Donna Baspaly's art career spans over 30 years. She has exhibited
in Japan, Australia, the United States and Canada, and has earned many prestigious awards. Baspaly is a
Senior Signature Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and is one of 26 women in Canada with these
credentials. The Northwest Watercolor Society in the U.S. awarded her signature status in 1998. In 2000
Baspaly was the chairperson for the International Aim for Arts exhibition, earning her a lifetime membership
with the Federation.
Her designs have been featured in an exclusive line of autographed bedding for the Daniadown Company, as well
as on the cover of a limited-edition book. She is a popular international workshop instructor as well as a
sought-after juror. Baspaly is part of the FCA Standards Committee and has been an annual juror of the
Pacific Rim International Miniature Art Contest.
Many pieces of her art have been purchased by corporate collectors and introduced to private homes by some of
Vancouver's leading interior designers. Eleven of her images are in print with Canadian Art Prints.
Television profiles have been shot about the artist by such television companies as CTV and Shaw.
Baspaly is a master of mixed media. The unique depth of each piece is achieved by applying many layers of
stamping, collage papers, underlying texture, glazing, line work and much more. Veils, translucency and
opagues are tinted or toned gesso creating transparent gossamer veils right up to blocking an area with total
opacity to quiet passages of the painting to give the eye a chance to rest.
Many of Baspaly`s abstracts are multi-layered design images on canvas with personally created stamps and
papers. The symbols, marks and messages are a tapestry leading to doorways of the past.
Applying exaggeration, playfulness and shape-making in the women series, Baspaly suggests we take a lighter
view of life.
"My personal growth is synonymous with my artwork. The process of creation forces me to reach deep inside
myself and then expand as far outwardly as I am capable. With any subject, my goal is to express my
uniqueness with the highest integrity." •
Opening reception with the artist in attendance
Thursday, Oct. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
