Artists' Biographies

Nataliya was born in the Ukrainian City Of Dinipro. She was orphaned at birth because of her disability and placed in a special orphanage for disabled children. She was there for the first 12 years of her life. She was then moved to a nursing home where she stayed for the next 18 years of her life. During this time she had a desire to draw and a good teacher helped her start painting by teaching her the art of Petrykivka Art which is Ukrainian Folk Art. Nataliya was determined to perfect her skill as a mouth painter. Her work...

Sheila was born and raised in rural Lambton County, Ontario...her passion is nature and all that is natural – and so her inclination to attempt humble creations of artwork reflecting this. Sheila has always preferred drawing as her chosen form of expression; but works in many media forms to express herself through many genres of art.As a child, her preference was to 'doodle' or draw her time away rather than concentrate on lessons. As a mother, she would draw her children pictures to colour or to tell stories about. When she became a student of the Art Fundamentals Program at...

Natasha Adams is an abstract expressionist, sculptor, and web comix creator from Aamjiwnaang First Nation. She studied art under the tutelage of Kim Yuhasz during her time at SCITS.

Donna was always very artistically inclined from the early age of five. She always enjoyed drawing and painting in her spare time throughout her elementary and secondary schooling. She took art from Jane Freeman during her secondary education at Lambton Central Collegiate Vocational Institute in Petrolia, Ontario. She graduated from Humber College in Rexdale, Ontario in 1976 from the Registered Practical Nursing program. In 2003 she graduated from the University of Western Ontario/ Kings College, London Ontario from the Grief and Bereavement Studies.In her 20’s and 30’s Donna travelled to many different countries and had the opportunity to see the...

Anne discovered her artistic abilities later in life.Her passion for painting animals is her favourite subject. She prefers to paint animals mostly in acrylics. Other subjects include portraiture and florals.She is a member of Circle of Artists since 2004 and also Sarnia Artists Workshop where she has participated in many SAW group shows over the years.