Highlighting ROAM Gallery Artist
Courtney Powell - Painter
Courtney Powell graduated with a Specialized Honours in Studio Art from York University in Toronto, ON. She is an active painter in BC. Courtney has exhibited her work at many galleries and public spaces, including the TELUS World of Science (Body Works Exhibit), Vancouver Public Library, UBC, Sheila Wong Fashion Design Studio, The ACT Arts Centre, Port Moody Arts Centre, and The Gales Gallery in Toronto. Lover of raccoons, butterflies, fairies, and fiction, Courtney was drawing with crayons before elementary school. She is particularly drawn to small animals with tails and insects with spotted wings. Her artwork is a mixture of expressionism, abstraction, surrealism, and cartoon-like realism. Courtney enjoys working with children, and believes that creativity should be embraced and developed at an early age. Courtney was previously featured in the Piece of Mind exhibit, an initiative of the BC Psychological Association. Her thoughts can be read here. ROAM Gallery
Bean Around the World 100 Braid Street Studios TELUS World of Science (Body Works Exhibit) Vancouver Public Library UBC Sheila Wong Fashion Design Studio The ACT Arts Centre Port Moody Arts Centre Gales Gallery in Toronto San Diego Art Institute Grind Gallery & Coffee Bar The Gallery at Hycroft |
- Mural by Courtney Powell -
Title: Mountain Avens | Acrylic | 10 x 10 Feet During an art residency at the Fish Factory in Iceland, Courtney created a mural featuring Iceland’s national flower, mountain avens, and two of its birds, the arctic tern and heiðlóa. She named the arctic tern ‘Maple’ and the heiðlóa ‘Tuque’ to add a Canadian touch.
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