Sheena Lott

Multi award winning artist Sheena Lott has enjoyed a successful 30 year career in fine art. She is best known for her distinct, realistic/impressionistic style via oil and watercolour mediums.... Read More

Multi award winning artist Sheena Lott has enjoyed a successful 30 year career in fine art. She is best known for her distinct, realistic/impressionistic style via oil and watercolour mediums. Her themes often depict her love of west coast life.

Sheena was born in Glassgow, Scotland, moved to Australia, and spent her formative years in West Vancouver. She honed her notable skills in drawing the figure from anatomy labs while obtaining a degree in Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of British Columbia. The call of art was always strong and with early prize winning successes and encouragement, she changed careers and now works full time as a professional artist. She now resides by the ocean in Deep Cove, Vancouver Island.

Though her gallery career is her primary focus, Sheena has illustrated 11 children's picture books. Among these are the classic bestsellers 'Jessie's Island' by Sheryl McFarlane and 'Salmon Forest', written by David Suzuki.

This busy artist has had many successful solo and group gallery exhibitions in Canada. She conducts painting workshops all over the world form which she gathers infinite painting inspiration.

Selected visual art awards include the Myfanwy Pavelic Award, The Federation of Canadian Artists Associate award, and Grand Prix d'art.

Book illustration awards include the Federal Science in Society Award and The Canadian Children's Book Centre. She has also been short listed for the prestigious Amelia Francis Gibbon Award, Chocolate Lily award and Christie Harris awards.

Sheena Lott's paintings are found in corporate collections including The Osborne Collection, The Vancouver Public Library Permanent Art collection, Shell Oil, Peat Marwick Thorne, Vancouver Island Helicopters and the National Trust Company.