Samantha Williams-Chapelsky

I produce large scale abstracted landscapes with a focus on the materiality of the paint to allude to emotion and feeling within the natural space. I reference landscapes from across Canada and create these works with brooms, palette knives and litres of paint on birch panels. My work has unique finishes and sheens varying from shiny to matte to indicate an intuitive feeling of a geographical element in the landscape. With textural elements, gestural marks, and rich color palettes, I embark on a journey of discovery with each work of art. I begin with a landscape reference and through the use of modern matte acrylics and added paste mediums, I move across the painting surface with an abstract expressionistic style. My work approaches landscapes with passion for connection and engagement with the senses using the physicality of paint and texture. For viewers, creating this window- oeuvre, engages senses, and reflection on place and our human relationship with landscape. I am inspired by the works of Georgia O’Keeffe, Lee Krasner, and Helen Frankenthaler and their love of the inherent beauty in landscape and in our connection as humans to finding our sense of place.

Samantha Williams-Chapelsky completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Alberta in 2009, with distinction, majoring in painting and art history.

Samantha has been exhibiting her art extensively for the past 15 years worldwide. Her paintings are included in numerous corporate and private collections and are represented in select commercial art galleries across Canada.

Exhibitions
2023 – 2025
Solo Exhibition Across Alberta – AFA arthouse, Calgary, AB - October 2025
Solo Exhibition Sky, Stone, and Prairie: Plein Air Perspectives of Alberta, Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB - October 2025
Solo Exhibition Sky, Stone, and Prairie: Plein Air Perspectives of Alberta, FAB Gallery Edmonton, AB- September 2025
The Artist Project, Toronto, ON - May 2025
The Feminine Landscape Group exhibition, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB - January 2025
Solo exhibition, McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, AB - January 2025
Solo exhibition, Art Gallery of St.Albert, St.Albert, AB - February 2024
The Artist Project, Toronto, ON - April 2024
The Artist Project, Toronto, ON - April 2023
Solo exhibition, Adele Campbell Fine Art, Whistler, BC - June 2023
Solo exhibition, Spruce Grove Public Gallery, Spruce Grove, AB - October 2023


2022
The Artist Project, Toronto, April 2022

2021
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (online) July 2021
Strathearn Art exhibition, September 2021

2020
Federation of Canadian Artists Online Exhibition, Abstraction Exhibition
Landscape Conversations, Northern Jubilee Alcove Gallery, March 2020
Federation of Artists Painting on the Edge exhibition, Vancouver, July 2020
Toronto Outdoor (Online) Art ...