ANNETTE HENBID
Annette loves working in her newest medium, pyrography, in addition to watercolour, oil, acrylic, ink and charcoal. Subjects are varied but often include wildlife, pets, florals, farm themes, and landscapes. She also designs and hand knits lacy shawls and wraps. Annette has been living in Prince Albert since 1990. her family has strong ties to the Shell Lake area. Annette has been a member of the Kyla Art Group since 2005.
LORNA BORYSKI
A lifelong love of any and everything ‘artsy’ led Lorna to finally begin studying fine arts in 2017. She had always had the desire, but also had the suspicion that once she started, it would become an obsession that would consume much of her already busy life. She was not wrong, and continues to surprise herself about what is possible. Inspired by an endless number of mediums and subjects, Lorna is still discovering her niche in the vast means of interpret, capture and display. She is enjoying the journey to its fullest!!
KIM MORRALL
I live in Prince Albert with my husband John and my four children. Ten years ago, I decided to take my art to the next level and start working more seriously to become a professional level artist. I learn from experience and experimentation. I work mainly with acrylics, but experiment with many different mediums. My inspiration comes from many different places - nature, my dreams, literature, politics, religion, life. I aspire to create imaginative, textured pieces that bring the viewer a little closer and feeds their minds with conversation.
MARCEL ST. AMAND
Marcel has a fond connection with nature specifically wood and stone. He believes there are hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. Marcel uncovers the beauty of raw stone through shaping , polishing and featuring each in hand crafted wire wrapping. If rock is not your forte then Marcel also recaptures a new spirit through his hand carved wood pieces.
Andrea Bird
I am passionate about healing through art, and the emotions we can access safely through the journey of creating. My art is generally abstract and impressionist in nature, and I seek to make it sustainable through the use of reclaimed materials, found canvas, and wild-foraged dyes and washes. This is an important aspect of my work but not always practical, and so I have a mixture of mediums I employ.
Pamela Hird
My journey into the art world began as a personal exploration of how to regain productivity after a change in health. What started as a search for something fulfilling quickly became a profound passion that renewed my sense of purpose. As a self-taught artist born and raised in Prince Albert, I specialize in textured art, but I also enjoy working with acrylic paints and exploring new mediums. I love creating pieces rich in depth and character and that add beauty to the world. I am now a full-time artist, and I am quite happy to be fully immersed in the art community, continuously learning, growing, and embracing both the online and in-person aspects of the creative world.
Ulrike Graner
I was born in Germany and immigrated to Canada in 1995 together with my husband. We started farming (and a family) in 1998. Art had always interested me, be it visiting museums with my parents or looking at their art books. However, being quite critical, I never felt confident to see my own art dabbling as successful. I took an art class with George Glenn while pregnant with my 3rd child and loved it, but it was still not something I could pursue at that time. In 2017, I found a pastel teacher on Patreon, Karen Margulis. I also had more time in my life, and since then never stopped painting.
Lilian Donahue
Lilian paints landscapes and portraits in acrylic, oil pastel and pencil crayon. Her inspiration comes from the many hours hiking the trails and kayaking the lakes in Waskesiu and spending time with family and pets. She regularly participates in the annual Winter Festival Art Show and recently shown her work in the John Hicks Gallery in the Margo Fournier Center.
Tom Ruffell
Born and raised in Victoria, BC. Slowly making my way east by way of Abbotsford, BC to Regina and finally settling in Prince Albert. Retiring in 2018, I took up lapidary with the Mid Pro Rock and Gem Society in Prince Albert. Working with various types of stones, and learning how to wire wrap, I purchased some jade and concentrated on it. Though BC is known for its jade, it was the influence of jade work done by the Maori of New Zealand that struck my interest in jade. I am currently working on "carving" jade into different forms, other than just lapidary.
Marlene Peterson
Marlene Peterson, hailing from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, is an artist whose diverse work includes portraits, still life, en plein air, and animal studies. Her artistic journey began in grade school, inspired by grandmother, and has evolved through workshops and community engagement as she explores new techniques. With a mastery of graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, watercolor, ink, and oil pastels, Marlene beautifully captures the individuality of her subjects and the charm of everyday life. As a proud member of Studio 1010 and a Board member at the Mann Art Gallery, she is thrilled to be a guest with the Kyla Artists Group.
Currently on Leave
Kyla Lewis
Always a spinner, she took the down time during covid to learn how to do narrow band weaving, and later that same year she also leaned the ancient art of Språng, which is one of the earliest known forms of textiles. She began working with clay during covid as well and that has blossomed into a full blown passion for pottery. Kyla is now a full time artist, works as the pottery technician at the Prince Albert Art Centre and will be opening Rose Hound Studios later this year.
