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Sometimes, the pen writing the tune to celebrate an amazing genius of their craft gets put down and never gets picked back up again, resulting in so many forgotten, unsung artists and creators. Unfortunately for women, a lot of times they weren’t even given so much as a single piece of paper to record their achievements. They were shoved aside so the men could prosper and show off all of their hard work. Women of all crafts, professions, arts, backgrounds, and cultures go unnoticed and have for some time, in this day in age it is the sole responsibility of the next generation to remember those that came before them to make it possible to enjoy the privileges they have today. Now, this may just be a drop in the bucket for the countless women that go underrepresented, but Amelia Alock-White deserves a shot at being recorded as an outstanding artist of her time.

Born in 1981 in Vancouver Island, Canada, Amelia grew up watching surrounded by the rich Canadian culture and art and decided to make a name for herself. She explored many different types of projects and mediums, but her oil paintings are what put her ahead of the rest. Specifically, “Alcock-White is known for her oil paintings depicting water, myths, philosophy, and the British Columbia Coast”. When looking at the paintings that Amelia has created, it looks as though the waves are about to come right off the canvas and splash over the audience. Her style can be described as “characterized by an elegant balance between mythical and realistic imagery. The tightly woven, reflective waters of her canvases are overlaid with figurative narratives and the result is a body of work that is both beautiful and, at times, haunting”. It is absolutely beautiful.

Amelia Alock-White studied fine art at Vancouver Island University and learned from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She also has created art that has been featured in two film sets; Arrow and Supergirl. Amelia has had 8 solo exhibitions and 15 group exhibitions released since 2004. Her inspiration for her work comes from water, boating, and windsurfing around the Gulf Islands. While no person has been recorded as her inspiration, it is noted time and time again that water inspired Amelia to create her masterpieces. As for the people that she inspires, she inspires people every day. Amelia also uses her talent to help bring awareness to different causes that are near and dear to her. She pursues her concern for the environment with an ongoing project called ‘Painting for Change‘ which benefits conservation initiatives. Currently for the Yellow Point Ecological Society and  Our Living Waters" . Being born in 1981 allowed Amelia to be creating in the beginning of the Internet area. This allows her work to be featured online and to have a following on social media gets her art to the next generation. If she was born in a different time period, there is a chance her work would go even more underrepresented. Her exposure on social media has started the new way of art.

During the pandemic, a lot of artists and art museums moved to the internet to share art and stay relevant. Amelia is one that proved to be successful on the internet with a website, Facebook page, and Instagram following. While she does have a following on these social media platforms, her art is still limited and does not reach the full potential of its audience praise. When looking at the different people documented on sites that have been primarily edited by men since the beginning, specifically Wikipedia, artists like Amelia were overlooked. But someone who has had “Her work has been discussed and reviewed in The Globe and Mail, Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, Galleries West., Notable Magazine., The Sun, Canadian Art, Empty Kingdom, Hyperallergic, The Commentary, Installation Magazine, Hot Art Wet City” and has “received many awards for her work, including Scholarships and Art Faculty Awards” deserves to have her work known by all and not be limited on larger information sites that just didn’t care to share their platform to all.

Amelia Alock-White will be one of the artists that blossom over the new online art wave. Her work with water realism is beautiful and so realistic that it makes the subjects come to life on the canvas. As someone who is still living, there is something to be said about the continuation of work that she started when she first started to publish Her overall work is a fantastical look into what life could look like through a different lens. Amelia Alock-White is a name that people deserve to know.


 * 1) Born in 1981 in Vancouver Island, Canada
 * 2) Medium is oil paintings, as well as others, but oil is the most popular
 * 3) “Alcock-White is known for her oil paintings depicting water, myths, philosophy, and the British Columbia Coast”
 * 4) “characterized by an elegant balance between mythical and realistic imagery. The tightly woven, reflective waters of her canvases are overlaid with figurative narratives and the result is a body of work that is both beautiful and, at times, haunting”
 * 5) “Her technical virtuosity more than adequately presents her perception and cognition of an ideal romantic world in which she is both instigator and willing participant”
 * 6) Based out of Vancouver
 * 7) Education:
 * 8) Studied fine art at Vancouver Island University
 * 9) Emily Carr University of Art and Design
 * 10) Paintings
 * 11) “Her work has been discussed and reviewed in The Globe and Mail, Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine,Galleries West., Notable Magazine., The Sun, Canadian Art, Empty Kingdom, Hyperallergic, The Commentary, Installation Magazine, Hot Art Wet City”
 * 12) She is featured in the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Canada Council Art Bank
 * 13) “She has received many awards for her work, including Scholarships and Art Faculty Awards”
 * 14) She also has many bibliographies published as well
 * 15) She has work that she has created that has been included in two film sets; Arrow and Supergirl
 * 16) Public Collections
 * 17) The Canada Council Art Bank
 * 18) R McDonald House BC
 * 19) Canadian/Hungarian Consulate
 * 20) The Vancouver Aquarium
 * 21) The Reach Art Museum
 * 22) The Vancouver Art Gallery
 * 23) “She pursues her concern for the environment with an ongoing project called ‘Painting for Change‘ which benefits conservation initiatives. Currently for the Yellow Point Ecological Society and  Our Living Waters"
 * 24) Latest Work
 * 25) October 2022
 * 26)  Current Sear, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver.
 * 27) “A new collection of paintings that highlight the currency of water’s intrinsic value.  Presenting the concept of water as more than a mere material asset, rendering perspective on decisions that trade pristine nature for economic gain.  A series of work that is simultaneously abstract and hyperreal, images of the sea and freshwater lakes, intricate compositions that vibrate with depth and motion. Dramatic colours, stylized ellipses, reflected shapes, abstract patterns on glittering surfaces recreate the physics of water’s elegant flow.  These images move beyond water’s material worth, a transcendence that depicts water as a vital ecological entity and a substance of sheer beauty. Be transported to the water’s edge and experience the sea’s current “
 * 28) Her work with water realism is beautiful and so realistic that it makes the subjects come to life on the canvas
 * 29) As someone who is still living, there is something to be said about the continuation of work that she started when she first started to publish
 * 30) Her overall work is a fantastical look into what life could look like through a different lens.