Local Artists in York Durham Headwaters

Anja Kooistra

Anja Kooistra

Anja is a sculptor, artist, and teacher residing in Sunderland, Ontario. She founded Rolling Hills Creative Studio in 2011 where she teaches her unique sculpting techniques using fabric and textile hardener creating unique sculptures for homes and gardens.

Barry Best

Barry Best

Barry Best is a Toronto-based Inuit artist known for his elegant and engaging wood carvings, photography, and videography. He blends his Indigenous heritage and his background as a forester in eco-based art projects that highlight sustainability.

CJ Shelton

CJ Shelton

CJ Shelton offers art that intertwines nature, mythology, and symbolism, providing workshops and original pieces that invite personal reflection and connection.

Doris Keppler

Doris Keppler

Georgina based Creative, Doris Keppler is a painter inspired by her surrounding landscapes and the architecture of the world.

Gretel Boose

Gretel Boose

Gretel Boose is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of identity and transformation through various mediums, including sculpture and installation.

Josée Savaria

Josée Savaria

Josée Savaria is a visual artist whose paintings often feature vibrant colors and dynamic compositions, drawing inspiration from nature and personal experiences.

Karen Brown

Karen Brown

Karen Brown specializes in encaustic painting, showcasing a gallery of works that blend wax and pigment to create textured, luminous art.

Karli Sears

Karli Sears

Karli Sears has worked with hot glass for 20 years, creating luminous, botanically inspired sculpture, a collection of art jewellery and currently, custom lighting designs in blown glass.

KT England

KT England

KT England is a Canadian-American visual artist based in Keswick. Classically trained in figure sculpture, she works in marble, clay, hydrocaul, and papier mâché, alongside painting and drawing. Her practice blends timeless form with playful imagination, and her works are held in collections worldwide.

Lynne McIlvride

Lynne McIlvride

Lynne McIlvride is a mixed media artist located in Port Perry. She has worked in diverse forms-from panoramic watercolours to linocuts and sculpture installations.

Patricia Cherrie

Patricia Cherrie

At Greenmantle Pottery in Uxbridge, Patricia Cherrie crafts small-batch, organic stoneware inspired by nature, with each piece designed for everyday use.

Paul Morin

Paul Morin

Paul Morin’s work explores the intersection of abstract concepts and natural forms, creating art that invites viewers to contemplate the essence of nature.

Rebecca van Gennip

Rebecca van Gennip

Rebecca van Gennip is a Canadian alla-prima oil painter based in Georgina. Her paintings explore the experience of navigating loss through the domestic space of home through a lens of hope and growth.

Sharon Nielsen

Sharon Nielsen

Sharon is based out of Uxbridge and has painted for over 20 years in various media; including landscapes, urban settings, still life and florals. In Sharon’s pursuit to define beauty, she paints to capture colour, movement and light.