Jodi Wheeler
Jodi Wheeler is a Toronto based artist that has been painting professionally as a mixed media artist since 2005. Jodi has exhibited in Canada, the United States (U.S.) and Australia. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections in Canada, U.S., Australia, and Europe. Jodi graduated in 1999 from York University’s Fine Arts program with her BFA. After graduating she went on to work as an art dealer and manager in galleries in Australia and Canada.
In 2015 Jodi opened the Second Door Studio and retail gallery in the Distillery District with Joya Paul. In December 2016 Jodi, in pursuit of a long time dream of owning her own gallery has opened Blue Crow Gallery. The Blue Crow Gallery is located in Toronto’s east end Little India neighborhood at 1610 Gerrard St. E.
A curated gallery for established and emerging artist (painters, potters, jewelers and more). Jodi has also set up her studio in the gallery where she continues to create along side other artists in the Blue Crow studio space. Blue Crow Gallery also has a teaching center where art classes and workshops are offered in a variety of mediums for both children and adults. Jodi is excited to be taking her involvement in the Toronto art scene one step further and hopes to build strong and long lasting relationships with local artists and her community.
Jenna Elberson
Jenna Elberson, a Sheridan College Film & TV graduate and Jedi Master, started her journey working in the Marketing industry for companies like Corus, The Weather Network and CHCH. After 7 years of creating and running radio, broadcast and social media campaigns - she threw in the towel to adventure down the path of ART!
In 2017 she joined the magnificent group of women in charge of the Blue Crow, and for 4 years she trained under Jodi Wheeler working in the gallery and becoming a staple not only for the Gallery, but for the community here on Gerrard.
Now, our blue haired girl is on the rise once again. Achieving a huge life goal joining Melissa Pauw as a full-time Art Teacher here for our After School Art Program, Summer Camps and P.A Days. She continues to explore and develop her skills in the Art world and strives to be a role-model for all her students.
Melissa Pauw
Melissa Pauw is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of British Columbia and received her BA in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Guelph.
Her photography, drawing and video work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States and Spain. She is currently an instructor at the Art Gallery of Ontario and has held teaching positions at the University of British Columbia, Emily Carr University of Art + Design and Harbourfront Centre. A mom to two small children, creating art with kids is part of her everyday life.
Amy Whetton
Amy Wetton is an Designer/Art Director by profession, who discovered a love for watercolors. She has always been drawn to the free-spirited nature of watercolours and strives to keep that vibrant and whimsical style flowing through her line of artwork. She hopes to capture humour and fun amid the randomness of her quirky and playful creations. Amy has created a small business called Wild Canary, where she shares her artwork and creations.
Amy graduated from NSCAD (Nova Scotia College of Art & Design) with a Bachelor of Design. She resides in Leslieville with her husband and energetic twin boys, as well as a furry pup named Foster.
Tina Faucher
Tina Faucher joined the Blue Crow Gallery Team in 2019 as a gallery assistant working directly with clients and artists. Tina has been working in art galleries for a few years now and is also a self-taught pen and ink artist. Tina’s artwork has a high level of detail allowed by stippling with micron ink pens impressed her as a teen, and she has been using them to create artwork ever since. Her current body of work explores the necessary struggle for collective liberation; as well as examines its effects on our mental health and culture. Art is just one of the ways she hopes to open hearts and minds to perceiving the inherent value in all human and non-human lives.