There has been one main theme throughout Canadian Artist, Deanna Lavoie’s series of works. Exploration.

Deanna’s first series, close-ups of nature or ground-scapes, were driven from her childhood explorations at the lake and field near her home in Saskatchewan. Then moving to Calgary and graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design, the mountains began to call on her creativity as did the boldness of the acrylic paint medium.

This mountain-scape series, held Deanna’s attention until those “Youthful Whispers” came calling. The joy of childhood exploration captivated her. This series has deep roots in one’s inner child which guides healing. The series branched into paintings depicting the little creatures in her yard like ladybugs and bees - toddler-like in their own way.

Returning full circle to nature, Deanna's art currently celebrates the wild spaces as she explores the Eastern Slopes and the surrounding Foothills area of Southern Alberta. She is inspired by these spaces where every stone and twig finds its place. She parallels the symbolic pearls of wisdom of the scenes she paints which speak to our own resilience, rebirth, awakening, vulnerability, and strengths.

Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, making art was a large part of Deanna’s life for as long as she can remember. She graduated in 1994 with distinction from the Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD), in Calgary, where she majored in printmaking. In 2002, she achieved her Bachelor of Fine Arts from ACAD.

Deanna's work has been included in exhibitions and collections in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2013, she was a finalist in the prestigious Gallipoli Memorial Art Awards in Sydney, Australia. In 2015, her acrylic on canvas, That Time of Day was a finalist at the Calgary Stampede Western Art Auction. Recently feeling emboldened as an artist to do more than simply wear a poppy, she completed a life-size painting, The Journey to Remembrance, which commemorates the First World War. This personal expression of remembrance is currently on loan to The Military Museums of Calgary.

Her fascination for exploration also led to travelling with extended residence in both Australia and New Zealand. Presently, Deanna resides with her family in Longview, Alberta.