Mark Stephenson
Mark Stephenson
Visual artist and designer
I'm proud to announce that I have been accepted as a member of the Kanata Civic Art Gallery. I moved to Kanata a few years ago and have grown to appreciate the community and green spaces. We live right near Beaver Pond and this has had a great influence on my art. Daily walks near and by the pond have been bringing in lots of inspiration, you...
Read MoreAll Hands on Deck is back again this year and I'm happy to be participating again with over 200 other amazing local Ottawa artists. My submission this year is a board with a Great Blue Heron. This heron is from Beaver Pond in Kanata, a regular that I would see on my local daily walks. Board is painted with acrylics in case you're
Read MoreI'm excited to be participating in the Ottawa Arts Council fundraiser, Luck again this year. It's a fun event where everyone who purchases a draw ticket get to come home with a piece of art. I've done that a few times myself and added some wonderful pieces to my collection. This year I've contributed a pen and ink study of one of my plaster...
Read MoreUpdate: Auction is open, here is a link to my board. I'm happy to be participating in All Hands on Deck 2022 #AHOD2022, it's been a few years since I participated and it feels good. All Hands on Deck is an annual fundraiser in Ottawa, Canada, where artists create skateboards that are auctioned off to raise funds for a charity. This year the funds...
Read MoreThis is the first time I've participated in an Alumni exhibition. I studied Graphic Design at St. Lawrence College where I learned the fundamentals that have been the foundation of my design and art pursuits. I'm grateful for all the knowledge that my professors passed along and for the life lessons I learned in the process. And I learned some less...
Read More(image above: a pen and ink drawing I've donated to Luck 2019) I'm proud to be participating in the Ottawa Arts Council's annual fundraiser Luck. Luck takes place on Thursday, Dec 5, 2019 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM at The Studio, Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., Ottawa Artists donate works and the Ottawa Arts Council sells tickets, each ticket guarantees you an...
Read MoreA friend of mine Jennifer Ford has curated a small show of works at Wilf and Asd's, a little restaurant at 510 Bank St in Ottawa. That's my pen and in drawing in the middle. Here is the list of the artists in the show, go check it out while it's up.
Read MoreNovember 23, 2018 – January 2, 2019, Ottawa Art Gallery I have a couple pen and ink life drawings in the Ottawa Art Gallery Part and Parcel holiday show. This show features works by over 50 local and regional artists and makers, it's a great opportunity for holiday gift shopping.
Read MoreWhen: Friday, November 2, 2018 at 7 PM – 1 AM Where: ANEXÉ07 at 80, rue Hanson, Gatineau, Quebec J8Y 3M5 Artists, illustrators and designers from Canada and around the world band together for a holiday fundraiser like no other in Ottawa-Gatineau! For the first time this year, all funds raised at SKETCH will be shared between two artist-run centres...
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