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B.C. First Nations artist inspires unique, eco-conscious fashion show

Over the course of an artistic career spanning 40 years, Haida artist Reg Davidson has carved masks and sculptures, painted drums, produced gold jewelry, and even sewed traditional regalia. If there...
Naomi Steinberg, creator and performer of "Goosefeather"

"Goosefeather," measurably pleasant storytelling at the Fringe Festival

"Goosefeather," a one-person performance that measures the globe and our place in it...thoughtfully, intimately and with humour and clowning.

Roselina Hung's exuberant creativity comes alive in "Myth and Men"

A Woman's View on "Myth and Men" at Initial Gallery. Roselina Hung's exhibition of exuberantly creative paintings.

Elisabetta Fantone Returns to Canada to Bring Pop-Art to Vancouver

Italian-Canadian multi-talent Elisabetta Fantone is returning to Canada this week to attend the opening of her first solo art show on the West Coast. Elisabetta, who, among many other...

Love out, love in with SummerSkin

Chelsea Maier has "upendo" tattooed along her ribcage, the Swahili word for love.  This ink is a constant memory of working in Africa and defines her apparel and accessories line, SummerSkin....

Haida manga artist Michael Nicoll Yhagulanaas

Even before I knew who he was, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas stood out in a crowd.

Why Natalie Portman won Best Actress for Black Swan at the Oscars

Natalie Portman's portrayal of an artist in pursuit of perfection deserves an Oscar.

A Swedish goldsmith makes old European jewelry in Vancouver

Pernilla Ahrnstedt, a Swedish Goldsmith, came to Vancouver in 1988, without knowing anything about her new prospective home town. "I had only heard about Montreal and Hull in Quebec, but never...

Gunda Förster Works Her Lighting Magic on Vancouver City Hall

A photographer views City Hall from the 17th Floor of a nearby building and tells the story of taking the picture in English with a translation at the end of the story in Japanese.