Denise Lemaster

Denise Lemaster was raised in the East Kootenay region among the mountains of the BC Rockies. Formal education includes a degree in Fine Arts/Education followed by a degree in City Planning. She worked for many years in land use planning and later as a graphic artist and art teacher while living throughout Western Canada and the Arctic. Further studies in painting include Alberta College of Art and Design and independent painting workshops.

Lemaster has been painting full time now for over 20 years, and has had gallery representation of her work in Western Canada since 1999. Recently she exhibited in the United States with solo museum shows in both Omaha NB and Casper WY.

Lemaster breaks down the landscape she paints into basic elements – form, colour and composition. Bold in her simplicity yet complex in her subtle variations of design elements, she in particular brings focus to Western Canada’s countryside.

Through her work, Lemaster hopes to promote conversations concerning an appreciation of the landscape.

Her personal goal for her work is that you might have a momentary connection that is meaningful to you.