Biography

John Ogilvy is a landscape painter working from studios on Gabriola Island, British Columbia, and in Lima, Peru. His work explores civilization's impact on the land, often including the small, overlooked details, considered unsightly in traditional landscape art, that make up a more honest version of a typical scene. Rather than depicting specific places, his paintings are synthesized from memory and experience, drawn from a fair amount of international travel before being brought together in the studio. His artistic approach has remained in steady progression for more than three decades, with no sudden shift in theme on the horizon.

Born in Vancouver, Ogilvy studied music at the University of Victoria before earning a Diploma in Fine Arts from Red Deer College and an Honours Diploma in Fine Arts with a painting major from Emily Carr College of Art and Design. That formal training laid the foundation for the long, evolving body of work he continues to build today.