"CREATIVITY TAKES COURAGE"
-Matisse
ART
About Martha:
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 as President of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Toronto Chapter.
Please note, on my website most of my paintings are no longer available except those found at galleries Arte Funktional, Vernon BC, Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC, Mountainside Gallery Inc., Collingwood ON and the Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto ON, however, I'm happily busy in my studio and new paintings will be available soon. Thanks for visiting today and your interest. :)
Martha Moore SCA, NCFA, OSA
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2026
2026 Chapter Challenge, www.artists.ca August 2026
Fresh Paint, Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto ON, artistsnetwork.ca June 24 - July 5
2026 Calendar Competition and Exhibition, artists.ca June 1 - 30
National 2026 Open Online FCA Toronto ON, fcatoronto.ca
2026 Artists' Choice Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC, artists.ca February 2026
Mountainside Gallery Inc., Collingwood ON mountainsidegalleryinc.com
ARTE Funktional Gallery, Vernon BC artefunktional.com
ARTSY, New York NY artsy.net
2025
Canvas Chronicles, The Art Space Gallery, www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com Sept-October
2025 Chapter Challenge, www.artists.ca
2025 Calendar Competition and Exhibition, www.artists.ca
Fresh Paint, Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton ON, www.altonmill.ca June-July
2025 Artists Choice, Federation Gallery, Vancouver BC, www.artists.ca
National 2025 Open Online FCA Toronto, www.fcatoronto.ca
Mountainside Gallery Inc., 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
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 Inc., 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
2023 - 2011
In these 12 years I exhibited my mixed media, acrylic and oil paintings in over 116juried shows worldwide from Vancouver BC to New York NY including Baylor TX and Artsper, France. The specifics, a list of when and in what galleries and awarded paintings can be provided upon request.
Publications: Painting on the Edge Exibition Magazine 2012, Art Avenue 2012 - 2017, Live Wire interview, Vernon BC, "Erotic" Catalogue and Exhibition, ExNihilo 2014, Sage-ing Magazine, www.sageing.ca, Issue 27, "Interpreting my World...", SCA 49th International Open 2017, Aging, Art and the Modern Elder travelling exhibition and podcasts 2019 - 2020 www.pentictonartscouncil.com/modern-elder,
On the Bay Magazine, Mountainside Gallery Inc., Summer 2024 and a Netflix: High-Lux Reality Show 2025/2026 features my paintings.
CONTACT
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
ARTE Funktional Gallery, Vernon BC, https//www.artefunktional.com
Mountainside Gallery Inc., Collingwood ON, https//mountainsidegalleryinc.com
STUDIO LOCATION: Georgian Bay,Ontario
TEL: 905.442.0007 | marwest2@gmail.com