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Isobel

Hamilton

Disciplines: Painting

Location: Brow of the Mountain, Nova Scotia

Materials: Acrylic, Oil

www.isobelhamilton.com

I am a Scots-Canadian artist, born in Stirling in Scotland but now living in Nova Scotia Canada. I am a fine art realist painting, and my work explores themes of stillness, silence, and contemplation. In an age of constant distraction, artificial light, and digital life, I’m drawn to tangible things and quieter moments – the kind that invite us to pause, to look closely, and to simply be present. I am an Associate Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and the Royal Society if Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers. Originally from Bridge of Allan, Scotland, I moved to Nova Scotia in 2013 seeking a more rural lifestyle. The transition from Glasgow to the Annapolis Valley opened up my artistic practice in unexpected ways. Living in nature – experiencing true darkness and silence – fundamentally changed how I see and what I want to capture in paint. Leaving my roots in Scotland behind has reinforced my love for objects with history, items which have stories to tell.

Previous Experience

November 2025. ‘Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Annual Show’. Bankside Gallery, London UK. August 2025. ‘Barn Finds’. Solo show, Teichert Gallery, Halifax NS. October 2024. Solo show, Tides Contemporary Art, Kentville NS. June 2024. ‘Vancouver Salon’. FCA Group show, Federation Gallery Vancouver BC. June-July 2024. ‘Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Annual Show’. Bankside Gallery, London UK. March 2024. ‘Annual Representational International Exhbition (AIRE)’. FCA Group show, Federation Gallery Vancouver BC. August 2023. ‘Annual Representational International Exhbition (AIRE)’. Group show, Federation Gallery Vancouver BC. November 6 – 27, 2021. ‘Tranquility’. Solo show, Argyle Fine Art Gallery, Halifax NS. January 2021. ‘Pre Shrunk’. Group show, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax NS. August-September 2020. ‘Homestead’. Solo show, Argyle Fine Art Gallery, Halifax NS. April 2019. ‘Warmth of Light’. Solo show, Argyle Fine Art Gallery, Halifax NS.

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