Artist Talks

Learning from other artists is a key element in any artist’s training and enlightening for those interested in learning more about the creative process. DVSA’s Artist Talk series is available to students and the general public, providing an excellent opportunity to hear from the artists themselves as they share information on their careers, process, life experiences and the work they produce. Free. Advance registration required.

 

Upcoming Talks

Christina Sealey – Friday, October 30, 2026: Registration Coming Soon
Christopher Cape – Thursday, November 26, 2026: Registration Coming Soon

 

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Christina Sealey 
Friday, October 30, 2026
7:00–8:30 p.m.

Registration Coming Soon

Join us for this special session with Hamilton musician and artist, Christina Sealey as she explores her stylistic shifts and the influence of earlier work on her new series.

Holding an MFA in Drawing and Painting from the Edinburgh College of Art and a BA (Hons.) from McMaster University, Christina has exhibited in galleries and art centres throughout Canada and the UK. Her work is represented in numerous collections including The Art Gallery of Hamilton, The Frederick Horseman Varley Gallery, The Hamilton Club, Standard Life Scotland and the private collection of Margaret Trudeau.

She has been awarded grants for her painting from both the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts and from private foundations including the Pollock-Krasner and Elizabeth Greenshields Foundations. Christina has taught painting and drawing at Sheridan College, Brock University, OCAD University and McMaster University.

 

 

 

 

 

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Christopher Cape 
Thursday, November 26, 2026
1:00–2:00 p.m.

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A DVSA Art Auction favourite, we’re delighted to have Christopher join us for this afternoon talk and share more about his painting work and process.

Christopher works in Guelph Ontario, infusing the traditional art form of Impressionism with modern, abstracted, visual language. His paintings are more than representations of a landscape—they serve as artifacts, capturing the essence of the environments he explores.

Born under the Gemini sign in 1976, the duality of life comes through in his work. He seeks to activate a place in the viewer where the location of a painting may be found internally. Gestural painting strokes—the foundation of his classical training at Sheridan College— keep the work breathing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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