Canadian Visual Artist Brandy Saturley is a visual storyteller, and pop modernism style painter.

Artist Statement: I am obsessed with the iconography of Canada, and in turn I am creating my own.

Artist Statement – Brandy Saturley, Canadian Painter

As a Canadian artist and painter, my work has evolved from exploring popular culture and national stereotypes to delving into the deeper layers of the Canadian collective consciousness. Over the years, this journey has taken me across Canada—from its iconic cities to its most remote landscapes—where I immerse myself in local culture and daily life. These experiences inform my art, allowing me to reflect on what it means to be Canadian through a unique and personal lens.

Returning home to Vancouver Island after each journey offers renewed insight into my own cultural roots, grounding my practice and fueling new work. Primarily working in acrylic and oil on canvas, my artistic practice has expanded over time to include collage, photography, writing, and video, enriching the narrative depth of my paintings.

My artwork explores themes of Canadian popular culture, symbolism, and landscape—brought to life through bold colour palettes and a distinctive pop modernism style. While some describe my work as visual storytelling, I see each painting as an open invitation for the viewer to bring their own stories, interpretations, and memories to the canvas.

Art, for me, is a gift—an opportunity to pause, reflect, and appreciate life more deeply. It doesn’t require explanation or labels; it simply exists. When someone connects with one of my paintings, there is a shared moment of recognition and exchange—a gift given, and a gift received.

SHORT BIO: Brandy Saturley is a Victoria BC artist who has exhibited various bodies of work across Canada, including solo exhibitions in Alberta ‘#ICONICCANUCK’ and ‘Canadianisms: A Half Decade Inspired by Canada’. An acclaimed Canadian Artist, she is the recipient of numerous awards including a Fleck Fellowship from the Banff Centre for the Arts and a private invitation only residency from the Pouch Cove Foundation in Newfoundland, Canada. In 2017, ‘The Canadian Art Junkie’ named her number 30/150 for Canadian Artists for Canada 150. Her work was the subject of the 2019 documentary film, ‘The Iconic Canuck’, by Winnipeg documentary filmmaker, Randy Frykas. In 2024, Brandy Saturley was elected to the Society of Canadian Artists’ in Toronto, Ontario and she received a Certificate of Artistic Merit from the Luxembourg Art Prize. In Spring 2025, Saturley presented a solo exhibition of her Newfoundland series of paintings along with the launch of her first book at James Baird Gallery in Newfoundland. She is now working towards a Canada Day 2025 feature exhibition at the Willock & Sax Gallery in Banff, Alberta.

The Artworks of Brandy Saturley have been featured in numerous publications, websites and blogs including; CBC Arts, Forbes, Our Canada, More Our Canada, Whitehot Magazine NYC, Hart House Review, Okotoks Western Wheel , Whistler Traveller Magazine, Sherwood Park News, Canmore Leader News, Sportsnet, and in many Canadian blogs including AllHabs Magazine, Canadian Art Junkie, Puckstruck, Dennis-Kane.com, Independent Sports News, Curry’s Canada, Life As Human, and a Portrait of the Visual Arts in Canada. Saturley’s self-published works and portfolio are on file with ARTEXTE in Montreal, and the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives. 

British Columbia born and West Coast raised, the Vancouver Island artist spends time traveling across Canada, her home and studio have always remained in Greater Victoria, Canada. The artist openly shares her studio process, art travel and road trips, exhibition news, and new painting releases on her Instagram page daily. You can follow Brandy Saturley on Instagram.