NEWS

  • 2025

    • April 1 to May 30: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

  • 2024

    • November 2 to January 3: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • April 15 to June 30: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

    • April 1 to May 30: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Parkside Hotel, Victoria BC.

    • January 1 to December 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at L’Apéro Wine & Cheese Bistro, Victoria BC.

    • January 1 to April 5: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

  • 2023

    • October 14 to December 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • April 1 to June 27: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC

    • February 1 to March 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Parkside Hotel, Victoria BC.

    • January 1 to December 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at L’Apéro Wine & Cheese Bistro, Victoria BC.

  • 2022

    • October 29 to January 6: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • August 1 to 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at The Parkside Hotel & Spa, Victoria BC.

    • April 1 to June 30: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

    • April 1 to 30: Display of several original acrylic paintings at The Parkside Hotel & Spa, Victoria BC.

    • January 1 to December 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at L’Apéro Wine & Cheese Bistro, Victoria BC.

    • January 1 to March 29: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Marina Restaurant, Oak Bay Marina, Victoria BC.

    • November 1 to March 25: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

  • 2021

    • October 30 to December 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • February 13 to October 27: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

  • 2020

    • September 26, 2020 to January 8: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • February 2 to September 24: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

    • December 1 to January 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings as part of a group art show at the Fickle Fig Farm Market, North Saanich BC.

  • 2019

    • September 7 to November 2: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • September 19: Aura’s « Mirrored Light » painting featured in the Galleries’ section of Victoria’s Times-Colonist newspaper (see image below).

    • May 31 to June 27: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Hotel Grand Pacific Courtyard Cafe, Victoria BC.

    • March 29 to June 27: Display of several original acrylic paintings as part of a group art show at the Patient Care Centre. Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria BC.

    • March 1 to May 1: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

    • January 14 to February 26: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Serious Coffee, Sidney BC.

    September 19, 2019: Aura’s « Mirrored Light » painting featured in the Galleries’ section of Victoria’s Times-Colonist newspaper
  • 2018

    • December 8 to January 12: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • November 3 to December 1: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Marina Restaurant, Oak Bay Marina, Victoria BC.

    • June 11 to July 19: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Hotel Grand Pacific Courtyard Cafe, Victoria BC.

    • April 5 to May 17: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Bubby's Kitchen restaurant in Cook Street Village, Victoria BC.

    • April 4 to June 4: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

    • March 29 to June 26: Display of several original acrylic paintings as part of a group art show at the Patient Care Centre. Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria BC.

  • 2017

    • December 2 to 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Marina Restaurant, Oak Bay Marina, Victoria BC.

    • October 21 to November 24: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • September 25 to October 14: Display of original acrylic paintings as part of a group art show at Langham Court Theatre, Victoria BC.

    • May 6 and 7: Fairfield Artists Studio Tour. Victoria BC.

    • April 1 to 31: Display of original acrylic paintings at Moka House in Cook Street Village, Victoria BC.

    • March 16 to April 27: Display of original acrylic paintings at Bubby's Kitchen restaurant in Cook Street Village, Victoria BC.

  • 2016

    • November 1, 2016 to January 31: Display of original acrylic paintings as part of a group art show at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

    • November 1, 2016 to February 4: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • December 1 to 31: Featured artist in Camosun College's Nexus newspaper, Victoria BC. Article titled: "Local artist looks beyond botany for inspiration". (Please note that there is a mistake in the article, I participated in the Fairfield Artists Studio Tour not Fernwood).

    • November 1 to December 31: Display of original acrylic paintings as part of a group art show at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

    • November 1 to December 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • October 14, 2016 to January 6: Display of original acrylic paintings at the Patient Care Centre, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria BC.

    • October 1 to 31: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

    • May 7 and 8: Fairfield Artists Studio Tour, Victoria BC.

    • April 22 to 23: Display of an original acrylic painting at the Creatively United for the Planet Festival, Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria BC.

    • April 17 to September 2: Display of original acrylic paintings at the Brentwood Bay Lodge, BC.

    • April 15 to 16, 2016: Display of an original acrylic painting at the Creatively United for the Planet Festival, Victoria BC.

    • April 1 to June 30: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Patient Care Centre, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria BC.

    • March 1 to April 30: Display of several original acrylic paintings at Abkhazi Garden Teahouse, Victoria BC.

  • 2015

    • September 12: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Fernwood Inn, Victoria BC.

    • June 22 to October 2: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Patient Care Centre. Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria BC.

    • July 10 to August 11: Display of original acrylic painting in the "Summer Small Works". Art Gallery of Greater Victoria BC.

