Discipline Category: Painting

Jennifer began painting when she discovered that creating art is a beautiful medicine; composing each piece is a vital part of healing and self-discovery. Through bold colours Jennifer fully enjoys composing impressionistic landscapes and still life, and whimsical paintings, offering peacefulness and contentment, even at times of chaos. While painting she feels right in that space she creates - searching, finding and celebrating that it all can be found. She welcomes others to join her and experience the joy of losing and finding themselves through the magic of art.

Acrylic painter and precious metal smith from Winnipeg Manitoba.

subject matter lends itself to the natural world and its inhabitants with a unique brand of illustrative realism mixed with abstract constructs.

Jace also produces original and limited edition precious metal pieces, which are available both online and in person at his Transcona based workshop.

He has participated in multiple group exhibits , and his pieces are found in both private and corporate collections.

Bio

Ingrid McMillan is a German-Canadian painter who lives in Winnipeg. Her work is consistently about the human experience in this digital age. Each body of work consists of multiple oil paintings, sometimes in a range of different media, grouped around specific themes and meanings. During research and production new areas of interest arise and lead to the next body of paintings. Ingrid holds a BFA honours degree in painting and a Master’s degree in art education, both obtained at the University of Manitoba, Canada.

Artist Statement, 2025

In these oil paintings I weave imaginative narratives to express the dynamics of systems. My curiosity about the complexities and self-organization across overarching themes is inspired by intuitive impressions when reading, hearing a word or phrase, coupled with research into nature, microbiology, philosophy and global concerns.  Agnes Martin, minimalist painter of innocence, believed that art can steady a volatile world, affirming the human spirit’s highest potential. In this context, I use a dominant cream palette to spotlight the proliferation of stem cells facilitating regeneration and our expanding consciousness.

My paintings invite viewers to feel the quiet certainty that even the smallest cell can redefine an entire universe. They are portals to the intricate connections between humanity and the world, where compassion dissolves divisions and the transformative potential of life resonates.

Anja Studer was born and raised in Switzerland and became an environmental activist at a very young age, feeling a deep need to protect the world we live in. She studied fine arts at the École de design et haute école d’art du Valais and the University of Manitoba and graduated from Red River College with a diploma in photography. Anja continues to create, exhibit, and sell her art in Europe and North America.

Anja creates works in a variety of mediums, often with a focus on the impact of environmental challenges facing wildlife.  Her mixed media paintings – featuring beautiful, abstract watercolour washes enriched with details in ink, acrylic, 18k gold and graphite – loosely evoke the landscape.  Her papercuts are inspired by the traditional Swiss artform.  This delicate medium utilizes the concept of patterns unravelling into lines to echo the message of wildlife extinction.