Mirja Vahala
3900 Broadwater Road, Castlegar (Robson), BC V1N 4V4
250-365-7679 • mirja@inspiringminds.ca • www.mirjavahala.com

Education
1983 Kwantlen College University, Associate of Arts in Graphic Design and Visual Arts
1995 Drawing, Painting and Design Theory, Federation of Canadian Artists
2008 Effective Teaching Methods, Selkirk College

Solo Shows
2010 Castlegar Art Walk, Bagels and Brew
2010 Frog Peak Cafe, Crescent Valley

Group Exhibitions
2010 FCA West Kootenay Chapter Juried Show, Craft Connection, Nelson, BC
2009 Christmas Show and Sale, Kootenay Gallery of Arts & Sciences, Castlegar, BC
2009 Arts on the Edge, Gallery 64, Kimberley, BC
2009 Close Encounters FCA West Kootenay Chapter Show, Craft Connection, Nelson, BC
2008 Christmas Show, Kootenay Gallery of Arts & Sciences, Castlegar, BC
2007 Nordic Art Show, Mirja Vahala as Featured Artist, Scandinavian Cultural Center, Burnaby, BC
2006 FCA Fort Langley Museum Show, Fort Langley, BC
2004 FCA Black and White Show, FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2003 Arts 2003 Annual Art Competition and Exhibition, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
1997 FCA Juried Show, Vancouver, BC
1996 FCA Juried Christmas Show, FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1996 Identity 1996 Arts Competition Juried Show, Delta, BC
1996 FCA Juried Show, FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1995 FCA Juried Small Picture Show, FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Awards
2009 FCA Award of Excellence For ‘Acceptance’, acrylic painting, FCA Chapter Show, Nelson

Publications
Faceless, Room of One’s Own, Canada’s Oldest Women’s Literary Magazine, 2006
Sunset Blacktails, Defense of Dollies and Time and the Fisher, BC Outdoors Magazine, 1990

Gallery Representation
Rouge Gallery, Rossland, BC
Creative Edge Gallery, Castlegar, BC

Private Collections
Meyer Frers and Associates, Port Coquitlam, BC
Numerous other private collections