About Barbara Maye
A multimedia artist, sculptor, and art instructor based in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Barbara Maye has dedicated more than 27 years to creating art that invites contact, interaction, and introspection.
By presenting unique perspectives inspired by nature, she invites you to interact with the art while exploring interplay and perspective shifts.
Ongoing Representation at
The Gallery George On-line Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Studio Connexion Art Gallery, Nakusp, BC
Art First Gallery, Revelstoke, BC
Gift Shop at Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, Revelstoke, BC
Gift Shop at The Service Station Art Gallery, Summerland, BC
Gift Shop at Pacific Haven Landscape Supplies, Oliver, BC
Gift Shop at Spiritwood Cards, Baubles and Tunes, Nakusp, BC
Select Solo Exhibitions
2022 Second Chance, Journey to the Butterfly, Art Gallery Kimberley, BC
2022 Journey to the Butterfly, Kimberley Arts Centre 64,
ARTIST TALK HERE
2021 Journey to the Butterfly, Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre
2020 Tectonic Perspectives, Journey to the Butterfly,
Studio Connexion Art Gallery, Nakusp BC
2013 Pigment, Studio Connexion Art Gallery, Nakusp BC
2012 The Subtle Body, VISAC Gallery, Trail BC and
Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre
2011 LLUNIO, Hidden Garden Gallery New Denver, BC and Framed on Fifth, Calgary AB
2009 Ghost Trees, Untitled Art Society, Calgary AB
2007 Historical, St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre - Ontario
2000 Spicy Fruit (nee Barb Doerksen), Watercourse Foods, Denver CO USA
Select Group Exhibitions
2023 Weird and Wonderful The Service Station, Summerland, BC
2023 Freiheit installation at LUNA Art Fest, Revelstoke, BC
2023 Sculpture Exhibition, Phantom Creek Estates, Oliver BC
2021 Metamorphosis, VISAC Gallery, Trail BC
2021 artSpacific, Langley Arts Council
2021 Kootenay's Best, Premier Exhibit at 1401 Art Space. Cranbrook Arts
2020 Across the Distance, Online International Exhibition, Langley Arts Council
2019 Work from Our Instructors, Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre
2018 A Carver’s Legacy, Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre
2016/17 Welcome Home Collaborative Instruction, Flying Arrow Productions, Revelstoke BC
2012 Close to Home, Federation of Canadian Artists at Kootenay Gallery of Art, Cranbrook. BC
2012 Forest for the Trees, Touchstones Nelson
2010 Art for the Earth, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, BC
2005 Bohemian Extravaganza (nee Barb Doerksen) Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
1999 (nee Barb Doerksen) Montserrat Gallery, New York City, USA
Media Coverage
2023 ARTiculate Magazine Fall/Winter 2023/2024, Barbara Maye Published Article
2023 Revelstoke Times Magazine, Vol 6, Page 16, Josh Piercey
2023 My Van City Lifestyle Magazine, Roslyne Buchanan
2022 Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine, Nora Hughes
2022 Kimberley Bulletin, Mike Redfern
2021 Revelstoke Review
2020 The Valley Voice
2019 Artist Profile, MyRevelstoke.ca
2013 The Revelstoke Current, David F. Rooney
2013 Arrow Lakes News, Claire Paradis
2012 The Revelstoke Current, David F. Rooney
2012 The Nelson Star
2012 ARTiculate Magazine, Margaret Tessman
2011 Arrow Lakes News Claire Paradis
2010 Arrow Lakes News, Sam Smith
2009 The Valley Voice, Art Joyce
2009 Arrow Lakes News, Laurie Benjamin
2009 Where Calgary, Ryan Duncan
2007 On Campus, Gail Fredrickson
2007 U of C News, Satoko Brideaux
Grants & Awards
Over the years, Barbara has received several grants and awards from these respected organizations:
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance and Columbia Basin Trust
Heinz Jordan Material Arts Award
St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre
The Owen Scholarship (The Calgary Foundation)
Art Instruction
Independent Art Instructor, West Kootenay, BC locations (2009–present)
Bird’s Eye View of Spring Nakusp Elementary School, School District 10, Arrow Lakes Student Mural funded by ArtStarts in Schools (2014)
Arrow Lakes News, Claire Paradis (2013)
Continuing Education Art Instructor at Mount Royal College (2008)
Teaching Assistant at North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre (2006/7)
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, Columbia Basin Trust, and BC Arts Council.