Anne was born in England and came to Canada in 1963 after graduating from Agricultural College. She was always encouraged to paint by her grandmother, also an artist. Anne has been a member of the Olds Art Club, A.C.A.C.A., & Federation of Canadian Artists for several years. She has ex-hibited in many juried shows as well as individual show in Olds and Atlin. Anne has taken art classes with instructors such as Albert Schmidt, Dan Bach and Susan Woolgar as well as workshops in various media and techniques. She has designed theatre sets and displays, but her main medium remains watercolour paintings. She loves to paint the strong landscapes on location in Canada’s beautiful North. She now spends winters in Alberta painting, raising Arabian horses and driving the school bus, and summers in Atlin painting the fabulous scenery and enjoying the people. Contact Anne Burchill at 651-2144 in Atlin or at (403) 556-8423 in Alberta

Carla was born in Holland and after meeting her husband moved to England where she lived for 15 years. Carla and her spouse emigrated to Canada in 1998. The move to Atlin inspired her to capture the beauty of this beautiful environment on film. Carla had never shown an interest in photography before but the peacefulness and beauty of Atlin brought out an artist eye. She and her spouse have lived in Atlin for four years.

The source of this artist’s ingenuity is the never-ending supply of material nature affords. As a matter of course, Dominik J. Modlinski incorporates the journey motif into his work, his creative process and his personal growth experience. For him, the possibilities are endless.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, Modlinski now calls Canada home and makes his living traveling through and painting various endangered natural areas. At the heart of his travels is a quest to discover and depict the inherent balance and truthfulness found in nature.

“My work is simply a reflection of what I love to do most, to be able to live on the land, to better my creative vision and to bring people joy and understanding of the environment through art,” says Modlinski.

In Poland he attended The School for Artistic Crafts and Design. In Canada he graduated with honours from the Ontario College of Art in 1993. He has since lived in the wilderness setting of Atlin, B.C., where he taught painting and drawing at the Atlin Centre for the Arts. Modlinski says he enjoys the physical challenge painting in such remote location entails. It’s also an opportunity to visually celebrate a unique ecosystem. For this artist, celebration is really at the heart of his hard work.

Modlinski now lives in Nanaimo, BC where he paints full-time. His work has earned him numerous awards, including the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Scholarship in 1994 and the David L. Stevenson Scholarship for Proficiency in Drawing & Painting in 1993.

The artist’s work can be found in corporate and private collections. He is represented by “ Canada House “, Banff, AB., “ Peninsula Gallery “, Sidney, BC, “Elliott Louis Gallery”, Vancouver, BC and by “ John A. Libby Fine Art “, Toronto, ON. His work is also published by Nature’s Scene in Georgetown, ON.

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Don Weir began painting in the mid-1970's while teaching primary school in the small village of Kitwanga in northern British Columbia. He presently resides in Atlin. He travels extensively during the year and his work reflects his interest in the design elements of landforms ranging from the Arctic all the way to the deserts of northern Mexico.

His paintings focus mainly on the relationship between colour and atmospheric light effects. He also works in collage as preparatory studies for his paintings.

Doreen is a full-time artist who has developed a powerful style to capture the beauty of landscape and wildlife she paints. Doreen received her Art and Design Diploma from Red Deer College and her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Calgary. Related work includes arts instruction at both community and college levels and in First Nations schools. For Artssmarts Canada, Doreen has taught visual and integrated art into school curricula for grades 1-12. It is notable that she finished her last studio art course for her degree at the Atlin School for the Arts. She can be reached at: 5626 – 56th Ave., Olds, AB, T4H 1J9 PH/FX (403) 556-1871 in summer, Box 102, Atlin or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Born in rural Tennessee, Earl emigrated to Canada in 1970. A lifelong attraction to woodworking led him down the path towards carving. Every species of wood presents challanges in terms of grain, colour, and hardness. The end product is the result of many hours of carving, sanding, and finishing. Examples of his work may be seen in various homes and gardens throught Canada, the U.S., and Europe.

Reclusive artist Fred Morris has resided in Atlin for over 30 years. 

"signs are he's running out of his favorite color…."   "…. lived long enough to call into question the point in dabbling of any kind"   "retired to spend more time in his favorite pursuit: thinking about his future" "more than enough delinquencies to pass in lieu of a career that it wouldn't look good on paper"  "from the picture it's pretty clear he's picked up a few filthy habits along the way……."

Gloria Ahrensfeld,  Oil Paintings

Gloria started oil painting in Juneau in the 1970's. Many of her paintings on velvet and on canvas are in private collections in Canada and the United States. Living here as a seasonal resident for many years, she enjoys taking photographs of historic buildings and scenery around Atlin and the Yukon for inspiration and ideas. Gloria also paints magnets and buttons of Atlin's historical buildings and festival designs.

Heather returned to Atlin in 1990 after attending Concordia U in Montreal.  For several years she concentrated on works in graphite, using myths and metaphors in figurative drawings, or guns and underwear in trompe l’oeil mounted in shadow boxes.  In the past several years she has extended the trompe l’oeil themes to include colored pencil and oil.  Oil has become her medium for portraiture, mainly of women in period costume.  Her work  has been shown in solo and group shows in Montreal, Yukon Arts Centre, Edmonton, Vancouver, Alaska and American Artist Magazine.  She has done many portrait commissions and her work is in the Yukon Government Permanent Collection as well as private collections in North America and Europe.

