Artist Statement

With watercolours and ink in layers of mark-making, I make work that spans from the technical to the expressive, all with an underlying creativity. To do good is a large part of my work, whether it's creating opportunities to encourage the creativity of others, or to fundraise for various organizations. The classes I teaches give voice to my various interests: from monsters to atmosphere, from world marvels to making stories.

Biography

With an eye for the odd, Amber Solberg is an illustrator, artist, craftsperson & instructor. Hailing from Alberta, she headed east to the ocean and now works in Nova Scotia. Since receiving a Visual Arts Diploma from Red Deer College (AB) and an Interdispiclinary BFA from NSCAD University (NS), she's evolved her practice to revolve around nature, conscious creation and storytelling. That, and that humour is her jam (although not what she'd want on toast).

In her day-to-day practice, she works in arts programming as a coordinator. Besides that, she facilitates community workshops, illustrates books, develops community mural projects, experiments with environmental and conscious-use art production, sews swearwords, and is really good at making a fantastic mess.