Feature Artist, Fernie Fix Magazine
A graduate of the Alberta College of Art (now known as Alberta University of the Arts) in Calgary, Alberta, Kari Lehr lives and paints in the beautiful Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. After a 20-year career illustrating for various agencies, studios and corporations around North America, Kari began pursuing her own vision out of her home studio in the Pass, working primarily in acrylic, often incorporating mixed media.A lifelong fascination with bears led her to begin exploring bear (and other wildlife) imagery in portrait form, and In 2015 she created a wholesale branch of her art business, selling her “Wild Things” line of reproductions to retailers across Canada and the US. This endeavour turned into a full time job for both Kari and her husband Dave, which has kept them busy for the past ten years.
Having always found comfort in the natural world, Kari seeks to connect the viewer to the joyful sense of respect and admiration she feels for wildlife and the wild environments on which they depend in order to survive and thrive. Whenever possible, she donates both original work and reproductions to the fundraising efforts of organizations that work full time to protect both wild and shared natural spaces in order to support the diversity of all life for generations to come.
When she's not in the studio or spending time with family, she loves to scour the mountain countryside looking for bears and other wildlife to photograph, ponder and quietly enjoy. Her paintings and reproductions can be found in private collections around the world.
Original works, reproductions and art cards may be purchased directly from the artist, through the Shop page, or go to the Retail Locations page for a list of stores which carry Kari's work.
Follow Kari on Instagram: @karilehrart and Facebook: Kari Lehr Art
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