I graduated with honors from the International Academy of Design in Toronto in 2005, where I studied fashion design. Following my graduation, I worked with local boutiques in Toronto and organized a fashion show showcasing garments made from a variety of textiles sourced from the Indian subcontinent.

Julie Drew waits and listens, letting the details of the world around her speak beauty and wonder. Adding her own distinct expression using watercolor and mixed media to capture the depths and nuances of color, light, and shadow, she creates paintings that proclaim peace, mystery, and wonder. Her passion for art led to a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, USA in 1987. Julie has been painting for over 40 years. In 1997, Julie moved with her family to Edmonton, Alberta. Although Julie works predominantly in watercolor, she also uses mixed media with her own handmade paper.  Julie teaches watercolor, mixed media, acrylic, oil and papermaking. Her art work has been exhibited around Alberta.

Andrew Thorne is a multi-disciplinary artist, born in Mi’kma’ki, or Moncton, New Brunswick. He received a BFA from NSCAD University in 2020 and relocated to Treaty Six territory, Edmonton, in 2021.

Andrew Thorne has had exhibitions across Canada, including Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, the Grande Prairie Art Gallery and Lowlands Project Space in Alberta. Recently, Andrew has also had work at Hermes Gallery in Halifax. Andrew has participated in a number of artist residencies such as St. Michael’s Visiting Artist Program in Newfoundland, the Yorath House Artist Duo program organized through the city of Edmonton and the Nina Haggerty’s RBC Emerging Artist in Residence.

Andrew Thorne is passionate about artmaking practices becoming more accessible through arts education and programming. Thorne also teaches printmaking classes at SNAP, and other artmaking courses through the Edmonton City Arts Centre and the Paint Spot.

Frank Haddock is one of those rare artists who has been creating and exhibiting his work for most of his life. He easily works in all media but prefers watercolours. Frank has been working solidly in the world of art since high school in Vancouver, BC. Beyond the U of A Frank has studied and explored art in Philadelphia. Having received his BFA at the University of Alberta in 1984 he has been teaching for more than 45 years. He has taught at Grant MacEwan University
and several other cultural centres and community art clubs throughout Alberta.

Currently, Frank continues to teach and operates his own online art school as well as continuing an active studio career. His work is shown throughout Western Canada and is represented in numerous private and public collections, including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. One of
his watercolours was included in the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor exhibition that appeared at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria several years ago. Frank has exhibited art in many art galleries in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. His work has been seen in “Galleries West Magazine”, “Edmonton Women’s Magazine”, and “Watercolour Artist Magazine (June
2009 issue)”, and is a contributor to the September/October 2024 issue of Island Arts Magazine.

I graduated with honors from the International Academy of Design in Toronto in 2005, where I studied fashion design. Following my graduation, I worked with local boutiques in Toronto and organized a fashion show showcasing garments made from a variety of textiles sourced from the Indian subcontinent.

Andrew Thorne is a multi-disciplinary artist, born in Mi’kma’ki, or Moncton, New Brunswick. He received a BFA from NSCAD University in 2020 and relocated to Treaty Six territory, Edmonton, in 2021.

Andrew Thorne has had exhibitions across Canada, including Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, the Grande Prairie Art Gallery and Lowlands Project Space in Alberta. Recently, Andrew has also had work at Hermes Gallery in Halifax. Andrew has participated in a number of artist residencies such as St. Michael’s Visiting Artist Program in Newfoundland, the Yorath House Artist Duo program organized through the city of Edmonton and the Nina Haggerty’s RBC Emerging Artist in Residence.

Andrew Thorne is passionate about artmaking practices becoming more accessible through arts education and programming. Thorne also teaches printmaking classes at SNAP, and other artmaking courses through the Edmonton City Arts Centre and the Paint Spot.

Riisa Gundesen (she/her) is an oil painter based in Edmonton, AB, on Treaty 6 Territory. Her practice deals with self-portraiture and still life, exploring intersections of personal narrative, gender, consumerism, and the abject. Her paintings have been shown in galleries and artist-run centres across North America; her newest body of work has been exhibited in major group shows at Contemporary Calgary, the Dunlop Art Gallery, and the Esplanade Centre, and in recent solo shows in St. John’s, NF, Ottawa, ON, and Utica, NY. She has also been featured in such publications as Galleries West and The Capilano Review, and her work is included in the collections of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the University of Saskatchewan.

Gundesen received her BFA from the University of Lethbridge in 2012, and her MFA from themUniversity of Saskatchewan in 2018. She currently teaches painting and drawing at the University of Alberta, and MacEwan University, and is the 2024/25 Artist in Residence at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre.