    • June 22 to October: Display of several original acrylic paintings at the Patient Care Centre. Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria BC.

    • May 2 and 3: Fairfield Artist Studio Tour, Victoria BC.

    • April 1 to 30: Display of original acrylic painting, Serious Coffee, Cook Street Village, Victoria BC.

    • March 29 to April 19: Display of original acrylic painting, Discovery Coffee, Oak Bay, BC.

    • March 18 to April 15: Display of three original acrylic paintings, The Dock offices, Victoria BC.

    • Spring: Acrylic painting "Fire in the Sky" used for a cd album cover by performers Dan Rubin & Dave Panting, www.tanglecove.ca (see image below).

    • January 24 to June 24: Display of four original acrylic paintings at the Victoria General Hospital, BC.

    Music CD cover
  • 2014

    • November 26 to December 17: Display of 3 original acrylic paintings in the "Little Gems: CACGV Small Works Show & Sale", The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, Victoria BC.

    • November 17 to December 27: Display of original acrylic painting in the "Plenty of Art: Passions and Pleasures" art show, Cenote Restaurant & Lounge, Victoria BC.

    • November 14 to December 31: Display of original acrylic painting in the "Christmas Small Works Show", Art Gallery of Greater Victoria BC. 

    • August 13 to December 31: Display of seven original acrylic paintings at the Patient Care Centre. Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria BC.

  • 2013

    • November 7 to December 1: Four paintings displayed in the Metchosin Art Gallery Massively Mini Art Show.

    • September: James Bay Art Walk.

    • July-August: "Featured Artist" in the James Bay Beacon newspaper, Victoria BC.

    • July 1: Display of artwork with the MadArters art group at Gorge on Art, BC.

    • June 5: "Mad Art Show Collects a Crowd" newspaper article for the MadArters group art show published in the Victoria News, Goldstream News Gazette, Oak Bay News, Saanich News, Peninsula News Review, Sooke News Mirror. 

    • May-June: Original acrylic paintings on display at the "For the Love of Art" MadArters group exhibition, Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria Arts Centre, BC.

    • May: "Featured Artist" in the SNAP Victoria publication and on the Exhibit-V blog.

  • 2011

    • Winter 2011/12: Drawing of lady's slipper orchids featured as the "Botanical Artists of Canada's Newsletter" cover.

    • September 17 and 18: James Bay Art Walk.

    • September 1 to 30: Canna lily acrylic painting featured in Boulevard magazine, Victoria BC (see image at the bottom of the page). 

    • May 29 to June: Original iris drawings and prints at the American Iris Society National Convention’s boutique, The Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria BC.

  • 2010

    • November 1 to November 30: "Featured Artist" in the James Bay Beacon newspaper, Victoria BC.

    • October 10 to October 15: Participant in the "Master Artists Seminar" with Robert Bateman at Hollyhock Educational Retreat Centre on Cortes Island BC.

    • Starting September 22: Original botanical drawings on display at the Homefront interior design store, North Saanich BC. 

    • September 11 and 12: James Bay Art Walk. Aura’s television interview with CHEK NEWS of Victoria, BC.

    • July 17: TD Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Moss Street Paint-In display and demonstration of botanical artwork, Victoria BC.

    • April: Botanical art cards at Munro's Books, Victoria BC. 

    • Starting April: Botanical artwork at The Butchart Gardens Seed & Gift Store, Brentwood Bay, BC.

    • March 6 & 7: Show of orchid drawings at the Annual Victoria Orchid Society Show, University of Victoria, BC.

    • Starting February 22: Botanical art cards at The Papery, Victoria BC. 

    • 2010: “Drawing Irises” article written by Aurafidélité Arindam and pictures of her iris drawings are published in the BC Iris Society Newsletter. 

  • 2009

    • Starting September 15: Exhibit of botanical drawing at Serious Coffee in James Bay, Victoria BC. 

    • September 5 and 6: James Bay Art Walk exhibit, Victoria BC.

    • August 1 to August 31 and August 1 to September 3: Group exhibits at Serious Coffee in James Bay, Victoria BC.

    • August 1 to August 31: Iris botanical drawing appears in the August 2009 Focus magazine for the James Bay Art Walk. 

    • Starting July 29: Botanical drawings displayed at the Sooke Harbour House Hotel, Sooke BC.

    • July 15: Botanical drawings at the Legacy Art Gallery and Café gift shop (a University of Victoria establishment), Victoria BC. 

    • July 1 to August 31: “Featured Artist” in the James Bay Beacon newspaper, Victoria BC.

    • June 2 to June 16: Emily Carr House exhibit.

"Canna Lily" painting by Aura

“Canna Lily” acrylic painting by the artist, Aura