Creativity Studio Artists

CREATIVITY STUDIOS

SUITE 214, 2ND FLOOR

In addition to our eight resident arts organizations, the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning hosts eight tenant Creativity Studio Artists in individual artist studios with a shared communal space on the second floor.

Our Creativity Studio Artists are a core component of the Tett community; in addition to their various roles in the Katarokwi/Kingston arts sector, they regularly offer public engagment opportunities to support Tett programming. Through their community engagement, our Creativity Studio Artists enable the Tett to expand our free, PWYC, and by-donation programming, simultaneously assisting the Tett in further developing financially accessible programming opportunities for the YGK community while also helping to raise funds for our charitable arts organization. 

Any time you visit the Tett, you are most welcome to pop by the Creativity Studios (Suite 214, 2nd Floor, lakeside end of the hallway) and see what the Tett artists are up to! They regularly welcome visitors into their studios and are always happy to chat about all things art.

Our Creativity Studio Artists

Alice Melo 

Studio A ~ Acrylic Painting

Alice Melo is a Visual Artist and Art Educator, specializing in realism. She primarily works in acrylics, yet has a strong interest in other mediums such as oils, charcoal, gouache, pastels, and watercolours. Alice's work is often born out of memories and inspired by nature and the beauty that surrounds us. She emphasizes themes of nostalgia in her work, using soft backgrounds to create warmth and depth in her paintings. Alice is an experienced instructor and enjoys teaching art workshops to help motivate and cultivate creativity and confidence in her students. 

AliceMeloFineArt.com

Instagram @AliceMeloFineArt

Lisa Leskien

Studio B ~ Landscape Painting + Acrylic and Oil Paintings  

Lisa Leskien is an artist on the loose. Always on the move, Lisa enjoys running and cycling on the trails near her hometown in Sydenham, Ontario. She uses the inspiration from the beautiful scenes she moves through to create vibrant acrylic and oil paintings, and colourful linocut prints. Lisa is beginning to use her “Artist on the Loose” experience to take part in long trail Running races and paint while taking part in the event! Lisa can also be found on the go, teaching painting, printmaking and crochet at the fabulous Tie One On Creativity bar in Kingston and for the Kingston School of Art. She also teaches the arts at the elementary level for the Limestone District School board.

www.lisaontheloose.com

Instagram @lisa.on.the.loose

Pengyuan Wang 

Studio C ~ Calligraphy + Painting

Peng Wang is a Chinese Canadian visual artist who works in oils, watercolour and calligraphy. He believes that art making is a way of finding stilllness and peace within the mind. Peng offers classes in calligraphy and Chinese watercolour painting. 

Instagram @pengyuan529

Bethany Garner

Studio D ~ Fibre Arts

Bethany Garner is a textile and weaving focused arts professional, focused on sharing her 23 years of teaching experience as the newly retired Textile Arts Program Instructor at St. Lawrence College within our Community. She is keen to support those who have an interest in using Fibre and Stitch as their medium. Beth is a weaver and art quilt designer who has work traveling in Canada, and the US, as well as around the world with Studio Art Quilt Associates. Take a workshop today: https://www.bethanygarner.com/

Natalie Bohnen-Twiddy

Adele Webster

Studio F ~ Painting

As a Resident Artist at the Tett Centre, Adele paints in a contemporary abstracted style focusing on gesture and colour. Her work is inspired by nature's landscapes, using a minimlist style she brings balance in an attempt to decipher the everyday chaos towards calm. She intends to create a mood or evoke a dream-like memory that one can escape into while enjoying the playfulness of the abstracted peaceful vista. 

Adele's work builds many layers of acrylic washes over birch panels allowing the wood grain to show through. Then finishing with a high gloss resin that adds richness, depth, and makes the colours pop.

AdeleWebster.com

Instagram @AdeleWebster_Art

Michelle Reid

Studio G ~ Oil Painting

Although born in Québec, Michelle was raised in Kingston Ontario.  Her pride in the downtown core – as well as the beautiful areas that surround this town.

Michelle seeks balance of light and shadow in her artwork. Whether her subject be deep forest or urban landscape, her goal is the same. How the sunset wraps around the trunk of a tree or lights up the windows of a building can transform shapes into magic. Light and shadow symbolize the balance of society and solitude. Michelle finds energy in the city to fuel her inspiration and is drawn to the woods to decompress and reflect. 

MichelleReidArt.com

Instagram @MichelleReidArtist

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR STUDIOS F + G + H

Click here to learn more!

Renting a Creativity Studio

The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning offers eight individual artist studios for rent. When a Creativity Studio Artist terminates their lease, we publish a call for applications and accept proposals from artists interested in renting the available studio. Applications are reviewed and juried by a selection group.

If you're interested in renting a Creativity Studio, follow us on social media (@TettCentre on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter) or sign up for our newsletter. You can also contact Jung-Ah Kim at arts@tettcentre.org to be placed on the email list. Note: the email list is not a wait list, we simply inform those on the email list when a studio becomes available.

The applications for Studio F, G, H are now open. Applications can be found here and at the bottom of this page.