Riisa Gundesen (she/her) is an oil painter based in Edmonton, AB, on Treaty 6 Territory. Her practice deals with self-portraiture and still life, exploring intersections of personal narrative, gender, consumerism, and the abject. Her paintings have been shown in galleries and artist-run centres across North America; her newest body of work has been exhibited in major group shows at Contemporary Calgary, the Dunlop Art Gallery, and the Esplanade Centre, and in recent solo shows in St. John’s, NF, Ottawa, ON, and Utica, NY. She has also been featured in such publications as Galleries West and The Capilano Review, and her work is included in the collections of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the University of Saskatchewan.

Gundesen received her BFA from the University of Lethbridge in 2012, and her MFA from themUniversity of Saskatchewan in 2018. She currently teaches painting and drawing at the University of Alberta, and MacEwan University, and is the 2024/25 Artist in Residence at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre.

I graduated with honors from the International Academy of Design in Toronto in 2005, where I studied fashion design. Following my graduation, I worked with local boutiques in Toronto and organized a fashion show showcasing garments made from a variety of textiles sourced from the Indian subcontinent.

Julie Drew waits and listens, letting the details of the world around her speak beauty and wonder. Adding her own distinct expression using watercolor and mixed media to capture the depths and nuances of color, light, and shadow, she creates paintings that proclaim peace, mystery, and wonder. Her passion for art led to a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, USA in 1987. Julie has been painting for over 40 years. In 1997, Julie moved with her family to Edmonton, Alberta. Although Julie works predominantly in watercolor, she also uses mixed media with her own handmade paper.  Julie teaches watercolor, mixed media, acrylic, oil and papermaking. Her art work has been exhibited around Alberta.

Andrew Thorne is a multi-disciplinary artist, born in Mi’kma’ki, or Moncton, New Brunswick. He received a BFA from NSCAD University in 2020 and relocated to Treaty Six territory, Edmonton, in 2021.

Andrew Thorne has had exhibitions across Canada, including Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, the Grande Prairie Art Gallery and Lowlands Project Space in Alberta. Recently, Andrew has also had work at Hermes Gallery in Halifax. Andrew has participated in a number of artist residencies such as St. Michael’s Visiting Artist Program in Newfoundland, the Yorath House Artist Duo program organized through the city of Edmonton and the Nina Haggerty’s RBC Emerging Artist in Residence.

Andrew Thorne is passionate about artmaking practices becoming more accessible through arts education and programming. Thorne also teaches printmaking classes at SNAP, and other artmaking courses through the Edmonton City Arts Centre and the Paint Spot.

Frank Haddock is one of those rare artists who has been creating and exhibiting his work for most of his life. He easily works in all media but prefers watercolours. Frank has been working solidly in the world of art since high school in Vancouver, BC. Beyond the U of A Frank has studied and explored art in Philadelphia. Having received his BFA at the University of Alberta in 1984 he has been teaching for more than 45 years. He has taught at Grant MacEwan University
and several other cultural centres and community art clubs throughout Alberta.

Currently, Frank continues to teach and operates his own online art school as well as continuing an active studio career. His work is shown throughout Western Canada and is represented in numerous private and public collections, including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. One of
his watercolours was included in the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolor exhibition that appeared at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria several years ago. Frank has exhibited art in many art galleries in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. His work has been seen in “Galleries West Magazine”, “Edmonton Women’s Magazine”, and “Watercolour Artist Magazine (June
2009 issue)”, and is a contributor to the September/October 2024 issue of Island Arts Magazine.

Andrew Thorne is a multi-disciplinary artist, born in Mi’kma’ki, or Moncton, New Brunswick. He received a BFA from NSCAD University in 2020 and relocated to Treaty Six territory, Edmonton, in 2021.

Andrew Thorne has had exhibitions across Canada, including Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, the Grande Prairie Art Gallery and Lowlands Project Space in Alberta. Recently, Andrew has also had work at Hermes Gallery in Halifax. Andrew has participated in a number of artist residencies such as St. Michael’s Visiting Artist Program in Newfoundland, the Yorath House Artist Duo program organized through the city of Edmonton and the Nina Haggerty’s RBC Emerging Artist in Residence.

Andrew Thorne is passionate about artmaking practices becoming more accessible through arts education and programming. Thorne also teaches printmaking classes at SNAP, and other artmaking courses through the Edmonton City Arts Centre and the Paint Spot.