Painting

Connect with painters and artists in Manitoba and discover our vibrant artistic community.

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Heather Sinclair

I am an Indigenous artist whose work is rooted in storytelling, healing, and connection to spirit. Through painting, I explore the relationship between land, identity, and intergenerational knowledge. My art reflects both personal experience and the teachings passed down through Indigenous ways of knowing.

Jan Jenkins

Raised for the most part in Quebec, Jan Jenkins worked in Alberta’s energy industry until she moved to Manitoba where she now creates original art for smaller spaces and wearable art for that unique look. Her work is influenced by the meditative art form of zendoodling along with intricate repeating patterns found in textiles, decorative tiling and nature. Most memorable for Jan are having two of her designs selected by the town of Russell, MB to adorn their decorative main street steel arches, having her In The Wind artworks included in Manitoba Art Network’s touring exhibition program, and participating in a Manitoba Arts Network digital collaboration videography project with musician Raine Hamilton. She is a member of the Manitoba Society of Artists, The Drawn Together Collective, the Art Gallery of Soutwestern Manitoba, Wasagaming Community Arts and Arts West Council. For more information about Jan and her art please visit www.janjenkins.art

Amanda Kostas

Amanda Kostas (she/they) is a multi method artist whose work is deeply influenced by the beauty of nature and the intricate details of tattoo art. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for capturing the essence of her surroundings, Amanda's pieces reflect a harmonious blend of delicate lines and vibrant washes of colour.
Inspired by her grandmother, who nurtured her artistic spirit from a young age, Amanda channels this encouragement into their work, exploring themes of growth and transformation. Her art invites viewers to appreciate the subtle nuances of the natural world, while also paying homage to the personal connections that shape her creative journey.
Based in Winnipeg, MB Canada on Treaty 1 land, Amanda continues to evolve their practice, striving to inspire others through her unique vision and dedication to her craft.

Natalie Mark 麥月明

Natalie Mark 麥月明 is a local Winnipeg/Treaty 1 illustrator and cartoonist.
In 2023-4, Natalie received an award for emerging cartoonists and made a comic for CAKE Chicago. They have also facilitated various community and public art projects for Winnipeg’s Chinatown, and run many art and comics workshops in Winnipeg and beyond including the Snoopy and the Red Baron traveling exhibit from the Charles M. Schulz Museum, at VanCAF in Vancouver, and MICE in Boston.
Natalie’s comics are somewhere between a reflection of life and small curiosities. Their work plays with myth-making and whimsical fantasies projected onto social realism. Storytelling is Natalie's primary tool for understanding themselves and exploring the world around them.
When they are not drawing, Natalie loves going to their local library, playing TTRPGs, and going on picnics! Visit their site: https://nataliemark.ca or follow along with their art journey @floodkiss across the internet.

Lori Wheeler

I am launching a business named Word Crow Creative that combines wise and wonderful quotes with artwork.

Chris Foster

Chris Foster is a Canadian artist who turns memories, places, and fleeting moments into layered, playful paintings. From her SheShed at Lake of the Woods to streets and sunsets around the world, she blends bold color, delicate line work, and storytelling to create work that makes you linger, smile, and maybe even recognize a piece of yourself.
Her landscapes, cityscapes, and florals begin with real locations, but she does not chasing strict realism. She's drawn to light, atmosphere, and the way a place lives in your memory after you’ve gone.
Also , visit her custom fine art Paddle Collection at CFosterART- where - every piece transforms a traditional symbol of Canada’s waterways into a collectible work of fine art.

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Organizations for Visual Artists and Photographers

Manitoba Craft Council

The Manitoba Craft Council is for people who love contemporary craft: professional artists and artisans, collectors and connoisseurs, DIYers and armchair enthusiasts. It’s for people who value the originality and quality of the handmade, who find meaning in making. It’s for the dreamers and schemers who seek to reinterpret the material and cultural traditions of the past through a contemporary lens. It’s for people who have to forge, carve, weave, fold, sculpt, knit. And for their friends and supporters. It’s for you. See, smell, touch, explore the myriad expressions of contemporary craft in Manitoba and be part of a community that is shaped, motivated, and defined by its love of craft.

All of Manitoba

Urban Shaman: Contemporary Indigenous Art

Urban Shaman Contemporary Indigenous Art is a charitable, not-for-profit artist-run centre located on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Urban Shaman is an Indigenous led gallery that presents contemporary Indigenous art with integrity while remaining rooted in our diverse Indigenous cultures.
Founded in 1996, Urban Shaman continues to be a nationally recognized leader in Indigenous arts programming and one of the foremost venues and voices for Indigenous art in Canada. Urban Shaman is dedicated to the Indigenous arts community and arts community at large.

Manitoba - Winnipeg

Mentoring Artists for Women's Art

Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA) encourages and supports the intellectual and creative development of women and gender expansive people in the visual arts by providing an ongoing forum for mentorship, education and critical dialogue.
Mentorship is the core activity of the organization, and a mentorship philosophy informs all aspects of MAWA. MAWA mentorships range in duration from 2-12 months, sometimes focussing on a specific media or theme, and often culminate in an exhibition. The in-depth learning that they provide is transformative. Mentorship shares knowledge, experience, networks and support, advancing individual careers and building a healthy, intergenerational arts community.
In addition, MAWA provides a wide variety of accessible visual art programming for people of all genders, such as: artist talks by local, national and international artists; critical reading and discussion groups; workshops in a particular artistic skills; workshops in traditional global and Indigenous artistic practices; professional practices workshops; theoretical lectures; critical writing opportunities; studio visits with established curator; critiques with established critics; film screenings; and a resource centre/lending library. Identity-based groups provide networking, peer support, artistic feedback and access to professional opportunities.

Manitoba - Winnipeg

Beauhead Arts Festival

The BeauHead Arts Festival is a two day festival that celebrates and promotes visual, literary and performance arts. It is held annually on the 3rd Friday & Saturday of August in Beausejour Manitoba.

Manitoba - Southeast

Forum Art Centre

Forum Art Centre is a community art school and registered charitable organization. We endeavour to develop and encourage art appreciation and artistic enlightenment by serving the community through diverse approaches to art instruction. Offering an expanding range of art programs in drawing, mixed media, acrylic, water-soluble oil, and watercolour painting, as well as ceramics. 10-week sessions with classes for all ages 7+ run in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. Summer intensive courses for adults and art camps for youth are offered in July and August. We aim to minimize barriers to accessing visual arts education and are committed to making our art classes as accessible as possible. Flexible pricing options and bursaries are available for both adult and youth classes, and all art supplies are provided for youth classes.
The Forum Art Centre was established in 1964 to provide educational and cultural enrichment for the art community in and around Manitoba. Founded by Nikola Bjelajac and Steve Repa who worked diligently to create a non-credit art organization with instruction available to anyone willing to learn. Their dedication in making art education accessible to all in the community remains a foundational value of Forum Art Centre.

All of Manitoba, Manitoba - Winnipeg