Melinda Wilde

Painting and teaching watercolours for over 30 years Melinda has a growing following of students in her spring and fall semester classes and summer seminars. Several local public art pieces can be seen throughout Gabriola: the electrical box at the ferry terminal, a hydro pole on the ferry hill, the mural inside the Agricultural Hall, many yearly murals at the Kid’s Club Summer camp at Gabriola Fellowship Church and the mural at Gabriola Elementary School library. Melinda has been involved in many artistic ventures from private and public murals to volunteer after school art programs, community “Art Start” workshops, Professional Development seminars for CUPE and BCTF and the B.C. Ferries Artist and Speaker program. Her works are in private collection in Australia, Europe, Asia and throughout Canada and the US.
Her work may also be seen at her home studio and gallery ; Our House Art Studio, 737 Ross Way, Gabriola Is.