Joanne Probyn Art

Joanne Probyn Art

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New Collaboration with ArtBomb

I’m happy to announce a new collaboration with ArtBomb. ArtBomb is a curated daily art auction. It’s truly an honour to be on their artist roster. The curation is top notch. The organization has national exposure and reaches over 18,000 art enthusiasts daily! ArtBomb has helped launch many artists’ careers.

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Upcoming works to be featured include Leonardo and Oui!.

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IDS Special Contest!

I’m so excited to be participating in my first year of the Interior Design Show Vancouver (IDS). To celebrate, I’m giving away one of my limited edition canvas prints of Zen Garden.

Subscribe to my mailing list by Tuesday, October 3rd for your chance to win this natural beauty!

Zen Garden IDS Special

10″ x 10″
Archival Limited Edition Giclée Print on Canvas
1.5″ Deep Stretcher Bars

 

 

Women of Distinction Awards

Great news, my friends! My artwork, Orchid Blessings, has been accepted into the prestigious YWCA Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver.

My donation helps YWCA’s premier fundraising event. Women of Distinction Awards honours extraordinary women leaders while supporting YWCA’s programs and services.

 

 

No Rain No Flowers: My Vancouver Mural Festival Recap

I have had an amazing time over the past few weeks during the Vancouver Mural Festival (VMF). I’m a bit surprised about that.

Early in my art career, I created an elaborate mural with Dana Irving, Famous Painters. It was a beautiful Persian dining room designed for a private residence (think Persian rug but on mansion-scale and complete with realistic birds, flowers and decorative elements). It was great experience yet not one I thought I’d repeat any time soon. I was responsible for much of the detailed work along the ground which was physically demanding. My preference became designing murals—rather than painting them. Following, I created a mural for a Vancouver children’s clothing boutique, several murals for the Saudi Arabian science and technology centre, SciTech, and a multi-story graphic design banner for a global conference. I can’t complain—I’ve had some stellar opportunities! Yet, I’d talked myself into doing just one type of mural—the one where I designed it and someone else produced it. To complicate things, my doctor recently said it may not be a good idea for me to make murals. Well, I disagreed.

On the contrary, making murals made me feel great! My word-of-the-year “VOICE” led me to writing about my art and interviewing some fascinating people such as muralist Richard Tetrault who was honored by the Queen for his community contributions, and David Vertesi, executive producer, VMF. They both helped found some of BC’s largest arts festivals. VMF was expected to attract over 125,000 people this year! Their commitment and enthusiasm for artistic voice was so compelling that my reconnecting with mural-making seemed inevitable! VMF is a platform for artists to create what they want to share with the world. Murals are art people may see everyday. For many people, murals become as treasured as a city building or park. VMF murals reveal who our artists are and what they value.
Flash forward and OMG! I love the Vancouver Mural Festival! I had the opportunity to paint for a couple days on huge mural between 7th and 8th Avenue near Main Street in Vancouver, Canada. I met some cool people including artists, mural managers, curators, volunteers and art aficionados. Meet some of the people in this great Georgia Straight article. Last Monday night, the inspiring THRIVE Talks was full of great stories from local, emerging to international, established muralists. I loved collaborating with my fellow THRIVE women artists and learned a ton more about street art. Speaking with interesting people as they passed by was engaging and rewarding. I often paint in isolation and enjoyed the interaction. Tara Galuska’s No Rain No Flowers mural was coincidentally both a fitting concept for my personal story and a smart design for the team of fifteen women who worked tirelessly (2-3 painters per day) on the mural over about nine days.
Thank you THRIVE Art Studio and VMF for making this experience possible. I was so grateful for the chance to bring my creativity to the street where everyone can enjoy it. I can’t wait to see where my next mural opportunity will come from!
The festival is over but you can see the murals anytime on a your own tour (get your VMF map here) or with a Vancouver Mural Festival tour.
Do you have a favorite mural? Let’s talk about it on my Facebook Page!

 

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