Leya Tess, 1301 Gladstone Ave alley

Leya Tess, 1301 Gladstone Ave alley

@leyatess | leyatess.com Bio: Leya Tess is an interdisciplinary artist who swims out between the islands of Art/Science and East/West. She comes from a hyphenated Hong Kong Chinese-Swedish-British background and uses mark-making and intervention to bring attention to...
Iris Moore, Stanely & Pembroke

Iris Moore, Stanely & Pembroke

@irislmoore | irislmoore.com Bio: Iris Moore is a north island-born artist and living in on Lekwungen territory (Victoria, B.C). She works in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, stop-motion animation, and tattooing. Iris has worked as a professional...
Murals, music, and a new way of celebrating

Murals, music, and a new way of celebrating

FernFest is adapting by hosting a mural festival and pop-up shows for 2021 ›› Mila Czemerys Over the past few years, FernFest has become well known as a Fernwood’s big neighbourhood celebration. It feels strange now to look back and remember how we all used to...