Ancestral reclamation and eco-artist
Artist Bio
The Reverend Dr. Victoria Marie is originally from Brooklyn, New York. She has called Canada home since 1965 and Vancouver since 1979. Victoria (vikki) Marie defines herself as a late blooming, self-taught watercolour artist. Her visual art journey began in November 2020 at age 75. As she grows closer to joining them, Victoria feels compelled to form a relationship with her ancestors through art. She portrays the strength and compassion of the people who came before her by painting the female deities they held sacred before they were colonized by non-endemic religions. Her media of choice are watercolour, gouache, and other water compatible mediums, on paper and on Egyptian papyrus substrates. An ongoing project that is close to her heart is painting endangered species. She occasionally blends these two interests by painting the ancestral female deities along with endangered species from their respective regions. Her work has been shown at the following:
Art Exhibitions
- September 3-26, 2021, “Birds! Birds! Birds! Exhibition”, Outsiders and Others Gallery
- September 1-29, 2022, “Creature Connection: We are one under the sun”, solo exhibition, The Carnegie Community Centre 3rd Floor Gallery
- September 9-October 29, 2022, “Save My Home”, Outsiders and Others window gallery exhibition.
- January 11-February 23, 2023, “New Year New Beginnings Group Exhibition”, Langley Arts Council at the Timms Community Centre
- May 15-June 11, 2023, 7 pieces in group exhibition, Kickstart’s Access Art Show at The Gathering Place
- August 6-7, 2023 one piece in group exhibition at This Gallery
- August 9 – 19. 2023, 10 pieces in for banners exhibited at the 2023 Vines Art Festival at Creekside Park, Oppenheimer Park, and Trout Lake venues
