Artists' Studios

Gena LaCoste

Gena LaCoste paints a Prairies way of life, recording branding, bringing in the herds, and families working side by side.
"I love it when the picture I have in my mind comes out as a painting, not like a photograph."

She teaches once a week at Medicine Hat College. "I wouldn't see the way I do if I didn't paint. Other artists help me to see a positive view of life. I need that support. I love to give it back to others."

Gena's first art sales were pastels of First Nations children in the Bassano region where she was born and grew up. Oils, acrylics and pastels gave way to her fascination with the organic appearance of water and colour.

Her work appears at poetry gatherings, horse shows and stampedes. Private shows have ranged from galleries in New Mexico to Western Canada. Her latest art shows include the Medicine Hat Cultural Centre, the Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery. Collectors from Great Britain, to the southwest corner of the United States, and Canadians from British Columbia to Ontario have purchased her originals and prints. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts has some of her originals in their collection.

Visit Gena's website at genalacoste.com

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