About Sheila
Sheila Vander Wier is a Canadian artist best known for bringing vibrant florals to life through fine details and exquisite compositions. She has a keen eye for colour and light, allowing her oil paintings to capture luminosity and depth with high realism. Her soft detailed strokes captivate the viewer so they too can marvel at the hidden beauty that is so easily missed by our busy lives. Her desire to convey her awe of nature through every painting challenges her creative spirit. Every piece she creates is a part of herself and she is honoured to have clients cherish them in their homes. Her success as an artist is achieved when her works bring joy and beauty into the hearts of those who view them.
Artist CV
Awards
- 2019 Best In Show Colour and Form Society Group Show, Art Square Gallery Toronto, Ontario
- 2012 Honorable Mention and Peoples Choice Award, Juried Fine Art Show Beaux-Arts Brampton Ontario
Selected Solo & Group Exhibitions (Galleries and Juried Shows)
- 2021 Online McMichael Art Gallery, Autumn Artisan Art Sale Exhibition
- 2021 Online Colour and Form Society, 68 Annual Open Juried Exhibition
- 2021 Online Art Festival, Pelham Art Festival
- 2021 Group: Colour and Form Society, member exhibition, Steve Wilson Studios and The Gallery, & Online Exhibition www.thegalleryniagara.com Niagara Falls, Ontario
- 2019 Group: 67 Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Colour and Form Society Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Ontario
- 2019 Gallery: Steve Wilson Studios and The Gallery, Niagara Falls, Ontario
- 2019 Group: Square Foot Exhibition, Art Square Gallery Toronto,Ontario
- 2019 Group: Open Juried Fine Art Show Beaux-Arts Brampton, Ontario
- 2019/2018/2017/2016 Group: Pelham Art Festival, Fonthill Ontario
- 2019/2018/2017 Group: Buckhorn Fine Art Festival, Buckhorn Ontario
- 2018/2017/2016 Group: McMichael Art Gallery, Autumn Art Sale Fundraiser, Vaughan, Ontario
- 2018: Gallery: Dragonfly Arts on the Broadway, exhibit, Orangeville, Ontario
- 2018/2017 Group: Carmel Fine Art and Music Festival, Niagara Falls, Ontario
- 2018 Group: 66 Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Colour and Form Society, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke, Ontario
- 2018 Group: Open Juried Fine Art Show, Beaux-Arts Brampton Art Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
- 2018 Group: Open Juried in the Wild Art Exhibition, Beaux-Arts Brampton Art Gallery, Brampton,Ontario
- 2018 Group: A Creative Buzz, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery
- 2017 Group: Beaux Arts Members Holiday Show, Brampton, Ontario
- 2017 Group: Arts Alive Visual Art Show, Rose Theatre Brampton, Ontario
- 2017 Group: Natural Talent , A Creative Buzz, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery
- 2017 Group: Colour and Form Society, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke, Ontario
- 2017 Group: 65 Annual Open Juried Exhibition Colour and Form Society, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery
- 2017 Group: Open Juried Fine Art Show, Beaux-Arts Brampton Art Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
- 2016 Submission: one of four artists contacted by the Royal Canadian Mint to submit art design under contract for a $20.00 mint coin
- 2016 Group: 64 Open Juried Exhibition, Colour Form Society, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke, Ontario
- 2016 Group: Open Juried Fine Art Show,Beaux-Arts Brampton Art Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
- 2015 Group: Open Juried Fine Art Show Beaux-Arts Brampton Art Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
- 2015 Group: Open Juried Wildlife, Nature & Native Show, Beaux-Arts Brampton Art Gallery
- 2015 Solo: Celebrating Beauty Beaux-Arts Brampton Art Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
Education
- Self-taught
- 2020-2019 Youtube tutorials Michael James Smith
- 2017 private lessons with fine artist Olaf Schneider
- 2017-2011 Oil painting workshops with wildlife artist Kelly McNeil
- 1988-1985 Hamilton District Christian High School