Bärbel Smith
Acrylic on Canvas
"Bärbel Smith, a contemporary Canadian artist, creates vibrant, semi-representational landscape paintings that capture the spiritual essence of the Canadian wilderness, inspired by the Group of Seven, Emily Carr, and her childhood in Muskoka, Ontario. Trained at the Alberta University of the Arts, she has exhibited widely since the 1980s, with her acrylic-on-canvas works—featuring stylized trees, glowing reflections, and a joyous palette—held in private and corporate collections across Canada, the U.S., and internationally. A juried signature member of the Society of Canadian Artists, Ontario Society of Artists, and Federation of Canadian Artists (AFCA), Bärbel has earned accolades, including the SCA’s Award of Merit, and is represented by galleries like Koyman Gallery, Galerie Bloom and several others. Residing near Green Valley, Ontario; she continues to paint full-time, infusing her work with numinous light and whimsical forms to evoke peace, joy, and hope."
