Biography

TYLER PENTLAND (b. 1982, Penticton, BC Canada) lives and works in Calgary, AB. He graduated with a Diploma of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia in 2002 and a Bachelor of Design from Emily Carr University in 2005. In 2017 he competed nationally in Art Battle Canada and placed 1st as well curated his first exhibition “ Mediation on Paper “ which went on to sell out.

Artist Statement

I use various mediums to create texture & depth similar to the surface of a tree. The tree(s) that I paint remind me we have more in common than we might acknowledge. All keepers of our own journey, capable of creating shelter, giving life & trying to reach for the sunshine in ours lives. 

AWARDS / ACCOLADES

2020 ROSSO Selected Artist 2020 - 2021

2017 Art Battle Canada Winner - 1st place

CV

2002 Diploma of Fine Arts - University of British Columbia, Kelowna

2005 Bachelor of Communication Design - Emily Carr University, Vancouver

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 Dogwood Monarchist Society LGBTQ+ Art Show, Vancouver BC (August)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Meditation on Paper, Vancouver BC (May)