Submission Guidelines

Maker + Mother brings together approximately 10 artists working across a wide range of styles and mediums. This annual group exhibition highlights work that explores the many ways motherhood shapes how and why we create. You do not need to be a mother to apply, but your work should be meaningfully informed by experiences, relationships, or reflections connected to motherhood. Each artist may submit 2 to 3 pieces, existing or new.Artists are encouraged to apply if:• Your work is influenced by motherhood in some way• You have 2 to 3 pieces suited to a group exhibition• You are open to showing alongside diverse styles and mediums• You are a Canadian resident. The show is in Vancouver BC, the artist is responsible for delivery/pick-up/shipping from gallery in Fall 2026

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Felicia Fraser

Felicia Fraser is a Vancouver-based painter and mother of two whose work explores memory, nostalgia, and the meaningful objects of everyday life. Working in oil, she creates intimate scenes drawn from childhood and domestic experience, with a focus on colour, reflection, and small moments that carry emotional weight. She studied graphic design and illustration at Capilano University, bringing a strong sense of composition and visual storytelling to her practice. Her work has been exhibited in galleries across Vancouver, and she has participated in numerous curated group exhibitions.Her daily life as a mother shapes both the rhythm of her studio work and the subjects she chooses to paint. Felicia lives in Vancouver with her family and continues to explore how lived experience, routine, and care inform creative practice.

Emiko Mizukami

Emiko Mizukami is a North Vancouver-based painter and mother of two working in oil and acrylic. She creates intimate interior and tabletop scenes filled with books, flowers, vintage treasures, and objects that carry personal meaning. Born in Fukui, Japan, her early connection to Japanese crafts and family traditions taught her to see the quiet beauty and ritual in daily life. Her experience as a mother shapes both her routines and her work, inspiring the focus on domestic spaces, everyday objects, and the rhythms of home. She seeks to capture the small, tender moments that often go unnoticed but hold deep emotional resonance.Her paintings invite viewers into memory, imagination, and the gentle magic of the heart, capturing objects and moments that mark the chapters of our lives. Emiko’s work has been shown in Vancouver and Mexico, and she was a featured muralist for Vancouver Mural Festival 2022.

Maker + Mother: 2025

Maker + Mother 2025 was held at Parker Street Gallery in Vancouver from August 16 to 30, 2025 and featured works by Laura Clark, Lisa Farrell, Felicia Fraser, Alex Maertz, Emiko Mizukami, Marisa Myrah, Shannon Pawliw, Laura Rosengren, Shari‑Anne Vis, and Dominique Walker, each exploring the role of motherhood in their creative journeys.

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