Doris Zaharichuk
1917 - 2006
Doris Zaharichuk was a painter of lyrical, rural images depicting memories from her childhood and her Romanian heritage. Her paintings combined a charming narrative with a sensitive representation of the Alberta landscape, and captured the span of the seasons, the daily activities of work and play, and the sense of warmth to be found in community and family.
Zaharichuk was largely self-taught, and started painting after her husband passed away in 1974. She took classes at the Edmonton Art Gallery from artist Peter Lewis, who encouraged her self expression. She found a sense of joy and peace in her artwork, and often painted two or three canvases a month, despite her chronic arthritis.
Zaharichuk exhibited often at the Kathleen Laverty Gallery in Edmonton, as well as at Heffel Fine Art in Vancouver, the now defunct Beaver House Gallery in Edmonton, and the Prince Arthur Gallery in Toronto. Her work hangs in public and private collections in Canada and Australia.
Zaharichuk was largely self-taught, and started painting after her husband passed away in 1974. She took classes at the Edmonton Art Gallery from artist Peter Lewis, who encouraged her self expression. She found a sense of joy and peace in her artwork, and often painted two or three canvases a month, despite her chronic arthritis.
Zaharichuk exhibited often at the Kathleen Laverty Gallery in Edmonton, as well as at Heffel Fine Art in Vancouver, the now defunct Beaver House Gallery in Edmonton, and the Prince Arthur Gallery in Toronto. Her work hangs in public and private collections in Canada and Australia.