​LOOKS GREAT! GALLERY IS HOME TO SOME OF VANCOUVER'S ​TOP ​EMERGING ARTISTS.
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Looks Great! Gallery has a strong curatorial focus on showcasing work that sparks conversation and ignites the imagination of the viewer. We love art with a message.  Our gallery and exhibitions are carefully curated with you, the viewer in mind. 

Looks Great! Gallery proudly represents a diverse cross section of artists, designers and sculptors from a multitude of disciplines and styles. ​We are drawn to the story of the artist and their work, and how it has shaped them.

MARIA BERTOSH

Maria Bertosh is a Vancouver-based Pop-Surrealism artist from Minsk, Belarus. Maria has been painting from an early age and views her passion for art as a gift that she wants to share with as many people as possible.

​She is the owner and main instructor for Heart From The Heart At Bentall Centre, where she can be found teaching beginner level painting techniques to a wide range of students.

​@mariabertosh.art

ENDA BARDELL

Originally from Estonia, via Sweden, Enda Bardell is a Canadian Artist living and working in Vancouver. Enda has studied at Vancouver Art School (now ECUAD), completed studio courses and workshops with prominent Canadian artists such as Toni Onley and Joan Balzar, both of whom she considers her mentors.
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While maintaining an active art practice, Enda’s inquisitiveness has taken her through
many stimulating creative careers such costume designer, fabric artist and founder of Enda B. Fashion Limited.

Enda has exhibited her work in many group and solo exhibitions, locally and internationally. Two of her early hard-edge abstract paintings were included in the Estonian Art in Exile exhibition at KUMU National Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn,
Estonia, in 2010. Relief is now in the permanent historical collection at KUMU.
Quadrangle is in the permanent collection at Tartu Art Museum, Estonia.

www.endabardell.com

LUKAS LUNDBERG

Lukas Lundberg is a visual artist based in Vancouver, Canada. He is a painter with a muralist background, alongside of his work creating special effects for feature films. Lukas’ paintings often depict vibrantly coloured monochromatic portraits of people or wildlife with abstract elements. His artistic style utilizes high contrast elements to emphasize the motive he chooses to paint, often using a complimentary colour to reflect warm and cold tones.

Selected murals include Pompeii Street Festival, Meeting Of Styles Germany, Meeting Of Styles Copenhagen, Vancouver Mural Fest, Brilliant Minds Stockholm, Springbeast Stockholm, Urban Arts Malmö, East West Mural Fest Victoria, Andina Brewing Company & Penticton Art Gallery.

www.lukaslundberg.com
@luke046_art

DAVID CAMISA

David Camisa (He/Him) is a British-Canadian Artist, Illustrator, and Muralist. Having worked as a professional Artist for over a decade, David has showcased his work across Canada and worldwide, including exhibitions in the United States, Europe, and Japan.

David has been selected to create murals for the Salt Spring Island Arts Council, the Vancouver Queer Arts Festival and the Vancouver Mural Festival, while also working for clients such as Wrappr, Collective Arts Brewing, and THIS Magazine.
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A proud member of the Queer community, his work is created with the intent to be an inclusive space for all. While surreal in nature, his work strives to create a world where anyone can imagine themselves reflected, a celebratory depiction of a diverse array of powerful and ethereal beings. 

www.david-camisa.com

SHERRI ROGERS

Sherri Rogers studied visual arts at the UofA and Computer Animation in Toronto. After many years of digital painting on highly realistic 3D backgrounds for feature film, her traditional paintings combine portrait techniques with graphic design principles and pop culture themes.  Sherri's style of painting is ever-changing yet is consistent in its detail. She leans towards contemporary subject matter such as pop-cultural references, urban landscapes and graffiti culture, all with feminist perspective and wit.

Sherri is represented by galleries in Toronto and Vancouver, her pop art has also been shown at the Gallery1988 and La Luz de Jesus in LA, and at Bottleneck Gallery in New York.
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www.sherrirogers.com

MAYNARD JOHHNY JR.

Self taught kwakwaka'wakw Coast Salish artist, Maynard Johnny Jr., has been drawing since early childhood. Using his signature bold colour palettes, precise and elegant form-lines, Maynard tells the stories of West Coast Indigenous People. 

For three decades, Maynard has carefully honed his craft as a multi disciplinary artist, working in  graphic painting, wood, glass, large metal sculptures and precious metals. An internationally recognized artist, Maynard’s work can been seen on the BC Ferries "Salish Heron", The Vancouver White Caps Soccer team uniforms and various murals across British Columbia. 

@Maynard_Johnny_Jr_Artist

TAKA SUDO

Japanese born artist Taka Sudo is a staple in the Vancouver and Sea To Sky Corridor. His bright and vibrant murals adorn the walls of many restaurants, alley ways and offices throughout the lower main land and beyond.

