Vancouver born, I am inspired by the urban environment, and by the contrasting nature, water and mountains that are so close at hand.   Plein Air is one of my favorite activities.   Exploration of the medium of watercolour continuously surprises me and has me trying new ideas all the time.  Journaling, line and wash, florals, portraits, landscapes and abstracts make my journey in art ever expanding.

I instruct watercolour classes online via Zoom, the Round House Community Center  and West Vancouver Community Center.

[email protected] | soniamocnik.com 

Education:
• Foundations program with the Federation of Canadian Artists
• workshops and courses in Canada and Mexico

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
• 2019 Café Mira, Solo Show, March 3 to April 2nd
• 2016 Unitarian Church, Artistic Journey, Solo Show, June 1 – August 3rd

Select group shows:

• 2022 Britannia Ar Gallery - Colour and Light - Dec 7-29
• 2022 Eastside Culture Crawl Nov 17-20 Portside Studios
• 2022 East Side Culture Crawl "Next" exhibition at the Cultch with "breaking Free" Nov 3-28
• 2022 "Just Chilling in Venice" part of the "Limitless" online exhibition at the Federation gallery for the moth of November
• 2022 Federation Gallery - curated collections Oct, Nov, Dec
• 2022 Hycroft Gallery - Summer Show
• 2022 Mid Main Art Fair - Heritage Hall June 5 
• 2022 Curated Collection - Bike Reflections at UBC, Ambleside Splash, Relections at Rice Lake, June - July 31, 2022 Federation Gallery
• 2022 "'shape and Form" Federation Gallery- Don't feed the pigeons and Dark side of Mahonia Feb 22- March 6
• 2022 "Artists Choice" Federation Gallery - Networking - Feb 6-20
• 2022 Art Rental - Cityscape Community Artspace - Empty Nester and Mountain Ash Jan 21 - Feb 19
• 2022 "Works on Paper" Federation Gallery-After the Rain Jan - 

Awards

• 2018 1 of 12 finalist “Under the Umbrellas” selected from the Plein aire Grand Prix to move onto the Paint the Mountain Competition at the Harmony Arts Festival
• 2017 3rd Place, “Bombshell” Semiahmoo Art Center, Paint the Town, Plein Air event
• 2016 3rd Place, “Balloons Galore” Harmony Arts Festival 9th Annual Grand Prix Plein Air Challenge, West Vancouver, BC
• 2016 2nd Place, “tlaquepaque” Watercolor Section, ASA Juried Show, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
• 2016 People’s Choice Award, “Women in the Shadows” International Women’s Week Art Exhibit hosted by the Chapala Sunrise Rotary Club and the Lake Chapala Painting Guild, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico

• Teaching/Demos - Roundhouse and West Vancouver Community Centers

• Virtual instructional watercolour demos with Opus Art Supplies through zoom and virtual watercolour classes via zoom and You Tube

 Portside Studios Fundraiser -150McLean Dr., Feb 5 afternoon - watercolour class $90 - up to 4 people - 2 spaces still available @portsidestudios for more info. Most supplies included.

Roundhouse watercolour classes WEDNESDAY mornings  9:45-11:45am

New spring classes soon

https://www.roundhouse.ca/kgrhp/watercolour-painting/

NEW - watercolour classes starting again at the West Vancouver Community Center on Thursdays for 5 weeks #135591 Feb 9 - afternoons 12:15-2:45pm intermediate. Call 604-925-7270 or register through the district website.

Intermediate watercolour demonstrations on my You Tube channel - free tutorials @watercolourswithsoniamocnik .

[email protected]

North Van Arts Rental program - Salon Jan 13 - Feb 11, 2023 and all year for rental

Works on Paper, Federation Gallery jan 23- Feb 5,2023

Shape & Form, Federation Gallery Mar 2023

Mid Main Art Fair June 11, 2023

Silk Purse Gallery Oct 2023 and the Art Box ongoing

Eastside Culture Crawl Nov 2023

Federation Gallery, 1241 Cartwright Street,  Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C. 1241 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 4B7  [email protected]artists.ca

Phone:   604.681.8534   Federationgallery.com

Fax:      604.681.2740

Silk Purse Art Center - Art Box Gift Shop 1570 Argyle Ave.,                      West Vancouver, B.C.

Phone: 604-925-7292
E-mail: [email protected]

12-5pm Tuesday-Sunday (Summer)
12-4pm Tuesday-Sunday (Winter)

 North Vancouver Community Arts Council 335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver

 https://northvanarts.ca/items/art-rentals/

Phone: 604-988-6844

You can also visit my work online for giclees, prints, cups, covers and cards :

Fine Art America

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/sonia-mocnik

Society6

https://society6.com/s?q=sonia mocnik&context=sonia mocnik&page=2