Inspired by the beautiful natural surroundings Nanaimo is home for many artists, writers, sculptors and painters, who produce handmade products, ceramic goods, art on canvas and some of the finest works in glass, fabric, paper, wood and metals. Find out more about their art and visions, visit their studios year round or go on a studio tour to buy a unique piece of art, as a gift for someone to take home or for yourself as a memory.
Glass Art, Supplies and Classes
Sheila Warren Fine Art: Nature's Impressions | Original, impressionistic landscapes and nature studies in oil representing the varied beauty of Canada.
Blanchet Graphics
Acrylic Paintings of the BC Coast.
Art for the Heart home or office. Specializing in creative challenges in the medium of wood, I create meaningful artistic...
Crafters Workshop
Artzi Stuff jewelry + gifts + original art Visit this delightful shop in a 124 year old building featuring the work of 65+ BC...
Painting & Jewellery by Richard Hoedl & Krista Whaley
Art Studio ~ M. Susan Laley
STEPHEN PALEN - Artist, Sculptor and Musician
A transplanted easterner, born & raised in Toronto, Steve has lived in South Nanaimo...
Ceramic artist in wood fire tradition. The vessel form serves as a functional foundation to describe an impression of existence...
Unique Jewellery, with sterling silver, semi precious stones and fossils, glass, and wood
A rare collection of botanical collage art by Donna Wilk, an international award-winning artist. Her unique method of applying plant...
Watercolour Paintings/Acrylic Paintings/Painting Classes
My paintings reflect my background as a naturalist and my interest in the natural...
Barton & Leier Gallery and Shop
A wonderfully colourful and funky shop featuring the art of Nixie Barton and Grant Leier...
Jackson Robertson was born in the Kwakwaka'wakw village of Kingcome Inlet in 1956. Jackson has been carving small and large plaques...
Original artwork by Nanaimo, BC artist Andrea Krtolica. Oil and acrylic paintings,murals, children's book illustrations...
Ceramics and Arts & Crafts
Paintings of Nature: 'Pipers', 16 by 20 inches, stretched canvas
My passions are photography & painting everything around me — landscapes, seascapes, animals, flowers, abstracts...
Mes passions sont la photographie et peindre...
papier mache, handpainted furniture, 'A Bit of Cheek' art cards, hydrostone
Glass and Pottery Studio Gallery
Arctic Artists Gallery
Low Brow Indie Outsider Skate Punk artist and teacher