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Born in Canada but raised in Ireland, Deirdre Keohane’s journey between two countries—and two artistic worlds—has shaped the deeply personal and culturally rich work she creates today. At age 13, she moved with her family back to Ireland, where she grew up and studied art in the vibrant city of Cork. In 2015, she returned to Canada as an adult, bringing experience, imagination, and a distinctly Irish lens through which she continues to view the world.

Art Vancouver returned to the Vancouver Convention Centre East (Canada Place Building) from April 24 - 27, for its 9th edition this year, transforming the city's iconic waterfront into a vibrant hub of contemporary art. Under the curatorial direction of Founder and Executive Director Lisa Wolfin, the fair reaffirmed its status as Western Canada's premier art event, attracting thousands of collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts.

Disillusioned with the onset of the Industrial Revolution and all the changes to life that it brought, artists began looking for a way to...

Step into the captivating world of Post-Impressionism, where emotions run wild and the brushstrokes breathe life into the canvas. In this...

Step into a realm where beauty is eternal and perfection knows no bounds. Classicism, an art movement that flourished during ancient...

In 1874, a group of artists, dissatisfied with the rigid structure of how the arts were governed in France, banded together to form the...

Why did the chicken cross the road? Perhaps it was to make art this whole time! Humans aren’t the only ones who create art; animal-made...

Are you somebody who searches for fun activities to do in Vancouver in Spring? Look no further! We have an entertaining and unique...

Companies often look for ways to bring their teams together through fun bonding activities. These can range from professional development...

Displaying your artwork at the Art @Bentall Gallery is an incredible opportunity. Highlighting your hard work can lead to new buyers, new...

Are you unsure of your decorating skills? Do you have bare walls or worse, art that seems drab? Below are some reasons why art in the...

Art fairs provide major opportunities for artists and galleries to increase exposure, gain connections, extend learning, expand promotion...

In August 2022, a piece of artificial intelligence (AI) art, Theatre D'opera Spatial, won the Colorado State Fair’s digital art contest....

In 2010, film critic Roger Egbert penned an article titled, Video games can never be art, where he argued that because video games have...

Visual artists who want to expand their repertoire may want to learn about the different types of printing, their aesthetic differences...

Art Downtown is relatively unique within the local Vancouver art scene. It is an outdoor art exhibition, lasting from early July to late...

By Brian Evancic Throughout history, the powerful have often used portraits of themselves to demonstrate their status and foster renown....

Do you ever look at a painting and suddenly feel a wave of calm wash over you? Art is made to evoke an emotional response, and often...

By Jakob Schmidt In the Edo period of Japan (1615-1868 CE); sharp lines; fine; detailed drawings; textured paper and the bright painted...

By Brian Evancic Outsider artists are those who "… may be self-taught or trained: they are all devoted to their creative practices, and...