Bly Kaye - Artist Biography
Bly Kaye was born in Montreal into a family with a deeply developed artistic history and in her early teens moved to the Okanagan Valley. She is continuously inspired by her environment, “My work is invariably tied to locale – focusing on images from home as well as from my travels throughout Canada and Mexico. These investigations are seasonal in nature, depicting my relationship to the wet and dark of winter, the colours of spring and fall, and the brightness of the summer months.”
Bly has resided on Salt Spring Island for over thirty five years with her husband Garry Kaye who is an artist. Her son Graham Kaye is also a graduate of Emily Carr. Bly has given workshops and classes over the years, teaching art to young and old alike, in varying contexts and mediums. She continues to teach. Bly is delighted to fulfill a life’s dream which is working full time as an artist.
Bly Kaye’s collages are in private collections in many parts of British Columbia and across Canada.
Contact us if you are interested in commissioning a collage by the amazing Bly Kaye.
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Norval Morrisseau, Shaman Artist
The exact year of Norval Morrisseau's birth is not known, but is thought to be between 1931 and 1933 in Northwestern Ontario. Norval started to paint in 1959, after he received a “vision” telling him to do so. He was the first Ojibwa to break the tribal rules of setting down Indian legends in picture form for the white man to see.
Morrisseau was dubbed the "Picasso of the North" by the French Press in 1969 and is considered one of the most innovative artists of the Century.