work. Took an Art course in Canada.Want to learn more thru experimentation.More Oriented towards Nature and Culture. Want to interpret my vision into my own style.   more...

  • Shelley Wiebe

    Grimsby  At The Charming Place you will find the most creative collection of high quality hand painted Italian charms on the market today. My high quality system of hand painted charm creation, design selection and unparalleled quality set me apart from the rest.   more...

  • Terry Williams

    Picton  Terry Williams, Folk Artist, creates whimsical pieces that defy definition. His birds, fish and animals are "happy" interpretations of nature; his "creatures" are figments of a creative imagination (and an off-beat sense of humour).    more...