The Village Gallery features many local very talented artists including Kiff Holland. Learn a little about Kiff Holland and view and buy art prints onlineUse this page to browse by artists, learn a little about them and view some of their work.
Ben Ursel attends grade 9 at Mount Doug High School. He is 14 years old. From a very early age, Ben showed an interest in photography. He would find any opportunity to take pictures of his surroundings and was interested in the results he produced. He wanted to learn about how the camera worked and [...] Read more
Born April 16th, 1970 in rural Quebec, Derek Heaton’s roots are of the… Read more
An invitation to participate in contemplation is embodied in the paintings of Keith Hiscock. Born in Victoria, B.C. Keith has been working as a professional artist for 25 years. The Pacific Northwest has played an important role in the inspiration of his work as it is indeed a place unlike any other in the world. [...] Read more
Sandy ’s love of painting was stimulated at a young age growing up surrounded by nature’s treasures in northern Alberta. She enhanced her abilities while attending the University of Alberta receiving a B.ED with a major in art. She prefers to work with oil paints. “The world feels right when I have a paintbrush in [...] Read more
Born in South Africa and now living on the edge of the forest in North Vancouver, B.C., KIFF HOLLAND, SFCA, AWS, CSA, CSPWC received his formal art training at the University of Witwatersrand and the Johannesburg School of Art. He is proficient in watercolours, oils and acrylics and teaches in the Design Illustration department of [...] Read more
Born in a market town nestled in the beautiful countryside of Devizes, Wiltshire, in England, Jane-Ann Butler’s interest in photography came at the age of 10 after a Polaroid present from her parents. Photography became fun and instant ever since. However, it wasn’t until the age of 28 when Butler picked up the camera to [...] Read more
Marta Gottfried’s art and personality plainly reveal the inspiration for many of her pieces. Gottfried was formally trained at Otis Parsons School of Design and lists her grandmother, also an artist, as a creative influence. Read more
Born and raised in British Columbia, Don Li-Leger has painted since childhood, focusing initially on the birds and animals of his native province. Li-Leger’s formal training includes studies at the Vancouver School of Art, Simon Fraser University and the Banff Centre School of Fine Art. His work has been featured in exhibitions throughout North America, [...] Read more
Born in Scotland in 1951, Vettriano left school at sixteen to become a mining engineer in the local coalfields. For his twenty-first birthday a girlfriend gave him a set of watercolour paints and, from then on, he spent much of his spare time teaching himself to paint. The local, Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, with [...] Read more
Macduff Everton gives a sense of place, whether portraits of individuals or portraits of a landscape. His B&W documentation in Yucatan of individuals and their families over twenty years resulted in the seminal publication The Modern Maya – A Culture in Transition (Univ. of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1991). Currently Macduff is working on an [...] Read more
When Jimmy Wright started at Berkeley in 1959, he wasnt sure if he was going to major in decorative art or nuclear physics. He left five years later with a Masters in Economics and spent seven years in the San Francisco business community. Read more
Trish Biddle was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After moving to Dallas to study at the Dallas Institute of Art, she developed as an illustrator and textile designer, primarily in New York City. Inspired by extensive travels to Europe, Trish purchased an easel as well as her first set of oils and reinvented herself in yet [...] Read more
In 1985 Dennis Carney received an Advertising Art degree from the University of North Texas. In conjunction with earning his degree, he participated in an intense study of ceramics under the tutelage of Elmer Taylor. In addition, he furthered his study by enrolling in ceramic workshops under the instruction of Peter Volkons. The study of [...] Read more
John Gillespie was born and raised on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. His lifetime as an Artist and Commercial Fisherman on the West Coast waters of British Columbia, is evident in the light and texture of his paintings of Marine and Coastal scenes. He captures the colour of the sea, the motion of a [...] Read more
Barry Tate is an internationally recognized acrylic and watercolor artist living on one of Canada’s beautiful Gulf Islands just north of Victoria, British Columbia near Vancouver Island. Noted for his unique interpretive style and bold use of color, Barry paints west coast scenes, farm paintings and koi fish / feng shui art. The gallery showcases [...] Read more
Edward Spears, C.S.M.A., F.C.A. Moved to Vancouver Island in 1977 after a successful career in the Toronto Graphics and Publishing industry. After teaching for a short while at Camosun College, he devoted, almost full time, to his medium gouache, a nineteenth century technique which displays a light reflecting brilliance from opaque watercolours. His first one-man [...] Read more
Growing up on the south coast of Vancouver Island, Helen developed a passion for sailing and photography. She skippered her first boat at the age of three and continues to enjoy sailing the waters off Vancouver Island. Her images of life on the west coast provide a unique opportunity for others to view the diversity [...] Read more
Pierre Francis spent his childhood years in Northern Moravia, part of the former Czechoslovakia. He obtained his education through the Industrial School for Applied Arts, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and Bratislava. In the year an 1970 he settled in Goteborg, Sweden, where his first one man show took place, following the [...] Read more
David Farmer’s photographs, acquired across a wide geographic range, have been presented in numerous exhibitions and public displays. An ocean scientist by vocation and a nature photographer by avocation, his photography reflects the pleasure of wildlife observation in all its forms. While his images emphasize the natural beauty of our environment and remind us of [...] Read more
Kevin’s home in Victoria, British Columbia serves as his inspiration for capturing the inherent beauty of wildlife in its natural habitat. His images – plants, flowers, forests, birds, bears, butterflies and more! – speak of his respect for this natural world. Kevin’s passion for living is also expressed through the streets and landscapes of the [...] Read more
