EAST WEST MURAL FEST

Lydia is a freelance visual artist and muralist. She believes art to be a constant tool for personal evolution, and in turn hopes to evoke feelings of love, hope and freedom in her audience. She makes an effort to balance imagination and reality by drawing vague representations of her subjects, and using juxtaposition to express and convey a range of emotions.

I am a Swedish visual artist residing in Vancouver, working as a painter and within the visual effects industry. My paintings are often vibrant coloured motive of portraits or wildlife with abstract elements. I paint both murals and canvas with the use of brushwork and spray paint.

I am a multidisciplinary artist from Lekwungen Territory. I am well versed in creating original artwork, commissions, murals, set design, workshops, multimedia installations, and sign painting. I also enjoy curating and teaching. I like local biodiversity, social practice, collaboration, myths and archtypes, textile patterns, and bright, emotional colour schemes. Some of my favourite colour palettes come from the sky and some of my favourite sounds and textures come from the water.

Recognized within the urban art community as a master of his craft, Expel creates illustrative designs loaded with colour and movement. His characters are easily recognizable for their fun, playful and over-the-top features.

Expel has worked for private and corporate clients such as Wildplay Element Parks and the former Cambie Bar in Victoria.

Alex is a Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuu-Cha-Nulth artist, muralist, decolonial chef, pin-maker, writer, drummer, singer, film-maker, storyteller and father.

Dave is an urban artist with over 20+ years of experience working across Canada and throughout Europe. His unique style is internationally recognized.

Known for his dynamic lettering style, bold use of colour and sense of movement, Dave is interested in graphic design, sign-making, portraiture and art in public places.

Claire is an artist and illustrator. She works with watercolour, gouache, pen and ink and much of her work aims to depict the deep interconnectivity of humans and animals as beautiful, destructive, hopeful, and helpless.

While Claire’s work is often described as whimsical, keep an eye out for the often macabre undertones used in order to bring these faces of conflict and connection to life. Claire uses her artistic voice to speak up about environmental justice both around the world and in her own backyard on the Pacific Coast.

Jesse is of Métis, Cree, Ojibway, Saulteaux, Scottish, and English ancestry currently living on the traditional Lekwungen Territory. He has been a practising mural painter since 2010 and has helped produce many public art pieces throughout Greater Victoria.

In addition to his mural practice, Jesse spends time mentoring youth on the craft of mural painting and understanding the diverse forms of Indigenous art across North America.