Karma describes her painting style as Abstract Impressionism. She strives to capture movement and story in her imagery. What makes her work unique is her ability to portray energy and emotion, even in still lives. “I want you to glide on broad strokes and bask in the lush colours and organic rhythms.”

Karma is mostly a studio artist and her themes include nature, figures, still lives and abstracts. She also a summer time plein air enthusiast. A sense of of joyfulness is imparted by her loose broad strokes and heightened colours.

She constantly challenges her understanding of ‘painting’ and explores ways that paint, strokes and marks can represent effects such as light, movement and emotion. Karma works with a strong underpainting then works with various ways to interrupt it. “I want the viewer’s eye to dance and work rather than offer a perfect image.”

Karma Vance is a long time Prince George resident. She has been an artist and educator for 30 years. Karma was adept at incorporating art skills as the core of all subject areas. She has developed, published and taught workshops on ‘Sketchbook Phonics’. Karma has led art workshops throughout District 57, Two Rivers Gallery and Studio 2880.

Karma is a graduate of the Visual and Performing Arts in the Ed. faculty of UBC, Double Arts Major. Here she studied with professors such as Gordon Smith, Sam Black and James Mcdonald and participated in many group exhibitions. Karma worked with James Macdonald, Professor Emeritus, at the Jericho School For the Blind devising an art program based on personal imagery for the visually impaired.

“Art is a feeling, a shout, a murmur. It’s a gesture of love and communication…no one has to understand it.”