Artist Statement

The source of my art is the coastal and fragile marine environment of rural Nova Scotia where I live. A lifetime practice of yoga and mediation is an essential preparation for my contemporary, abstracted, figurative art.
Color is important to me. I mix silk dyes and invent new colour combinations to express the softness, drama, movement and joy I feel. On volumes of silk and linen fabric I create with paint, collage, embroidery and hand stitching.
My art invites the viewer into a fleeting moment, to feel the movement of wind and water with me. I want to know others experience and often offer a way for the community to participate in my public installations.
My work is in private collections in Canada and Internationally.

Biography

Coleen M Davidson – B.F.A., M.Ed., E-RYT
Artist, Creativity Coach, Art & Yoga Certified Teacher, E-RYT, Educator & Facilitator
EXHIBITIONS (upcoming)
Bodies of Water, Solo Show, ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, NS 2025
Born to Silence, Group Show, Jaffery Arts Centre, Jaffery, NH 2025

EXHIBITIONS (recent)
Moving Through Water, Art Lab Studios & Gallery, Parrsboro, NS 2024
Fabric of Community, Solo Show, Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche, NS 2024
Invasive, Group Show, ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, NS 2024
Fabric of Community, ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, NS 2024
Members Group Show, ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, NS 2024
Critical Care, Group Show, Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche, NS 2023
Coastal Inspired, Solo Show, Art Lab Studios & Gallery, Parrsboro, NS 2023
Time to Exhale, Solo Show, Marigold Arts Centre, Truro, NS 2022
Squared Away, Group Show, Ice House Gallery Tatamagouche, NS 2022
Beyond Ordinary, Group Show, Art Lab Studios & Gallery, Parrsboro, NS 2022
Yuletide, Group Show, Ice House Gallery Tatamagouche, NS 2021
Untitled, Group Show, Art Lab Studio and Gallery, Parrsboro, NS 2020
Connect to the Amazing Everyday, Solo Art Show, HaTha Yoga Studio, Amherst, NS 2018