“Venetian Capricci” 2005, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 43in

Helen Edmonds received her Honours B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo in 1991. Her work – in paint, ink or clay – is inspired by antiquity, her imagination and travels through Europe, especially Venice. A solo exhibition of her Venetian paintings and drawings was held at Gallery Stratford in 2006.