Artist Statement

Nova Scotia Contemporary Artist Coleen Davidson paints colorful, coastal inspired and goddess infused silk wearables and wall hangings.

Biography

Coleen M Davidson – B.F.A., M.Ed., E-RYT
Artist, Creativity Coach, Art & Yoga Certified Teacher, E-RYT, Educator & Facilitator

Nova Scotia Contemporary Artist, Coleen Davidson creates uniquely figurative, colourful, and dynamic paintings on silk, and paper to silk transfers full of movement, energy, and joy.
Coleen’s art is influenced by her many years of yoga and meditation, and a profound emotional connection with living on the Nova Scotia coast. She creates art inspired by the ocean, wind, and rugged local geography. Her aesthetic is based on balancing soft sensuous colour with energy and surprise. Coleen offers a variety of worhsops - which she calls PlayShops in art and yoga, collage, and dying with silk.

Along with her art school training, her work draws deeply from her experience as a Creativity Coach, Educator, Master Facilitator, and Yoga & Art Teacher.
Coleen’s work explores the "Goddess" archetype, which inspires her to be adventurous and to create from a place of uniquely feminine intuition and spirit. Her work has a blend of softness and drama, movement, and joy.

Coleen is dedicated to making the world a more beautiful place, whether she is creating in her studio, teaching yoga and art or tending her flower gardens. She invites you to be adventurous in spirit and open to what your heart desires.

Her work is in private collections in Canada and Internationally. She has participated in a number of juried shows in the last few years including at the Ice House Gallery in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia.