Each of my paintings captures a singular moment of Alberta’s expressive landscapes on a tiny canvas. My work attempts to recapture those moments that are usually lost, discounted or ignored as we go about our business, day after day and year after year. My paintings focus on light, color, and atmosphere, distilling vast scenes unique to Alberta into small, wistful and emotionally resonant compositions. Each painting is a fleeting moment—a shimmer of moonlight on water, the fiery glow of sunset, or the quiet stillness of winter—preserved in miniature form. These intimate pieces invite viewers to pause, focus and appreciate the beauty in small moments.

My work embraces the trend of small format art that is gaining popularity around the world, challenging the idea that a work must be large to be impactful, and that even the diminutive of canvases can hold immense depth, memory and emotion.

I’m a self-taught artist using Golden high flow acrylics on 2-inch wooden tokens.

Krista Kirkpatrick-Hatch is a self-taught Calgary-based mixed media artist that specializes in acrylic, watercolour, and alcohol ink creations. Krista uses art as a self-care method and way to express her emotions and experiences as a mother, PMADs survivor, bereaved daughter, and recovering perfectionist.
When not creating, Krista is a manager in the disability sector and a postpartum doula. She is a mother of a 3 year old little girl and her 2 step sons and wife to an incredibly supportive husband.

S.T. Purtill is an emerging artist experimenting with new media art and installation art. His practice is rooted in his software development experience, resulting in the use of tools like digital 3D fabrication, LED lighting, and interactive programming. His aspiration is to create large, interactive installations in the public realm.

Ari Moretz is a multidisciplinary artist based in Calgary, AB, recognized for her work in traditional media and mediums. With a firm belief that everyone has the potential to be an artist, Moretz uses her creativity as a means of expression and connection. As a documentary filmmaker, she created Life in the Bubble, a project funded by a grant from Telus and StoryHive. Through this film, Moretz showcases her passion for stop-motion animation to illustrate how rare, complex illnesses—often invisible—impact the body. The documentary delves into her personal journey as a woman living with these challenges, highlighting her resilience in overcoming adversity while continuing to cultivate her artistic practice.
For Moretz, art serves as a vital tool for navigating the experience of isolation, and she is dedicated to inspiring others to use creativity as a path to healing. She holds an incomplete Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the Alberta University of the Arts, where she studied for two years before transitioning to a BA in Psychology through Athabasca University in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This academic shift has enabled her to merge the fields of psychology and art, and she aspires to help others heal through creative expression, just as she continues to do in her own life.

Bio
Jacqueline Huskisson is a visual artist from Calgary, Alberta Canada and currently living between Calgary and Berlin, Germany. In 2011 she received a BFA in print media from the Alberta College of Art and Design (Now AU Arts.) In 2017 she received an MFA in studio arts from the Belfast School of Art in N.Ireland. In 2021 she received a Jurors Award from SSNAP and has regularly shown in exhibitions in Canada and abroad. Beyond working in exhibitions her artwork has also been showcased in the Calgary Banner project in 2023-2024. She is currently working on an exhibition project Muster point with BUMP Calgary and a solo exhibition with Retramp Gallery Berlin, for May 2025.

Statement
Jacqueline Huskisson’s work explores the delicate interplay between memory, emotion, and identity through mixed media and collage. Her art is a journey through fragments-layering personal history, found objects, and visual elements into evocative compositions. Each piece feels like a reconstruction of a dream, inviting viewers to explore what is remembered, forgotten, and reimagined.
By embracing imperfection and juxtaposition, Huskisson’s work offers a reflection on the fluid nature of identity and the narratives of our past. Her art challenges us to look closer, finding meaning in both absence and presence, and the embrace the beauty of the unresolved.