About

Darlene Clarke Hole graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 1999 where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a double major in painting and printmaking.
Darlene has continued to be a devoted member of the Vancouver arts community both through the creation and collection of art and as a supportive member of several art institutions like: Vancouver Art Gallery etc…

Darlene continues her creative endeavours through an active painting practice. Her interests lie in exploring painting through an abstract expressionist style with emphasis on spontaneous and energetic mark making. Her most recent work, The Ocean Series, focuses on the exuberant exploration of colour and automatic mark-making, mirroring the vast array of tones and textures seen in the ocean.

Darlene’s time at Emily Carr also taught her the value of surrounding oneself with art, and Darlene has focussed on collecting the works of many local up-and-coming and established artists.

Darlene’s work is found in both private and corporate collections such as the Lions Gate Hospital Hope Centre, the Heritage Medical Clinic, Petrokleen Ltd., the University of Alberta, Institute for Sexual Minority Studies & Services and Malaspina Printmakers Archives.

When Darlene is not working in her West Vancouver studio she enjoys the spoils of the West Coast like SUP boarding, hiking and combing the beaches for treasures.