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Kimberly Swain was born on the Canadian West Coast and found her passion for creating at an early age. She jokingly credits her father and uncle as the catalysts for her intense interest in art after playing countless rounds of 'the drawing game' to encourage her talent...

Karen Santos is a Mexican artist who has been devoted to the arts and to painting since she was four years old. She began her artistic training at an early age under the close tutelage of her mother, an avid painter, art teacher, and art...

I was born into an artistic family and as such, art runs through my veins. My Father was an accomplished illustrator, designer and painter. Both of my Brothers are professional photographers and are talented artists and animators. Two of my Uncles are renowned comic illustrators...

Jessa Gilbert is a visual Artist using painting as a primary means of articulating movement and action. Her artwork employs color, shape, and line to create a rhythm emphasizing change within each piece.  Each painting captures an expression of motion, drawing influence from ways in which objects...

Jaroslaw was born in Poland in 1948 to a war torn landscape. His mother had been imprisoned in a labour camp and his father fought the resistance against the Nazis. As with the entire nation, his parents had been profoundly shaken by the Nazi occupation. From an...

Caragh is the founder of Open Door Gallery. In collaboration with her art partners, she is an avid supporter of emerging fine art in Vancouver. For Caragh, getting excited about art is like breathing. LinkedIn Profile [srizonfbalbum id=11]...

The installation of the #iheartlcoalart Four Seasons exhibit was an experience of a lifetime. Open Door Gallery was on-site to oversee the engineering team with the installation of the artwork, along with artists Sean O'Flynn, Karen Santos, and Jessa Gilbert. Four paintings were carefully selected...

[caption id="attachment_1175" align="alignright" width="292"] #iheartlocalart: The Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver[/caption] The #iheartlcoalart campaign is in full swing and wrapping up week one - what a week it's been!  The campaign launch was held on May 1 at the Art World Expo at Science World, and during the...

A special thanks to Art World Expo for featuring an article about Open Door Gallery. [advanced_iframe securitykey="6bcbc8ac0fe092b59ff70ac27fc0bfcbef91bc2c" src="http://theartworldexpo.com/2015/04/07/the-local-artists-farmers-market-an-interview-with-caragh-geiser-of-open-door-gallery/" width="100%"]...

AIDS Vancouver and Open Door Gallery are pleased to announce the #iheartlocalart fundraising partnership, in celebration of a shared community focus and an investment in local arts and health. Order your set of gorgeous postcards, greeting cards or notebooks featuring paintings by local artists. Half goes to...