Lindsay Spellman - Biography

Biography

Lindsay was born in Vancouver, Canada and spent her childhood in Hope, BC. She completed her BA in Art and Design, where she focused on painting, drawing, and creative writing. She then began her art career in Vancouver and was a member of Thrive Art Studio for several years. Lindsay’s work is inspired by nature, spirituality, and storytelling. Her recent paintings exhibit local mountain landscapes in acrylic paint, and in 2021 she completed her first set of landscape murals inside Mountainview Brewing Co. in Hope, BC. Currently, she has moved to New Mexico to be with her husband, a local New Mexican, and had her debut show, Among Giants, at Zendo Coffee in 2024. She has also self-published a book of poetry in 2021, titled As the Sun Touches Everything, following her first release in 2019, The Art of Letting Go.

Artist Statement

In New Mexico, we have the privilege to live among mountains, hills and river valleys with an endless array of colors. We can get lost in the day-to-day activities and forget to look up; to take a drive/walk/ride and stand close beneath the grandeur of nature. What awe and wonder can do for our souls is something heavenly; something divine. I began to paint mountain landscapes after nearly a decade of heartbreak and confusion. Being in the mountains brought my soul back to life and gave me a sense of adventure. Challenging myself physically through hiking helped lift my mind out of the fog, and in the mountain wind, I felt close to God and experienced an indescribable peace and joy for life.

I paint because I feel like I must do something with that beauty before me; document it, spend more time with it, explore how to recreate the colors and shadows and bring that feeling back to life by sharing it. I hope these pieces inspire you to look up and spend time in awe among the mountains and valleys.