"CREATIVITY TAKES COURAGE"
-Matisse
ART
About Martha:
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I was raised in Calgary and after a fulfilling career in broadcast journalism and corporate communications in Alberta and Ontario a move to two beautiful parts of Canada, firstly the Okanagan Valley BC and now to Georgian Bay ON, changed my thinking about how I wanted to “interpret my world” and I transitioned from writing to drawing and painting.
My work is recognized for strong expressive strokes, emotional energy and dramatic blends of colour.
"When I paint I am totally immersed in the moment and unaware of my surroundings. The only focus is my canvas where the marks that I make and the feelings they evoke take over. From beneath layers of texture and paint a story begins to emerge, often unintended but arresting in its intensity. When the painting is finished I'm usually covered in paint and exhausted but exhilarated and very grateful for the ‘stories’ I am able to create and the pleasure they bring to others".
Even away from my studio I'm immersed in art as an Elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists (Toronto, ON), NAP Contemporary Fine Arts (US), Ontario Society of Artists (Toronto, ON) and most recently as President of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Toronto Chapter.
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Please note, on my website most of my paintings are no longer available except those at galleries Arte Funktional, Vernon BC, Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC, Mountainside Gallery Inc. in Collingwood ON and soon in Alton Mill Arts, Alton ON and the Neilson Creative Centre, Toronto ON, and I'm happily busy in my studio and new paintings will be available soon. Thanks for visiting today and your interest. :)
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Martha Moore SCA, NCFA, OSA
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EXHIBITIONS
2025
2025 Artists Choice, Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC, www.artists.ca
National 2025 Open Online FCA Toronto, www.fcatoronto.ca
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2024
​A Slice of Life, Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton ON, www.earlscourtgallery.ca
Featured in On the Bay magazine, Mountainside Gallery, Summer 2024
2024 Abstracted , Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC, www.artists.ca
365 Online Exhibition and Calendar Contest, FCA Vancouver, www.artists.ca
Spring Kaleidoscope, Toronto FCA, Pazan Gallery, Mississauga ON www.pazangallery.com
2024 Federation Gallery Showcase www.artists.ca
Mountainside Gallery, Collingwood ON www.mountainsidegalleryinc.com
ARTE Funktional Gallery, Vernon BC www.artefunktional.com
ARTSY, New York NY www.artsy.net
ARTSPER Paris, France www.artsper.com
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2023
Perspectives, Toronto FCA, Nielson Park Creative Centre, Toronto ON
Neilsonparkcreativecentre.com
Homeward, Ontario Society of Artists, Exhibition of Selected Works, Nielson Park Creative Centre, Toronto
Neilsonparkcreativecentre.com
Aging, Art and the Modern Elder, Gallery Vertigo, Vernon BC www.galleryvertigo.com
2023 Summer Pleasures Showcase, FCA Toronto www.fcatoronto.ca
Caetani Cultural Centre, Vernon BC www.caetani.org
Aging, Art and the Modern Elder, Village Gallery, Lumby BC www.monasheeartscouncil.com
2023 Federation Gallery Showcase www.artists.ca
Mountainside Gallery, Collingwood ON www.mountainsidegalleryinc.com
ARTE Funktional Gallery, Vernon BC www.artefunktional.com
Aging, Art and the Modern Elder, Langley, BC **
​** Link to the description of the travelling exhibition and podcasts: www.pentictonartscouncil.com/modern-elder
ARTSY, New York NY www.artsy.net
ARTSPER Paris, France www.artsper.com
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2022
Aging, Art and the Modern Elder, Langley, BC
Mountainside Gallery, Collingwood ON www.mountainsidegalleryinc.com
Dragonfly Arts on Broadway, Orangeville ON www.dragonflyarts.ca
Limitless, Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC Nov - Dec www.artists.ca
Harvest Time 2022, Beaux Arts Gallery, Brampton ON October - November www.beauxartsbrampton.org
Aging, Art and the Modern Elder, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace BC October www.terraceart.gallery.com
Chapter Challenge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC www.artists.ca
Aging, Art and the Modern Elder, Quesnel Art Centre, Quesnel BC July & August www.quesnelartgallery.ca
Aging, Art and the Modern Elder, Station House Gallery, Williams Lake BC July
ARTE Funktional Gallery, Vernon BC www.artefunktional.com
NAP International juried, Baylor Gallery, Waco TX April
ARTSPER Paris, France www.artsper.com
Aging, Art and the Modern Elder, Penticton Arts Council Gallery, Penticton BC Feb 4 - March 15, 2022
***Aging, Art and the Modern Elder On-line Link and Podcast can be found at: www.pentictonartscouncil.com/modern-elder
ARTSY, New York NY www.artsy.net
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2021- 2012
In these 10 years I exhibited my watercolour, mixed media, acrylic and water-miscible oil paintings in over 80 juried shows worldwide from Vancouver BC to New York NY including Artsper, France. The specifics, a list of when and in what galleries and awarded paintings can be provided upon request.
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Publications: Art Avenue 2012 on, Sage-ing Magazine, www.sageing.ca, Issue 27, "Interpreting my World...",
On the Bay Magazine, Mountainside Gallery Inc., Summer 2024 and a Netflix: High-Lux Reality Show coming soon will feature my paintings.
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CONTACT
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
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ARTE Funktional Gallery, Vernon BC, https//www.artefunktional.com
Mountainside Gallery, Collingwood ON, https//mountainsidegalleryinc.com
STUDIO LOCATION: Georgian Bay,Ontario
TEL: 905.442.0007 | marwest2@gmail.com