Keith Holmes

Painter, muralist, graphic artist, born in Red Deer, Alberta, 1946, Banff School of Fine Arts 1962 & '63 Alberta College of Art: 1965-'69 Artist at major Alberta advertising agency. Supervisor Presentation Graphics for The City of Calgary. Painting in the inner city and the wilderness landscape, intimate interiors and still lifes. Major exhibitions across Canada include Vancouver's Artropolis, Edmonton Art Gallery's All Alberta, and London Art Gallery's Young Contemporaries. Over 25 murals in Alberta and BC (see website www.muralact.com). "I've lived and worked on Galiano Island since 1978. Painting the island from life, on location, has become the mainstay of my work. The island never ceases to inspire."