About The Artist
rebekah wilkinson graduated with a BFA from Guelph University, ON. she has participated in over 50 group & solo shows and has hung over 35 group shows. rebekah helped establish SWAC (the West Kelowna Arts Council) in 2015 and was a resident artist of Ellis Art Studios in Kelowna, BC until 2017. she, currently, has work in the collection of Raymond James and is displayed at Robert’s Custom Framing. she is the curator of Gallery 97, Peachland, BC and manages Aviva Photo Studio.
The Studio
after establishing her practice at Ellis Art Studios in Kelowna BC, in 2017, Rebekah made the decision to return to the convenience of her home studio where she creates full time.
The story
being a full-time mother of 2 for over 20 years, Rebekah has seen the end of hockey games, ballet recitals and chauffeuring duties that has kept her busy for nearly 2 decades. next to her kids, her passion is the arts and devotes her life to creativity. for 2 1/2 years she worked at Fabricland and enjoyed helping customer with their own creative projects. in 2017 she transitioned to the Art of Yarn to help with their website and enjoyed learning about a new world of knitting. in 2018, Rebekah was promoted to manager of Aviva Photo Studios where she puts her computer technical skills to work.
i love tea and a good joke. i love COLOR. i love LINES. i love WORDS. i love the theatre and the ballet. i love the feeling of fabric. i am inspired by beauty and artwork created by other artists. i love to encourage others to find their own creative voice and am awed by such artistic uniqueness.
“I paint flowers so they will not die”
Frida Kahlo