Valerie (Spence) Hounsell SCA
FINE ART
The Artist's Studio
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Bio
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Valerie Spence Hounsell SCA
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Valerie is an award-winning Canadian artist who feels driven to document the ever-diminishing Canadian wilderness with her realistic interpretations of its landscapes. The thoughtful application of acrylics onto canvas reveals a fascination with reflections, movement, texture, colour variations, and water transparency as she depicts her personal experiences in rural Canada.
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Valerie has attained the prestigious, Elected Member status, from the Society of Canadian Artists. Her work can be found in personal collections across Canada and the United States.
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Artist's Statement
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As a kayak enthusiast, my view from the water as I paddle through the wetlands has been the primary source of inspiration. Granite shores, quiet inlets are my signature subject matter. I imagine the divine aroma of the pine needles on the forest floor, the warmth of the sun on my face, or the soothing sounds of water lapping up onto the shore as I paint.
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My fascination with water as an agent of geological change is represented in many of my pieces. With each brushstroke I create the suggestion of the landscape adding more depth in the details as I immerse myself in the subject matter.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Awards
· 2024 1st Place Award, Mystery in the Park ECOAA
· 2024 Ruth Baker Award, Best Watercolour Media, ECOAA Juried Exhibition
· 2020 3rd Place Award, KSA Juried Exhibition
Gallery Representation
· Grant Berg Gallery, Grande Prairie AB
Memberships
· 2024 Elected Member, Society of Canadian Artists
· 2021-2024 Member/Exhibitor, VAGA Art Gallery Cooperative, Gananoque ON
· 2024 Member/Exhibitor, The Hive Artist Collective, Bath ON
· 2019-2024 Member/Exhibitor, Martello on Brock Collective, Kingston ON
· 2021 to 2023 Associate Member Society of Canadian Artists.
· 2022 Active Status Member Federation of Canadian Artists.
· 2022 Active Status Member of the Peace River and Toronto Chapters of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
· 2019-2021 Member Rideau Lakes Artist’s Association
Exhibitions
2024
· Works Art Gallery - Holiday Art Show, Kingston Frameworks, Kingston ON
· Kingston Square Foot Juried Show, Kingston ON
· Kingston Art Tour 1st Annual Studio Tour
· Martello Alley - 2024 Small World Squared Kingston ON
· ECOAA - 32nd Annual Mystery in the Park Algonquin Visitor Centre ​
· ECOAA - 66th Annual Juried Art Exhibition & Sale Newmarket ON
· VAGA - Feature Artist - Sisters That Paint, Gananoque ON
· Canadian Art Daily - Northern Visions 2024 Juried Online Exhibition
· SCA 2024 Open International Online Juried Exhibition
*note of 767 submissions only 124 pieces accepted.
· Before The Summer Juried Art Show and Sale, Gananoque ON
· Fulford Place Second Annual Juried Art Show, Brockville ON
· Cline House Gallery Annual Juried Show Cornwall, ON
2023
· Summer and Grace Gallery, JOYII Holiday Small Show, Oakville ON
· Southeastern Ontario Arts & Cultural Tour through VAGA cooperative.
· Before the Summer Juried Art Show and Sale Gananoque ON
· Summer and Grace Gallery, H2O show, Oakville ON
· Feature Artist Lakeside Studio Gallery, Waterscapes, Bath ON
· Kingston Square Foot Juried Show, Kingston ON
2022
· Southeastern Ontario Arts & Cultural Tour through VAGA cooperative.
· 9th Annual Juried Art Show Colborne Art Gallery, Colborne ON
· SCA 54th International Open Juried Exhibition, Papermill Gallery Toronto ON
· Kingston Square Foot Juried Show, TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning, Kingston ON
· 2nd Annual Small Works Event, Katherine Muir-Miller Gallery
· Successful at jury for membership of VAGA Cooperative and Gallery.
· Solo exhibition at Grant Berg Gallery April 21-May 14, 2022
2021
· Invitation to Exhibit Kingston Square Foot Show, TETT Centre, Kingston ON
· Society of Canadian Artists Open International Online Juried Exhibition 2021
· Solo Exhibition at the Township Office of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
2020
· Martello Alley, Kingston ON - Feature Artist October & November 2020
· Solo Exhibition at the Township Office of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, February
· Kingston School of Art Juried Exhibition, Kingston ON, Awarded 3rd Place
· Successful at jury for the RE:MEMBER Show , Modern Fuel, Kingston ON
· Southeastern Ontario Arts & Cultural Tour in Lyndhurst ON
2019
· Successfully curated, and participated, in The Artist’s Studio Show, an outdoor art event that included over 20 exhibitors, Lyndhurst ON
· Southeastern Ontario Arts & Cultural Tour in Lyndhurst ON
PUBLICATIONS
· 2021 Featured artist in The Belleville Local, an online newspaper, February edition
EDUCATION
Centennial College, Scarborough ON Diploma: Communications with a focus on design and marketing
SOCIAL MEDIA
Website: www.valeriespencehounsell.com
Facebook: The Artist's Studio - Valerie Spence Hounsell
Instagram: @val_spence_hounsell
Email: vhounsell2@gmail.com