Artists' Biographies

Joanne Morris became a professional artist when she attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto in 1971. She completed her B.A. in Art History and Art Criticism and then a post-graduate in Art Therapy from the University of Western Ontario. After graduation, Joanne worked at the Sarnia Public Art Gallery and Gallery Lambton as the Education Officer and Gallery Assistant where she was influenced and inspired by the Permanent Collection of the Group of Seven paintings. Joanne has exhibited in a few Juried Shows in Lambton and Chatham Kent. Joanne's art can be found in numerous private collections in...

Lauren Clark lives in Sarnia and has been creating art in various mediums and forms since the 1990's. Lauren received her Degree from York University in Visual Arts & Art History.Nature and recycled findings inspire Lauren to create one of a kind art pieces. Mediums of interest; Jewelry art, semi precious stones, acrylic, oils & mixed mediums. Her Collection in our store: https://the-lawrence-house-centre-for-the-arts.myshopify.com/collections/vendors?q=Lauren%20Clark Her collection on our website :  https://shop.lawrencehouse.ca/collections/vendors?q=Lauren%20Clark

Jale received her first camera at the age of 14, a Kodak Instamatic. She is now the owner of a Canon Eos 7d mark ii DSLR and she loves her camera.Jale's passion for photography increases daily as she takes photos of the wonderful world around us. She mostly specialized in nature, landscapes, and macro photography, but she has also photographed weddings, families, portraits, and headshots. She has taken a course a few years ago on street photography from B.D. Colen who is an award-winning journalist and photographer who has taught at MIT for many years, to broaden her knowledge. She...

At the age of eight, Julia received a brownie camera to bring to girl guide camp. Instead of taking pictures of people, she was intrigued with setting up vignettes in nature.Recently, she took some time out from life and went on a year long journey enjoying whatever adventures the Universe put in her path. A solo trip camping & hiking across Canada, taking care of an alpaca farm in Wales, all helped her reconnect with photography.It was during this time that the photos took on a creative spin. Having the time to edit and play around on her iPad lead...

Kathy Rath has completed art history courses from the University of Western Ontario. She has participated in workshops with many distinguished Canadian and American artists including Jack Reid, Brent Heighton, Brian Atyeo, Linda Kemp, Gordon McKenzie, Anthony Batten, Mary Lampman, Tom Lynch, Joe Fettingis, Christopher Schink, Don Andrews, and Judy Betts. She has been painting, teaching and selling her work in Sarnia Area for more than 25 years . Kathy’s paintings are in numerous private and corporate collections. She paints in watercolour and acrylic but also does photography. Her style can be either representational or non-representational. Her collection in our...