Featured Artist Archive

In July, the Halifax-based sketch comedy troupe performed at Just for Laughs, the world’s largest comedy festival based in Montreal. And now they are about to hit the big time. The troupe’s first feature film, Rollertown, premieres at the opening gala of the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax on September 15th. Six days later, their much anticipated sketch comedy show “Picnicface” will air on The Comedy NetworkRead more

Ineke Graham, Owner and Director of Studio 21 Fine Art, has a rich background in art. She was born in Amersfoort, Holland, and studied fine art at both the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto and the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in Rotterdam. She had immigrated to Canada in 1954 with her family, entering through Pier 21 in Halifax and consequently chose to name her gallery "Studio 21", in dedication to the historical landmark. Her passion for art laid the foundation for a gallery that carries only the best contemporary Canadian art.Read more

Each of Bell Fraser's clay works come out of a chain of time-consuming processes. The fish or shellfish, which are molded from clay, reflect the bounty of the waters surrounding Cape Breton Island. Unlike the work involved in making other types of pottery, the application, painting and glazing of these “critters” adds time and complexity to the fabrication of each piece.Read more

Praised by the CBC as an artist “internationally respected for his virtuosity and sensitivity as a musician”, Sri Lankan-born Dinuk Wijeratne is one of Nova Scotia and Canada's most eclectic talents. Dinuk made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2004 as a conductor, composer and pianist, performing with Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. A second Carnegie appearance followed in 2009, this time alongside tabla legend Zakir Hussain. Dinuk has also appeared at Opera Bastille (Paris), the Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Der Philharmonie (Berlin) and has toured the Middle East.Read more

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Shelagh Duffett is an internationally known, yet locally "unknown" Nova Scotian artist, photographer and writer. Her whimsical style and use of bright colour is easily recognizable to those who collect her work. Shelagh's original paintings hang in every state of the US and province in Canada and can be found in the far reaches of the globe.Read more