Mary Dolman

My painting process is intuitive, building up many finely textured layers of acrylic paint to create luminous colour and flowing organic patterns of energy. Through exploring the natural world in my artwork, I seek to transcend cultural barriers and express what I value most: protecting the land, water and air for future generations. ............................................................................
I am an Canadian painter descended from the indigenous Red River Métis people, and my grandparents on the other side of the family were immigrants. I was born in Toronto in 1969, and grew up mainly on the Pacific Northwest Coast, in British Columbia.

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As a young woman in Vancouver BC, I studied art and psychology, and sought for my sense of purpose in the city. In in the year 2000 I headed 2,000 miles north to a remote subarctic town in the Yukon Territory. In the north my artistic vision evolved in harmony with the powerful, sometimes harsh forces of the turning of the seasons, and the gentle beauty of the land.

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BA, Simon Fraser University 1995
Studio Arts Diploma, Capilano College 1992

2009 to Present: Yukon Permanent Collection- artwork acquired for display in Yukon Territorial Government buildings.
2018-2019: exhibiting member of the Coastal Art Gallery in Sechelt, B.C.
2018: "Friends of the Gallery" group exhibition at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre.
2017-2018: Group exhibitions at Wow! Gallery, Gibsons, BC; and Artworks Gallery and Framing in Sechelt BC.; demonstrating artist for 2018 Sunshine Coast Arts Crawl at Artworks Gallery and Framing.
2017: Solo exhibition "Flow" at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt, BC.
2016: Group exhibitions at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre and the Sunshine Coast Art Walk .
2014-2015: Exhibiting member at the Coast Collective Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada.
2011-2014: Exhibiting member at Yukon Artists at Work, Whitehorse, YT. Artwork acquired by the Yukon Chamber of Mines.
2004-2014: Exhibiting member at the Arts Underground/Yukon Arts Society, Whitehorse, YT.
2012: Solo exhibition "Near and Far" at Yukon Artists at Work, Whitehorse, YT.
2010: Solo exhibition "Here and Back" at the Arts Underground, Whitehorse, YT.
2003-2009: Demonstrating Artist at the Dawson City Riverside Arts Festival.
2006: Demonstrating artist at the Canada Winter Games, Whitehorse, YT. ...