ROSEMARY HANNA, M.A., B.A.
BC watercolour artist and educator. Undergraduate - arts, architecture.

Rosemary's vibrant art works are displayed across Canada, with international sales to the EU, Hong Kong, USA, South Africa & China.

"MY ARTS CAREER ENCOMPASSES ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING AND VISUAL 2D AND 3D MEDIA, INNOVATIVE WATERCOLOUR, DESIGN GRAPHICS, WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITS."

HIGHLIGHTED GALLERIES & EXHIBITIONS

  • SunflowerUniversity of British Columbia; Canada Place Vancouver; Silk Purse West Vancouver; Vancouver Ports Marine Events; Richmond Arts Council; North Vancouver City; Sunshine Coast Maritime Museum; White Rock Solo Invitational – civic centre library; Burnaby Arts Council Shadbolt Arts Centre; community and NGO exhibits.

Rosemary's painting "The Lions" is displayed aboard BC Ferries. Her commissioned arts are featured cover designs for Gulf Islands Guardian, Island Gold Pages, Frank Proctors © 1999 biography "I Was There." Richmond Arts Centre, Shadbolt Arts Centre & Fraser Valley Regional Libraries selected Rosemary as artist-in-residence for many adult and children’s workshops in Langley, Walnut Grove, Murrayville and Aldergrove.

INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING & EXHIBITS – INTEGRATING VISUAL ARTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Interdisciplinary 'Sea the Future' Fisheries Protection - Rosemary worked with UBC, DFO Canada Fisheries, Vancouver Aquarium and NGOs to establish Western Canada's first Marine Protected Area.

EXHBIT VENUES/SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS

2007 - 2010

"DIMENSIONS + CONNECTIONS"

"The Art of Patience"

"Imagining” Civic Centre Library Atrium Solo CoastalArt, White Rock, BC

“Artists on the River” Fraser River Discovery Centre, New Westminster, BC

“Artisan Gallery” BC Artists Juried Exhibition, Richmond Arts Council BC

“Leigh Square Winter Arts” Juried Exhibition, Port Coquitlam, BC

“one4one” Maple Ridge, BC Artists Open Juried Exhibition

 “Art & Mind" © Rosemary's Selected Artworks Exhibition - Upstart Crow Books Gallery, North Vancouver, BC / demonstration artist's workshop

"Art Coast Connections" Solo Exhibition of Marine Watercolour Invitational, Richmond, BC – Maritime Heritage Festival

"The Artist's Garden" © West Coast Contemporary Watercolours - Reflections of Jane Austen, Solo Arts Exhibit Langley-Murrayville, BC

"Rocky Point Artists' Exhibits" Opening Day Art and Music, Port Moody, BC

"BC Artists Juried Exhibition” Courtyard Galleria, Steveston, BC

"Upstream Arts" © Environmental Arts Exhibit and Demonstration - BC Rivers Day and Kokanee Fisheries, Kelowna, BC

"Upstart Crow" Gallery & Books group Art Exhibition, North Vancouver, BC

"Marine Art Exhibits" featured artist Union Steamships, Bowen Island, BC


 Arts and Design Collaborative Highlights - coordinated by Rosemary

“James Park Elementary School – Children’s Watershed and Salmon Arts Exhibition,” Port Coquitlam, BC

"West Coast Meets Southwest" © An exhibit creation with ‘Sante Fe by Design,’ ‘Tim Biggs Sports Arts,’ and ‘Wendy's Jewelry Designs,’ North Vancouver, BC

"ArtEcoDesign" © Exhibition of 8-artist Studio Collaborative/Artworks for Children’s Christmas Bureau Benefit, Vancouver, BC


2000-2006

"Burnaby Arts Council Millennium Arts" Juried Exhibition, Burnaby, BC

“Vancouver Artists Tsunami Relief” for Red Cross Benefit Kitsilano-Vancouver

"Sunshine Coast Arts Council" Juried Arts Exhibition/Show, Sechelt, BC

"Second Annual Arts and Craft Fair on the Canyon," North Vancouver, BC

"Yaletown Gallery Vancouver Artists" Exhibitions, Vancouver, BC

"Aberthau Christmas Arts" - Collaborative juried shows, Vancouver, BC

"Coal Harbour Community Centre" Commissioned art and Artist for Opening Day, Vancouver, BC

"Sunshine Coast Maritime Museum" Solo Invitational 'Coastal Shipping' Marine Arts exhibit of Rosemary's contemporary and historical art /watercolours/photography of BC Maritime Shipping


1997 - 2000

"Shawnigan Lake Arts Exhibition" Mixed media - Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, BC

"Canada Day Solo Invitational Juried Exhibit," "Water ARTS- Pacific" Canada Place, Coal Harbour, Vancouver, BC

"Vancouver Art Gallery VOX Outdoors Exhibitions," Vancouver, BC

"Edgemont Village Community Arts" Watercolor Exhibit & Signing, North Vancouver, BC

"1997 Vancouver Ports Day Marine Arts" Invitational Maritime Show, Vancouver, BC

"Watercolors in Arts Benefit Exhibit - BC Rivers Day" Invitational Fraser Discovery Centre, New Westminster, BC

"Silk Purse Gallery," West Vancouver, BC - Solo Juried Arts Exhibition, Multi-media artworks


1994 - 1996

"West Coast Colors – An Artist's View" © University of British Columbia Juried Invitational one-month Solo exhibition, UBC Point Grey Campus Faculty Club, Vancouver, BC

"North Vancouver City Hall Solo” Invitational Juried Fine Arts/Multi-media Exhibition main and upper gallery, North Vancouver, BC

"Whistler Conference Centre - BC Winter Arts Show" Juried Exhibition by BC artists Whistler, BC

"Art Counterpoint" © Integrated Multimedia solo Exhibition – Watercolours Photography Plum Tree Gallery, Bowen Island, BC

"Watercolours and Tapestries Collaborative" Exhibition/West Coast Images & Fibre Arts, Vancouver, BC

"Ocean Edges" ©West Vancouver Library Solo Invitational Juried Arts Exhibit, West Vancouver, BC

"CoastingImages" © Hunter Gallery Solo Juried Art Exhibition, Gibsons, BC