Taka built a name for himself while skiing and working as chef in Whistler. Since his arrival, Taka's bright and vibrant street style art has become an integral part of Vancouver's art scene. 

His work has been featured in Vancouver Mural Festival, 100 Amigos, Golden Brush Competition, Bao Down, The Hypha Project, Cantrav and many more!

www.takasudoart.com
​@taksuodart

DEBORAH BAKOS

Deborah Bakos is multi media artist from Vancouver. Her body of work includes abstract and landscape painting, embellished photography and textile / found object installations.

While Deborah uses a wide array of mediums, she centers all of her themes around our shared vulnerabilities and the dichotomies we experience: hope and despair, justice and injustice; the known and the unknown.
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Deborah holds a Certificate of Fine Arts/Painting from Emily Carr University and a Bachelor of Education in English/Fine Arts/Media Literacy from Simon Fraser University. Her artworks are exhibited in public spaces and commercial galleries with paintings held in international and local collections/publications in Canada, USA, Turkey, Mexico and, Italy.


www.deborahbakos.com
​@she.thread.project
@deborah_bakos_art​

LUPO

Lupo is a self-taught multi disciplinary artist who comes from traveller heritage and from a complicated history of migration and displacement. His focus is expressive painting and sculpture using texture, shape, colour and motion to explore human emotions. His subject matter ranges from joy and celebration to pain and isolation.

While his work reflects personal experience, Lupo also draws inspiration and strength from his 20 years of community, mental health and crisis work alongside youth and families from across BC, including Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. His intention is for others to connect with the emotions and experiences expressed in his work, and for us to find connection and collective strength even in pain and darkness.

www.lupo-art.com
@lupo-artwork

JEFF WILSON

Jeff Wilson grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland & trained as a structural geologist before transitioning into a full time artist. He is based out of Portside Stuidios in Vancouver, BC. Jeff’s painting collections have exhibited widely in public galleries in BC, Alberta and WA State. 

Along with completing several residencies, Jeff has received a number of awards, including Finalist in the inaugural Saltspring National Art Prize, appeared in the recent “Landscape Artist of the Year Canada” TV show, and received two Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants from the Vancouver Foundation.  

His work is held in numerous private, public and corporate collections, including Alexco Resource Corp., BC Children's Hospital, Firehall Arts Centre, Le Dressay and Company, Lion’s Gate Foundation, MOI Solicitors, Salmon Arm Art Gallery, SimplexGrinnell, Smithers Art Gallery, Town of Okotoks, Union Gospel Mission, Vancity Credit Union, VGH Foundation and Victoria Gold Corp.

Commercial representation includes Gray Sky Gallery (Seattle, WA), Hambleton Galleries (Kelowna, BC), Kube Gallery (Fort Langley, BC), Lipont Gallery (Richmond Gallery) and Van Dop Gallery (New Westminster, BC).

www.jeffwilsonart.org
@jeffwilsonart

DONT DOZE COLLECTIVE

The Don't Doze Co. was founded by brothers Ricky and Rajan Sidhu. For over a decade the duo has been at the forefront of curating cutting edge of art, music, fashion and events.

When they aren't dozing (pun intended) or creating art, they can be found fostering their community within the walls of their two production studios: The South Van Art Lab and the Burnaby Gardens.

www.dontdoze.com
@dontdozeco

CRYSTAL NOIR

Crystal Noir is a figurative Afro-Surrealist painter of Jamaican descent from Vancouver, B.C. Her work explores the intricate effects of ongoing colonial violence, and the interplay between mental health disparities within BIPOC communities. Seeking to dispel stigmatization and redefine taboo cultural conversations, her work is likewise concerned with experiences of intersectionality, and the unique encounters of exclusion, isolation and abuse that those with overlapping oppressed identities face.

​@crystalnoir.art

MARCUS COLDEWAY

Hailing from Edmonton Alberta, graffiti artist Marcus Coldeway now calls Vancouver home, where he has quickly built a name for himself as both an artist and brand builder. 

A globe trotting art lover, Marcus has meticulously cultivated a signature style that adorns the walls and homes of cities around the world. Marcus is the founder of MINBID Art Auctions, Neon Coast Design Firm, and the recently launched, Edmonton Mural Festival, where hopes to use as a bridge to bring Vancouver artists in front of an new audience. 

www.marcuscoldeway.com
@marcitcreative 

CARL BAIRD

Born and raised in East Vancouver, Carl Baird has been working as a full time creative for decades. Paying homage to his early days in the Vancouver Punk scene, Carl's gritty art works are filled with layers and textures that take the viewer on a journey. 

He is a current board member of Outsiders & Others, a not profit organization that offers artists professional curated exhibition opportunities; creative mentorship opportunities for artists identifying with disabilities. 

www.buz3gallery.ca

"The difference between art about death and actual death is that one's a celebration and the other's a dull fact" - Damien Hirst ​