Past President
Justine Stilborn, Regina
I am a full-time working mother and a practising artist although the time for my practice is very limited. My work focuses on drawing and painting, I consider my work to be illustrative in nature, but I am not an illustrator. I have had my own solo exhibition, participated in a few other group exhibitions, some juried, I have also had my work published in a few books, and developed education packages for a few galleries and museums I prefer digital mediums due to my lack of time available and also the accessibility of the medium. I prefer my work to be playful, commercially appealing, and illustrative. I also like to add layers of meaning and to challenge identity, consumerism, and always with a nod to popular culture.
https://justinistilborn.tumblr.com/
President
Vincent Houghtaling, Swift Current
Vincent is the administrative assistant at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery. He has a Master’s in Arts Leadership from Queen’s University in Kingston, ON, having focused primarily on the interaction between major and planned gift fundraising and the succession planning process for artistic leadership. He has also worked at places including the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame, and Swift Current Museum, and currently also sits on the board of the Museums Association of Saskatchewan.
Vice President
Jesse Campbell, Prince Albert
Jesse Campbell is a curator and arts administrator living on Treaty 6 Territory in Prince Albert, SK. Her background is in art history, with an interest in representations of interiority and domestic spaces. Jesse received her BA at the University of Saskatchewan (2010) and her MA at Utrecht University (2012), and has held research, teaching, and curatorial positions at the Mann Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, and Barer Institute of Fine Arts.
She currently enjoys working independently on a variety of creative projects with artists, organizations, and municipalities in Saskatchewan. Jesse believes in living a life guided by art and that art creates meaningful communities and spaces.
Treasurer
Holly Fay, Regina
For over two decades Holly Fay’s drawing, painting and installation work has examined ecological systems, correlations and interconnectedness of natural phenomena, phenomenology, ideas of place, and has addressed anthropocentric representations of nature in the tradition of Western landscape art.
Exhibited nationally and internationally, Fay’s work has received numerous grant awards and is represented in private and public collections.
Holly Fay received an MFA from the University of Ulster in Belfast, Northern Ireland and a BFA at the University of Regina, Canada. Fay’s practice has included teaching, curating, mentoring and writing.
Currently, Holly lives and works in Regina,Canada, on Treaty 4 lands, situated on the territories of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, DakotaLakota, and Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation.
Holly teaches painting, drawing and professional practices in the Faculty of Media, Art and Performance at the University of Regina.
Member-at-Large
Elham Zafaremili
Elham has completed her BSc. in Painting and MSc. in Illustration in Iran. Her art focuses centers around women, and her versatility shines through in her ability to create masterpieces, whether on canvas, walls, or even unconventional surfaces. She draws inspiration from the world around her, relying only on her hands, eyes, and mind to bring her visions to life.
Elham has illustrated numerous children’s books in Iran, and her artwork has been exhibited in many galleries and festivals. She has been recognized in various art competitions and has collaborated on multiple projects with organizations such as CARFAC and SASKART. As a leading member of the Interdisciplinary Society of Global Artists (ISGA), she contributes to the collective vision of environmental and social change through art. Beyond her work as an artist, Elham is a dedicated caseworker at Saskatoon Open Door Society.
In her free time, she enjoys sculpting, a passion that further fuels her creative exploration.
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/elhamemili/profilecard/?igsh=MTZic29mZ2dkMzdnMw==
Secretary
Annalisa Heppner, La Ronge
Annalisa Heppner is a northern painter born and living in La Ronge, Saskatchewan. She studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design, with a major in drawing.
Annalisa has been active as an artist for over two decades and a local leader in the art community for the past two years. From youth art workshops, paint nights, coordinating art events, to local art classes
and murals, Heppner elevates local artists through teamwork and collaboration. Heppner runs a monthly gallery with Pixels at 20 Paces, an alternative grassroots arts collective she helped establish in 2022. Recently Heppner completed her largest work yet; Storytellers of the Land and Sky - a floor-to-ceiling mural spanning two walls inside of the local public library.
Annalisa has an emotional read of nature, her paintings are portraits of flora and fauna with an interesting take on texture within her foreground and background. Her work can be seen in dozens of institutions and homes in the La Ronge area.