March’s Exhibit:

”First Light”

Reception to be held on March 6th at 6:30 PM

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

This is the first solo show for Alicia Simms Breland. 

When it came to choosing a subject matter for this show, my first thought was to paint sunrises because they’re one of my favourite things, and I have so much reference material to utilize. The significance of the name is also reflected in the fact that this is my first show. The first time painting for myself. The first time I have tried using some mediums and materials for the work. It’s a dawning of a new era in my own artistic career. It’s a lot of firsts so ‘First Light’ seemed to be a fitting name and genre.

Artist Bio:

Alicia Simms Breland is an entrepreneur, tattooer, YouTuber, and full-time Airstream adventurer. Hailing from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, Alicia now calls Nova Scotia home where she founded the award-winning businesses, Rolling Sea Tattooery in 2014 and Truro Buzz in 2017.

She’s always been artistic, and after high school, attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Here she earned a Bachelor of Design with a Major in Graphic Design. After graduation, she went on to work in art glass before beginning her tattoo apprenticeship in 2006. Alicia has been creating works of art in skin for over 17 years now. She has worked internationally and has won awards for her work.