About
Vera Kisseleva is an established award-wining artist best known for her paintings inspired by the Canadian landscape and nature’s dazzling colours that she believes are a great joy to experience and share with her collectors.
Born in Russia, Vera studied fine arts in college and worked for years as a graphic designer and commercial artist. This Canadian painter is now based in rural Ontario where she is inspired by the visual splendor of her new home.
Vera has been a full time artist for the last six years and in that short time has established herself as an accomplished landscape artist with collectors in North America, Europe and Australia.
Artist Statement
Through vibrant colours and bold brushstrokes, Vera Kisseleva creates artwork that brings the beauty and energy of the Canadian landscape into your home. Each painting captures a fleeting moment in nature—shifting light, seasonal change, or the drama of weather—that sparks emotion and transforms familiar scenery into something fresh and inspiring.
Her paintings invite you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world. Whether it’s the warmth of a sunset, the brilliance of autumn leaves, or the quiet calm of a forest path, Vera’s work is designed to fill your space with harmony, vitality, and a sense of wonder.
By bringing one of these original pieces into your life, you’re not only decorating your walls—you’re surrounding yourself with daily reminders of nature’s beauty and the uplifting energy it provides.
For those seeking to explore their own creativity, Vera also offers art classes where beginners and experienced artists alike can learn, grow, and feel inspired in a supportive environment. Whether you’re bringing home a one-of-a-kind painting or discovering the joy of painting yourself, you’ll experience the benefits of art that uplifts, energizes, and connects you to beauty every day.
Artist CV
2022 Best in Show Award, Riverdale Artwalk
2022 The Best Tree Award, Elora Plein Air Festival, Elora, ON Canada
2019 Winner at Quick Paint Competition. Elora Plein Air Festival, Elora, ON
2019 Sponsor Choice Award sponsored by Jim Quenneville, Paint Ontario Art Competition
2018 Honorable Mention, Minto Art Council, Harriston, ON, Canada
2017 The Best Garden Award, Grand River Painting Festival, Elora, ON, Canada
2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts and Design, Far Eastern State University of Humanities, Khabarovsk, Russia
2023 "Making the Unfamiliar Familiar" Elora Centre for the Arts
2024 McMichael Autumn Art Sale
Fundraiser, McMichael Canadian Art Collection
2024 Forest in the Village, Group Show at Westland Gallery, London, ON
2024 Kingston Square Foot Show, Kingston
2024 Elora Fergus Studio Tour 2024
2024 Cabbage Town Art & Craft Show, Toronto
2024 Guelph Art on the Street, Guelph
2024 Riverdale Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto
2024 Elora Fergus Spring Open Studios 2024
2024 The Artist Project 2024, Better Living Centre, Toronto
2024 Sweet Sixteen Online group show
2023 Makin the Unfamiliar Familiar SOLO exhibition, Elora, ON
2023 Art on the Street, Guelph, ON
2023 Riverdale Artwalk, Toronto, ON
2023 PI Art Squared Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2022 Square Foot Show , international online show
2022 Guelph Art on the Street, Guelph, ON
2022 Riverdale Artwalk, Toronto, ON
2022 Life in Colour, Group exhibition, Westland Gallery, London, ON
2021 Big Idea Show, Paula White
Diamond Gallery, Waterloo
2021 Elora Fergus Studio Tour,
Fergus, ON
2021 Paint Ontario 2021 Art Competition, Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, ON Canada
2021 Square Foot Show Spring
2021 The First Day of Spring, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2020 Art in the Open, Elora ON
2020 Summer group show, Blue Crow Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2020 Paint Ontario 2020 Art Competition, Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, ON Canada
2019 Elora Fergus Studio Tour, Fergus, ON
2019 Colour and Form Society New members Exhibition, Brampton, ON
2019 Creative Spark in the Yard. Outdoor art Show, Elora, ON
2019 Colour and Form Society Members’ Square Foot Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2019 Elora en Plein Air, Grand River Painting Festival,Elora, ON, Canada
2019 Paint Ontario 2019 Art Competition, Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, ON Canada
2018 Overzealous 201. As I see it. Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON Canada
2018 Square foot & big ideas show, Paula White Diamond Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2018 66th Open-Juried Exhibition, Colour and Form Society, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
2018 Contemporary Landscapes, Winged Canvas Gallery, Markham, ON, Canada
2018 Summer group show, Blue Crow Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2018 Elora en Plein Air, Grand River Painting Festival, Elora, ON, Canada
2018 Juried Art Exhibition, Minto Art Council, Harriston, ON, Canada
2018 Paint Ontario, Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, ON, Canada
2017 Elora en Plein Air, Grand River Painting Festival,Elora, ON, Canada
Get inspired
If you’d like to have a little piece of the Ontario’s landscape with you, one of Vera’s works are sure to please! The power of landscape art is that it lets us appreciate the diverse and beautiful gift of nature in our homes. No matter how far away your favourite natural landscape might be, landscape art will lift your spirits, day in day out.
Introducing
Painting classes in our light-filled inspiring studio!
A new series of painting classes for both children and adults are now available in my stunning new studio located in the historic Beaty Brothers Foundry building at Marketplace in Downtown Fergus.
Join us and discover the joy of painting in this beautiful, inspiring setting!
