Jim Tubb is a well established artist with a studio and gallery in Kitchener. His work is challenging and bold. He has been painting for many years and his work is owned across the country.

Kitchener & Dorset artist Brenda Turnour is a 4th generation artist who started painting with Arthur Shilling in Orillia at age 8 & sold her first oil at age 12.
As a lover of nature & architecture, Brenda draws inspiration from the joys & beauty of life which surround her. Brenda has been teaching art, entering juried shows, volunteering & selling paintings for more years than she cares to mention.
Her art is in collections around the world & she has won a number of awards.

Sarah Granskou creates both whimsical and elegant hand felted apparel and accessories inspired by the forest. From hats, shoes, clothing and barettes to puppets and troll dolls, Sarah aims to bring beauty and imagination into everyday lives. Her inspiration is rooted in our local forests and in Norwegian folklore.

Stayce is a pen & ink and watercolour artist whose themes run toward the historic and mythological, strongly influenced by an academic background in anthropology and an appreciation of the fantastic. An east-coast American now nesting in a home & studio called AEcern in Kitchener, Ontario, Stayce creates works of art that are small, jewel-like windows into other worlds. She is also a loud librarian, quiet drummer, mystified mother, and wondering woman.

Coriand3r knits yarns are hand-dyed in deep, rich hues for bold knitters and crocheters. Chantelle loves colour! She uses small batch professional dyeing techniques and the softest natural fibres including merino wool, silk, cashmere, and bamboo. Her current favourite style is the colour-changing gradient which gradually shifts colours along a single strand of yarn to deliver a lot of visual impact.

Eekta was drawn to painting and and other ways of artistic expression since young age. After taking a long break from art for studies, family and traveling around the world she is now back. Inspired by Indian miniatures and nature she tries to narrate big and little experiences trough painting. Recently she started exploring ceramics.

Rebecca has been hand-dying silk fabric and silk blends in Kitchener for 7 years. She supplies most of the local bellydance community with silk veils, and her scarves have been featured in the fashion section of Grand Magazine.

For those looking for a quick snack at this year’s event, Cafe Du Monde Creperie, and Breakfast Blues and BBQs will have food trucks available at 14 Braun Street (location “J” on the map). Come stop by and pick up a treat on October 17th and 18th.

Many thanks to THEMUSESUM (http://themuseum.ca/) and Apollo Cinema (http://apollocinema.ca/) for providing reciprocal advertising with the Central Art Walk this year.

I was born in Vancouver, and I studied at the Vancouver School of Art and later on at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.