Artist statement

“I am endlessly inspired by small things from the natural world — wildflowers, the wind in the poplar leaves, or the slant of sunlight across a meadow. These small things open a door to my childhood. They transport me to that time of wonder and that first sense of home. I think we are all forever searching for that solace of home and yet we carry it within us and we simply need to be reminded of this.”— Vanessa McKiel

Art Exhibitions

2025 Torn Edges: A Celebration of the Printmaker’s Art, Lunenburg, NS (group, lead organizer)

2025 Post-it Port Hope Exhibition & Sale, Little Station, Port Hope, ON (group)

2025 Regeneratio, Chester Art Centre, Chester, NS (juried group)

2024 Places I Have Felt at Home, Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, NS (trio)

2024 The Ontario Mini Print Exhibition, TAP Centre for Creativity Gallery, London, ON (juried group)

2022 The Patience of Ordinary Things, Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, NS (quartet)

2022 Lunenburg Art Festival, Lunenburg Waterfront (group)

2021 The Wild Things Are, Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, NS (quartet)