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Biography
Skye Jarvis is a Canadian artist born in Toronto, Ontario. She is a surrealist painter, creating works of art using oil on canvas.
In 2002, Skye Jarvis completed her degree in fine arts from Queen's University, at Kingston, Ontario. In 2005 she graduated with honours from Humber College with a post graduate certificate in 3D Animation. After graduating, she was a founding member of a Toronto based art collective where she curated the visual aspect of all shows, as well as displaying her own work. Jarvis was a participating artist in Collage 2003 and has shown her work in a variety of festivals and spaces in Toronto and surrounding areas. This summer she is looking forward to participating in the Waterdown ArtsFest 2018.
Skye Jarvis' main body of work is a reflection and interpretation of her experiences and observations. Her work is feminine, mindful and solitary. Her paintings are rich and vibrant in colour. She creates her backgrounds using a glazing and layering technique to achieve depth and texture, while creating contrast with a well blended subject, usually a sculptural figure.
Skye Jarvis currently lives in Grimsby, Ontario where she works out of her home based studio. Her work can be found in private collections in North America and Europe.
Skye Jarvis is a Canadian artist born in Toronto, Ontario. She is a surrealist painter, creating works of art using oil on canvas.
In 2002, Skye Jarvis completed her degree in fine arts from Queen's University, at Kingston, Ontario. In 2005 she graduated with honours from Humber College with a post graduate certificate in 3D Animation. After graduating, she was a founding member of a Toronto based art collective where she curated the visual aspect of all shows, as well as displaying her own work. Jarvis was a participating artist in Collage 2003 and has shown her work in a variety of festivals and spaces in Toronto and surrounding areas. This summer she is looking forward to participating in the Waterdown ArtsFest 2018.
Skye Jarvis' main body of work is a reflection and interpretation of her experiences and observations. Her work is feminine, mindful and solitary. Her paintings are rich and vibrant in colour. She creates her backgrounds using a glazing and layering technique to achieve depth and texture, while creating contrast with a well blended subject, usually a sculptural figure.
Skye Jarvis currently lives in Grimsby, Ontario where she works out of her home based studio. Her work can be found in private collections in North America and Europe.