ARDATH DAVIS, SFCA, NWWS, KA (Ret)

ARDATH DAVIS, SFCA, NWWS, KA (Ret) is a West Coast artist who has lived and painted in many parts of Canada. She studied at the Montreal Museum of Arts under Arthur Lismer, and later worked with Harold Beament, RCA. Davis credits Al Broulliette’s teachings about "good negative shapes" as paramount in her approach to good design. She uses an intuitive approach through most of the painting process. The stimulus for her creativity is an awareness of nature’s pulse and the constant cyclic changes that occur. An ever present theme in her work is the regeneration of life. "Sketching the Quebec countryside in all seasons was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with Nature in all her varied moods." Davis has had numerous one-person shows and instructed throughout British Columbia. Her work has received awards both locally and internationally and may be found in private and corporate collections worldwide.