JoAnne was born in New Westminister BC, raised on Vancouver Island, has a BFA from the University of Victoria and is the mother of 4. She has lived in Atlin for the past 12 years and has found this Northern Biome inspirational for her passion to paint. She confesses, “Lately, I have had a strong pull towards mixed media and recycled materials, using them to express human/environmental concerns.” Her pieces investigate current human awareness of our global situation.

Artist’s Statement
I have been spending time in Atlin over the past number of years and as a result have explored some of Northern Canada. My paintings are a response to my experiences out on the land. None are about a specific place but are rather an amalgam of my subjective responses to the northern landscape.

Education
1988 University of Victoria – Completed all requirements for a B.F.A. Honours in Painting except for 1.5 credits of elective study.

Shows
Shown extensively in the Victoria area and won the Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic Award for Best in Show at the Sooke Fine Arts Show in 1995. Currently involved with the Greater Victoria Art Gallery’s art rental program.

 Living part time at Lena Creek
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Judith Currelly's imagery is inspired by the stark vastness of Northern British Columbia and the Yukon. Every aspect of her life -- from homesteader to artist to commercial pilot -- has been influenced by the land. It forms the basis for simplified, stylized landscapes and wildlife forms painted in a beautifully restrained palette. Currelly employs various tactile techniques such as scraping, scoring and bevelling and staining the surface of the wood to imply geological forms. Etching and scraping reflect the permanence of mark making, as they do with petroglyphs, pictographs or fossils. Haunting images of man and animals co-exist in Currelly’s work, evoking feelings of primitive mysticism, ancient rituals and reverence. In 2004 Currelly was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy for the Arts. Her work can be seen at the Diane Farris Gallery in Vancouver.

Simply Gold showcases award-winning northern artist Kathryn Taylor's hand-crafted gold nugget jewellery. Located in downtown Atlin, the twenty year resident operates her store out of her historic log cabin. Taylor feels her love of the outdoors is reflected in what she calls the "organic themes" that emerge from the variety of materials used in her workshop. Her shop features creations from Atlin gold nuggets and gemstone materials. "Pushing the boundaries brings forth innovative designs,with attention given to originality and detail", says Taylor.

Lois has been working in fibres and fabrics since 1965, focusing on quilting for the past 25 years. Traditional or contemporary, realistic or representational, her quilts are inspired by nature, particularly her garden, and the landscape of the North in all its seasons. "Fabrics entice me. Colours, lines, shapes, patterns and textures become food for artistic expression. My Chocolate!" Inspiration may come from fabrics, photo graphs, exciting quilt artists who share their expertise, or a 'challenge' set by friend, guild, or quilt shop. Currently she strives to shed restraints learned in traditional construction techniques, taking a more liberated spontaneous approach to design. Her home is her gallery. The studio and house are open to visitors, although a call in advance is always appreciated. (250)651-0007.

Born in Vancouver B.C. in 1946, Maureen finished her schooling with four years at the Vancouver School of Art, (now called Emily Carr), majoring in sculpture. After graduating she worked as a jade carver for two years then headed north with her stone carving tools. Having established a studio in Atlin, she began experimenting with local materials and was soon seduced by antler's natural beauty. Over 30 years later, antler; primarily moose and caribou antler, is still her medium of choice. Current new work is a series of explorations in human portraits, headwear and masks and the incorporation of bones and found objects into multi-faceted works.

She has had numerous shows in Yukon, B.C. and Alaska. Her work can be found in the Yukon Permanent Collection and private collections around the world.

Manu was originally born in Germany and came to Atlin 6 years ago for the first time. In Winter 2007 she and her husband finally moved here for good. Since 1998 Manu has been working as a graphic- and web designer and a lecturer for Visual Communication and Design Basics at Marquardt-Academy in Dortmund/Germany where she obtained a Masters Degree in arts and design. In addition to graphic design, photography became Manu's beloved hobby. "My inspiration is the simplicity and magic of an 'everyday moment'. The gentle play of light and shadow as well as the astonishing impact of colours and reflections fascinate me most." Her photographic artwork shows the beauty that lies within the ordinary. Manu's art has been shown in several photo-art-calenders and was released by a number of book-publishers in Germany, the Netherland and the US. Just recently one of her photos became the cover picture of a title published by Bantam-Books New York.

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Wil and her husband settled in Canada in 1978. After 24 years in Calgary, Alberta they retired to Atlin. Wil received her Art training at the College of Art and Design in Calgary and through participating in different workshops in different media. After working with charcoal, pastel, watercolour, acrylic and oil, Wil ventured into Mosaics – an Art medium she loves because of its energy, colour and movement. Wil calls it “painting with tiles and glass” and “creating Art while recycling”.
Her artistic focus changed when she was introduced to the Mosaic medium. Working in Mosaics influences her painting and vice versa.

Wil has exhibited in many juried and invitational Art shows, was a member of the Crescent View Artists' Association in Calgary and has been a member of the Atlin Courthouse Gallery since its inception in 2007.
Her work is in private collections in Canada, the U.S.A. and Europe. For more examples of her Art, please visit http://www.heinandwil.net/CANWebpages/Wil%27s%20Art.htm