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.
Newfoundland Impressions by Brandy Saturley at the James Baird Gallery in Newfoundland, 2025
Artist Statement – Brandy Saturley, Canadian Artist Painter
As a Canadian artist and painter, my work explores the layers of the Canadian collective consciousness through popular culture, symbolism, and landscape. My practice is rooted in travel across Canada, from urban centres to remote regions, where I immerse myself in local culture and daily life to inform each body of work.
I work in series, creating continuous visual narratives shaped in part by my experience in the film industry. Each painting functions as a scene within a larger story, building rhythm and connection across the work.
Based on Vancouver Island, I return to the studio with renewed perspective after each journey. Working primarily in acrylic and oil on canvas, I also incorporate collage, photography, writing, and video to deepen the narrative.
Rendered in a bold pop modernism style, my paintings invite viewers to bring their own interpretations and experiences to the work. For me, art is a shared exchange—an open moment of recognition between the painting and the viewer.
CARFAC Alberta Gallery A: #ICONICCANUCK by Brandy Saturley, 2013
Strathcona County, Gallery @501 – solo exhibition Canadianisms: A Half Decade Inspired by Canada, January 2017 – Brandy Saturley
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.
Okotoks Art Gallery, Canadianisms: A Half Decade Painting Canada, July 2017 – Brandy Saturley
British Columbia–born and West Coast–raised, Vancouver Island artist Brandy Saturley travels extensively across Canada, drawing inspiration from its landscapes and culture, while always returning to her home studio on Vancouver Island. She shares her studio process, cross-country art travels, exhibitions, and new releases daily on Instagram. Follow Brandy Saturley for an inside look at the work in motion.
Brandy Saturley at Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, 2022
Critical Comments
“Confronting the enormity of the landscape has become a crucial aspect in Canadian identity, and a thread that is woven throughout Saturley’s work. ~ Andrea Bell
“Saturley’s paintings not only have a sense of humour, but also reference famous works of art. The artworks found in Canadianisms: A Half Decade Inspired by Canada, create an open dialogue of what it means to be Canadian. They are informed by our iconography, our passion, our humour, our tolerance and kindness.” Brenda Barry Byrne
The series, People of Canada, isn’t your traditional set of portraits. Saturley has asked Canadian “couples” to send her “their best photos of themselves as citizens of Canada.” She makes selections from the submitted selfies and transposes them onto iconic Canadian scenery. Christa Couture CBC Canada2017
Vancouver Island’s ‘Iconic Canuck’ paints portrayal of COVID-19. Artist shifted focus to inner world as pandemic changed Canadian cultural landscape. ~ Nina Grossman
Canadian Artists/Canada150 – 30/150: Brandy Saturley – Canadian Symbols ~ The Canadian Art Junkie
“Definitively Canadian! Saturley’s energetic palette of exuberant colours, combined with her eclectic selection of iconography from across the country, defines Canada” ~ James Baird, Gallerist
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ANDREA BELL is an art historian, critic and writer. Based in New York City.
BRENDA BARRY BYRNE is a Canadian Art Curator. She holds an MFA and BFA.
CHRISTA COUTURE is an award-winning performing and recording artist, non-fiction writer, broadcaster, and cyborg. She is also proudly Indigenous (mixed Cree and Scandinavian), queer, and a mom.
NINA GROSSMAN is a multi-media reporter and journalist.
The Canadian Art Junkie, JOAN WALTERS is a journalist, traveler and art & music lover.
JAMES BAIRD is a gallerist and the creator of the Pouch Cove Foundation Artist Residency.
Brandy Saturley at Pouch Cove Foundation, 2023