Marion Meyers

I took private oil painting classes as a child, then completed the visual arts program at Georges Vanier S.S., and courses at OCA in the early 70’s. I continued to paint, attend life drawing classes and sold re-worked antique quilts & original work at a gallery in Yorkville. A business career took over, but I continued in classes and took up learning the skills of quilting, fabric dyeing, mono prints and painting in encaustic. I am represented at the Scugog Arts Space in Port Perry.

I’d learned about encaustic in school by studying the Fayum portraits and have taken extensive courses with Andrea Bird at Meta4 in Port Perry and at The Hive in Alton, with Susan Fisher at Haliburton School of the Arts and with both Cynthia Winika and Lisa Pressman at R&F Encaustics in New York. I’ve taught numerous beginner classes in encaustic in my studio and usually demonstrate during studio tours.

My quilting journey restarted at the Quilters Cupboard in Uxbridge and I’ve attended many courses in Canada and the US with professional quilters. I have taught advanced quilting courses and lectured on quilting at guilds. I was an active member of my local quilt guild and was the Show Convenor three times.

About 15 years ago I created wonderful studio space in our home and I’ve been working away developing a body of work since then. My studio is a site on the the Lake Scugog Studio Tour held each May and for years I was the Chair of the leadership team. In 2024 I am co-chairing the Studio Tour Committee.

For the past 5 years I’ve been President of the Board of the Scugog Council for the Arts and worked with the board to grow our membership to over 150, with income over $250,000 annually, garnering numerous significant grants from Ontario trillium Foundation, Canada Summer Jobs and Central Counties Tourism along with sponsorships by the Mississaugas of Scugog Island Donations Committee. I volunteer between 80 and 125 hours each month to the organization.

Artist’s Statement

My paintings are in encaustic (beeswax and damar resin) on birch panels or created as mono prints using fabric dyes on paper. I’m inspired by the whimsical colour combinations and strong lines I see in both ur-ban and rural landscapes. These inspirations may lead to representational or abstract work. In my work the viewer gets drawn into layers of luminous colours and rich textures.

Recent Exhibitions & Juried Shows

Resident Artist, Scugog Arts Space, Port Perry, ongoing

Site Artist, Lake Scugog Studio Tour

Scugog, Ontario, since May 2014

Solo Exhibition, “Windows and Doors”

The Kent Farndale Gallery, September 2019

Solo Exhibition, “My Perspective on Windows and Doors”

The Colborne Art Gallery, June-July 2018

Member Artist, The Colborne Art Gallery, ongoing exhibitions

2017 & 2018

Guest Artist, Uxbridge Studio Tour

September 2016, 2021, 2022

Celebration of the Arts, Juried Show, Uxbridge

September 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017

Guest Artist, Durham West Studio Tour

April 2016

Solo Show, Scugog Council for the Arts gallery

Port Perry, Ontario, September 2015

Annual Juried Show, Colborne Art Gallery (received Honourable Mention in 2014)

Colborne, Ontario, July – August 2014, 2015 & 2016

Juried Show of Paintings, Scugog Council for the Arts Gallery

Port Perry, Ontario, April 2014 & July 2015 & August 2016

Canterbury Creative Arts Show

Toronto, Ontario, May 2015

Hi Hope Farm Blossom Festival (won Viewer’s Choice)

Scugog, Ontario, May 2015, May 2016

Preview Shows for Lake Scugog Studio Tour at Farndale Gallery and Scugog Council for the Arts Gallery

Scugog, April 2013, April 2015, April 2016

National Juried Show, Canadian Quilters’ Association

June 2012 & June 2014

International Juried Show “QuiltWeek”, American Quilters’ Society

Paducah, Kentucky, USA, April 2014

Chair Affair, Durham Community Foundation

Abilities Centre, Whitby, Ontario, Jan – Feb 2013

Group Show, The Hive

Alton Mill Arts Centre, Caledon, Ontario, May – August 2012

The Hotel Fair, 5th Annual Encaustic Conference

Provincetown, Massachusetts, June 2011

Port Perry Patchers Quilt Shows (won Best In Show & Viewer’s Choice in 2016)

May 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012 & 201