Selected Recent Works
Selected Early Works
Some early works were designed to be viewed from a distance as shown in this photo from outside the gallery. From close up, new details (too small to be conveyed here) would reveal new layers of meaning to each piece.
Art Shows
Little Things, 2024
Public art installation at King George Hwy and 81A Avenue, Surrey BC
To Bee or Not to Bee, Jan 2007
Silk screen prints on display at The Whip, Vancouver BC
Collaborative Show, July 2003
Sugar and Sugar, Vancouver BC
Gravity, Apr 2003
Ginger 62, Vancouver BC
Bug Babies, Nov 2002
Displacement Gallery, Vancouver BC
Just be Happy, Dec 2001
DV8, Vancouver BC
Happiness: Sold Out, Sept 2001
Wall Gallery, Vancouver BC
Presented by Dynamo Arts Association as part of SWARM
Note:
Early works under maiden name Paola Vanturennout
Publications and Awards
2005–2021
15+ picture books published including the Simply Small Series
2010+2011
Canadian Toy Testing Council’s Top 10 Great Books for Kids
2009
What time is it, Bailey? — Illustrated story for Chirp Magazine
2004
Alcuin Society Award for Excellence in Book Design for One Little Bug
2001
Think — Cover illustration and article for Terminal City Magazine
Note
Publications under pen name Paola Opal except for One Little Bug first edition
Education
Degree in Graphic Design for Marketing
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Richmond, BC, Canada