BIO
Victoria Klassen (b. 1966, Vancouver, Canada) is a contemporary painter based in Vancouver Canada. She attended Emily Carr College of Art & Design and studied photography. She returned to art school at Langara College for the Fine Arts program with a focus on painting and sculpture.
Working primarily with acrylic and mixed media on canvas or wood panel, she is best known for her expressive brushwork and graphite mark-making, utilizing both a vibrant yet subdued colour palette or a neutral limited palette.
Her work explores themes of solitude and vulnerability through organic shapes found in nature. Characterized by the use of visible brushwork and line, her paintings evoke a sense of freedom, energy and wildness.
Notably, her Radio Days series (2023–2025) marked a departure from her nature-inspired works, delving into the isolation and vulnerability of previous work, as well as historical themes through her uncle’s written reflections on his experiences with radio programs.
Victoria Klassen has exhibited at the Kay Meek Arts Centre in West Vancouver, the Port Coquitlam Community Centre, and The Gallery at The Anvil Centre in New Westminster. Her work is held in private collections both nationally and internationally. She has also participated in several group exhibitions at The Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver, among several other local art festivals. She takes part in the annual Eastside Culture Crawls in Vancouver, and she is an Exhibiting Member of The Federation of Canadian Artists since 2023.
CV
Born in 1966 in Vancouver, Canada
Resides and works in Vancouver, Canada
Education/training
1994-1996: Diploma in Fine Art, Langara College, Vancouver, Canada
1995: Welding Processes, BCIT, Burnaby, Canada
1984-1986: Photography, Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Vancouver, Canada
Selected solo exhibitions
2024, Radio Days, Port Coquitlam Community Centre, Port Coquitlam, Canada
Selected duo exhibitions
2025, Diaries: More than Words, Kay Meek Arts Centre, West Vancouver, Canada
2024, Fleeting Moments, The Anvil Centre, New Westminster, Canada
Selected group exhibitions
2025, Exhibiting Members Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2025, Bloom Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2024, Small Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2023, To Gather Together, ACT Arts Centre, Maple Ridge, Canada
2023, Art Speaks, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2023, Monochrome Exhibition, Edge Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2023, Abstracted, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2022-2024, Winter Solstice, The Gallery at Queen’s Park, New Westminster, Canada
2020, New West Portraits, The Anvil Centre, New Westminster, Canada
Art fairs
2023, Harmony Arts Festival, West Vancouver, Canada
2022, Art in the Park, The Gallery at Queen’s Park, New Westminster, Canada
2017, BC Home & Garden Show, Vancouver, Canada
2017, Portobello West Market, Vancouver, Canada
Awards
2024, BoldBrush Award for Abstract, BoldBrush Painting Competition
2023, Honorable Mention, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, Canada
Memberships
Canadian Federation of Artists (since 2023)
Selected press
BoldBrush Collector online Feature Artist (2024).
Professional contributions
2022-2025: Assisting in the operation of Eastside Atelier studio events, meeting chair, organizing communication, Vancouver, Canada
Contact details
Victoria Klassen
www.victoriaklassen.com,
victoria@victoriaklassen.com