Victoria FCA General Meetings
2024 -25 Meeting Calendar
Victoria Chapter meetings are monthly opportunities to network with members, experience demonstrations and critiques by leading artists, and hear about upcoming events. Monthly general meetings are open to FCA Victoria Chapter members and guests. Meet and Greet starts at 6:30pm. Demos and critiques start at 7 pm and finish by 8:30. Masks are a personal choice.
FCA meetings and presentations are held at Monterey Recreation Centre.
Bamboo Room, 1442 Monterey Avenue Victoria BC
Bamboo Room, 1442 Monterey Avenue Victoria BC
February 20, 2025
An Evening with Artist Carol Bednarski
Location: Monterey Recreation Centre, Bamboo Room, 1442 Monterey Avenue
6:30 - 7pm: Mix and Mingle, Announcements 7:pm - 8:30 pm: Artist Presentation About Carol's Presentation
Join Carol on February 20th as she shares her journey "Into the Business of Art." She will discuss how she got started with painting after years away from her art, what it took to begin selling her work, and how she maintains a presence in the Victoria art scene through marketing and social media. Carol aims to have a two-way conversation and will open the floor to any and all questions you may have about "Creating & Marketing Art." |
About Carol Bednarski
I am a self taught artist and would classify my style as abstract/impressionism. My work is characterized by bold brush and palette knife work, dynamic colour, and a loose, intuitive approach. My subjects are varied, but more often are depictions of nature; landscapes, florals and seascapes. Not seeking to perfectly render a scene or capture exact detail, but rather to capture the feeling and emotion. At the same time I’m chasing beauty. I like to start a painting with no intention or plan, laying down colours, shapes and lines, responding in the moment. I will add layers, scrapping into the paint, until I start to see something take shape. Often a landscape, sometimes a floral emerges. This is when I get excited and start to pull the image up from the canvas, still trying not to think too much and allow it to flow without force. Art and the journey of creating reflects the journey of life. For me it’s about trust. Learning to trust and accept what is and being fully in the moment, authentic and honest. It’s not even about the final result, (although it’s lovely when I create something I love), for me it’s really about the bravery it takes to face a blank canvas, overcome my fear, and just paint. Website | Instagram | Facebook |
March 20, 2025
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About Chin Yuen
International award-winning Canadian painter, Chin Yuen, was born in Malaysia. She studied in Singapore and England before moving to Canada for further education. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors from Vancouver’s Emily Carr University of Art and Design and a Master of Arts from the University of Victoria, Canada. After graduation, she moved to Japan and Italy, where she taught English and Fine Arts for several years before returning home to Canada. Yuen continues to travel extensively for work and pleasure. She sees her diverse cultural exposures as an artistic asset that, combined with her love of imaginative inventions, inspires and shapes her creations. For over 25 years, she has exhibited internationally. Her dynamic abstract paintings are on the covers of international textbooks and the walls of residential homes, hotels, health care centres, and corporate buildings. Website |
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