February 13 – March 21, 2026 

Printmaking on the Coast 

R.B Wainwright, Saskia Jetten, Leonard Brett, Maureen Sugrue, Jennifer Love, Yvon Lantaigne, M. Simon Levin, Nadina Tandy, Maurice Spira, Allyson Clay, Kevin McEvoy

Upcoming:

This exhibition gives you a small glimpse into the diverse and rich community of printmakers on the Coast. It shares the breadth of approaches to printmaking, with a focus on storytelling the materials and processes involved. We have invited artists who live and work on the Lower Coast to share work that expresses their unique space in the diversity of print forms. Included here are woodblocks, lithography, etchings, gel printing, textile printing and so many others.

Now launching our new print media focus at the Arts Center, with our revised print studio, a library, and workshops and classes that will be on offer for all skill levels. This focus is a reflection of the rich community of printmaking practices that thrives locally, and we are excited to share this over the coming months. 

This exhibition also shares the work of late, Coast-based artist Barry Wainwright. It includes a selection of works made after his retirement to the Sunshine Coast in the late 1990s. While printmaking was central to Wainwright’s practice, he also incorporated mediums such as oil pastels, and paint over the years. Wainwright explored the liminal realms of signs, symbols, surrealism, the demi-monde, the erotic, the exotic, the conventional, and the contrived of the astral landscape expressed through both figurative and abstract idioms. His body of work reflects the breadth of the human condition and the experience. We are honored to have been entrusted with the late Robert Barry Wainwright’s book and print collection. We extend immense gratitude to the Wainwright family, with special acknowledgement to Carla Wainwright for her generosity in bestowing the gift of her father’s works with us.  

ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS + TALKS 

Each week, exhibiting artists will share more about their work. These are a wonderful chance to learn more about print media and the diverse materials and processes each take up in their studio.  

All sessions begin at 2pm. Registration is limited to 12. Free for members. 

 

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2026

Leonard Brett 

Born in 1944 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Brett graduated with honours from the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art + Design) after studying there from 1962 to 1966. He pursued additional training through painting studies in Paris from 1980 to 1981, a post-graduate lithography program at Emily Carr from 1983 to 1984, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking at Concordia University from 1988 to 1990. Brett has sustained a long career supported by multiple Canada Council grants (including in 1968, 1969, and 1984), the 1967 Young Painters Exhibition Award, and other recognitions such as the 1985 Charles H. Scott Gallery Purchase Award. His works reside in institutional collections including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the City of Vancouver, the British Columbia Provincial Museum, and corporate holdings, as well as notable private collections such as that of Pierre Trudeau. He has taught at institutions including the Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University, Concordia University, and Douglas College, and served as a founding member, president, and designer of the Dundarave Print Workshop.

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2026

Yvon Lantaigne

Yvon’s formal education in graphic design began well before the advent of personal computers. His love of typography was significantly influenced by hands-on training in early letterpress printing methods. This was followed by a stint as a typesetter in a letterpress printshop where he was tasked with hand-setting and casting hot metal type on Ludlow linecasting equipment, as well as assembling his own forms for the presses. This firsthand exposure to letterpress would bring about a transformative change in Lantaigne’s career when, after 20+ years of designing with type by digital means, he would come full circle and return to analog methods for arranging type for the page. This watershed moment occurred in 2007, while attending letterpress poster design workshops. Here the concept that letterpress had transformed from a dominant commercial industry into a late 20th century renaissance was introduced, a niche craft and artisanal artform.

Yvon has since been experimenting with various alternative processes on his extensive collection of vintage and antique letterpress printing presses at Fox & Found Press, an extension of his graphic design practice, now located in Halfmoon Bay. Here hand-set metal and woodtype are combined with hand-carved linocut and wood blocks and hand-printed on a variety of substrates, creating personal printed works in limited editions, handmade journals & sketchbooks. Training workshops will be on offer soon.

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SATURDAY MARCH 7, 2026

Saskia Jetten 

Saskia Jetten is a contemporary fine artist and expert printmaker who gratefully resides in the swiya of the shíshálh Nation where she operates a printshop and artist studio. Her work is rooted in drawing and printmaking and internationally acclaimed for an explorative character. Her work touches on themes related to theatre, identity, and interpersonal relationships.   

Saskia uses a wide range of printmaking techniques both in her creative process as well as for production of works like prints, installations and (stop-motion) animation. Her series of unique hand printed shawls and scarves as well as her hand bound books balance on the threshold of fine and applied arts.  

The characteristic labour intensive, slow process of printmaking is exactly the speed and hands-on work that Saskia so intensely enjoys.  

Continually pushing the boundaries of printmaking with drawing at the base of it, Jetten has exhibited widely in Europe, Canada, China and the US. She was awarded honourable mentions, prizes and several grants internationally. Saskia has a broad experience of thirty-five years international teaching at university level and is a passionate tutor/coach, instructor and art educator. 

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SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2026

Jennifer Love + Nadina Tandy

Jennifer is currently exploring the layered, shifting meanings of home and belonging in her work. Home is often thought of as a fixed place, yet for many it is fluid, fragile, carried within or extending into the natural world.  As an artist and workshop instructor for over 40 years, Jennifer’s journey has involved constant learning and evolution. She co-owned and ran a craft supplies shop in Australia, completed the Textile Arts program at Capilano College, cofounded Foxglove Fibre Arts Studio & Gallery on Bowen Island and for 13 years was the BC rep for the Surface Design Association. in the last decade, she has become increasingly captivated by the intuitive and unpredictable possibilities of monoprinting with a gel plate. Jennifer is on a mission to share this passion with others. She has exhibited and taught art workshops widely in Australia, BC and Calgary, Alberta.  

Vancouver-born Nadina Tandy (1962) has extensive experience in varied aspects of art and culture, since 1988. She earned a Fine Arts diploma from Langara College (Vancouver) and studied drawing and painting at Emily Carr University of Art + Design (Vancouver). She also completed photography certificate studies at Concordia University (Montreal). Tandy has a broad exhibition history and her works are part of private and public collections throughout North America and Europe. Her work has been featured in print and on television and radio and she has also produced artwork for several book covers. She has produced and hosted cable TV shows and various info spots for CBC Television. 

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PRINT STUDIO 

We will begin hosting workshops and classes beginning this Spring. If you would like to learn more, we invite you to become a member, or simply sign up for our newsletter online. The Print Studio is the result of two years of planning and work, under the guidance of an Advisory Committee. We would like to say a huge thanks to Leonard Brett, Saskia Jetten, Jennifer Love, Yvon Lantaigne, M. Simon Levin, Nadina Tandy, Allyson Clay, Brett Jasch, Natalie Grambow, Keely Halward and Ashely Sager for their contributions towards making this happen.