Artist Statement

My work is inspired by nature, the cosmos, music, poetry, humour, architecture, typography, letterforms, graffiti, art nouveau, comic books, and graphic design. My multi-disciplinary work is technical yet expressive, involves bold colour, nature themes, and often includes typographic or hand-lettered elements. My most recent fine art acrylic paintings have been heavily influenced by the awe-inspiring images returning to Earth from the James Webb Telescope, and my drawings and watercolours have been influenced by flowers, swear words, and the natural beauty of Nova Scotia.

Biography

Tanya Keigan is an award-winning designer who graduated from OCADU in Toronto in 2006 receiving a Bachelor of Design from the Environmental Design program and from Sheridan College in Oakville from the Art Fundamentals program in 2001. She worked for world-renowned architecture and multi-disciplinary design studios in Toronto before abandoning the city life to move to the forest and live off-grid in a tiny home that she built with her partner. Drawing, painting, photographing, growing gardens, doing freelance graphic design and raising happy cats, she stayed for many years before returning home to Nova Scotia in 2022. Owner of The Oak & Chickadee, a multi-disciplinary Art & Design Studio in the Annapolis Valley, she can be found at local Farmers Markets, Art & Craft Shows, or at home in her studio painting, drawing, making graphics, prints, photographs and useful objects. She's looking for the right galleries to represent her unique style and perspective on life.