Contemporary Abstract Painter
Victoria Klassen (b. 1966, Vancouver, Canada) is a contemporary painter based in Vancouver Canada. She attended Emily Carr College of Art & Design and studied photography. She returned to art school at Langara College for the Fine Arts program with a focus on painting and sculpture.
Working primarily with acrylic and mixed media on canvas or wood panel, she is best known for her expressive brushwork and graphite mark-making, utilizing both a vibrant yet subdued colour palette or a neutral limited palette. Her work explores themes of solitude and vulnerability through organic shapes found in nature. Characterized by the use of visible brushwork and line, her paintings evoke a sense of freedom, energy and wildness.
Notably, her Radio Days series (2023–2025) marked a departure from her nature-inspired works, delving into the isolation and vulnerability of previous work, as well as historical themes through her uncle’s written reflections on his experiences with radio programs.
Victoria Klassen has exhibited at the Kay Meek Arts Centre in West Vancouver, the Port Coquitlam Community Centre, and The Gallery at The Anvil Centre in New Westminster. Her work is held in private collections both nationally and internationally. She has also participated in several group exhibitions at The Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver, among several other local art festivals. She takes part in the annual Eastside Culture Crawls in Vancouver, and she is an Exhibiting Member of The Federation of Canadian Artists since 2023.
