About

Liana Wheeldon graduated from Emily Carr College of Art & Design with a focus on printmaking. Drawing, painting, and mixed media work have consumed her since. Liana’s formal art education includes studying various media through continuing education at schools across Canada.

Liana’s work is influenced by popular culture and the natural world. Her most recent works have focused on exploring the weather and wildlife of the northern Alberta community that Liana calls home. Her work has been featured in a number of group and solo exhibitions in Western Canada, the U.S., and can be found in private collections internationally.

Whimsy is an important element in Liana’s work and more of it can be found in her Ravenous Comics line, featuring her character Joe Raven and his friends. Find out more about Joe through her Instagram and weblink below.

ARTIST STATEMENT

As I use my work to explore the world around me, I am inspired by the transformative quality of art. Ordinary subjects and situations become extraordinary when the lens of artistic expression is applied to them. Using mixed media built surface techniques intrigues me and acts as a metaphor for the complexities of nature and relationships. There is more to know than what the surface reveals.