Biography

Tess Paul is a painter born and raised in Kelowna, BC, now working on the West Coast, building intuitive compositions from personal photographs around a single tone or colour. An avid hiker, she draws her visual language from the natural world, working in undulating rhythms of line and lucid colour to approach something closer to the sublime. Her dreamlike landscapes aim for a sense of peace and quiet wonder, inviting viewers into the vast, surreal enormity of nature, something that can be felt more than fully grasped.

Paul studied creative writing and film production at the University of British Columbia. She was a gallery's Featured Artist for June 2023, has been profiled in Scout Magazine and The Georgia Straight, and has given guest lectures at the University of the Fraser Valley.