• JOANNA APLIN
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  • Figurative
  • Landscape
  • Biography
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J O A N N A

A P L I N

Canadian Figurative Fine Art

  • JOANNA APLIN
  • Overview
  • Figurative
  • Landscape
  • Biography
  • Studio Shots
  • Contact
  • Overview
  • Figurative
  • Landscape
  • Biography
  • Studio Shots
  • Contact

Joanna Aplin’s figurative and abstract paintings are clean and captivating. Her classically trained yet contemporary approach to color, form, and line makes her work aesthetically pleasing to all walks of life. Her compositions carry an intrinsic sense of balance and proportion. Aplin takes her visual cues from the complexities in nature and the human form, then welcomes a reductive process – knowing it will lead to a simpler, more essential presentation of the subject matter. You can expect to find an eclectic mix of color in Joanna Aplin’s artwork. With a comprehensive grasp of color theory and an unwillingness to compromise on materials – her acrylic paintings bring about a rich presence for the viewer to behold.

 

An up-close inspection of Aplin’s work reveals intentional brushstrokes that can be layered with texture and other times smooth and uncomplicated. She explores the relationship between color and line, the real and the imaginary, in hopes of discovering the beauty in all things. Thematically, she pulls a lot from her everyday spiritual walk which always points to a message of victory and hope.

 

“I want to direct the hearts and minds of my viewers to the richness of Life in and around us.” – Joanna Aplin

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FIGURATIVE

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The Gathering, 2025

The Gathering, 2025

Oil on Canvas
122cm x 132cm (48" x 52")

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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The-Gathering

122cm x 132cm (48" x 52")

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Free Falling, 2025

Free Falling, 2025

Oil on Canvas
127cm x 127cm (50" x 50")

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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Free-Falling

127cm x 127cm (50" x 50")

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Pivot, 2025

Pivot, 2025

Oil on Canvas
152cm x 122cm (60" x 48")

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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Pivot

152cm x 122cm (60" x 48")

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Her Well Runs Deep, 2025

Her Well Runs Deep, 2025

Oil on Canvas
152cm x 122cm (60" x 48")

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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Her-Well-Runs-Deep

152cm x 122cm (60" x 48")

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Samuel, 2025

Samuel, 2025

Oil on Canvas
137cm x 102cm (54" x 40")

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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Samuel

137cm x 102cm (54" x 40")

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Mother & Child No.3, 2025

Mother & Child No.3, 2025

Oil on Canvas
91cm x 91cm (36" x 36")

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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Mother-&-Child-No.3

91cm x 91cm (36" x 36")

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A True Friend, 2025

A True Friend, 2025

Oil on Canvas
102cm x 91cm (40" x 36")

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A-True-Friend

102cm x 91cm (40" x 36")

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Restoration No.1, 2024

Restoration No.1, 2024

Mixed Media on Linen
107cm x 71cm (42" x 28")

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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Restoration-No.1

107cm x 71cm (42" x 28")

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In The Shadows, 2025

In The Shadows, 2025

Oil on Canvas
18cm x 18cm (7”x 7”)
Framed

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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In-The-Shadows

18cm x 18cm (7”x 7”)

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Time Stood Still, 2025

Time Stood Still, 2025

Oil on Canvas
20cm x 25cm (8”x 10”)
Framed

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Time-Stood-Still

20cm x 25cm (8”x 10”)

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Winter Sunset Over Heritage Place, 2025

Winter Sunset Over Heritage Place, 2025

Oil on Canvas
20cm x 20cm (8”x 8”)
Framed

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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20cm x 20cm (8”x 8”)

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I’ll Be Home Soon, 2025

I’ll Be Home Soon, 2025

Oil on Canvas
21cm x 21cm (8.25”x 8.25”)

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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I'll-Be-Home-Soon

21cm x 21cm (8.25”x 8.25”)

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Landforms No.1, 2025

Landforms No.1, 2025

Oil on Paper
28cm x 28cm (11”x 11”)

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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Landforms-No.1

28cm x 28cm (11”x 11”)

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Trees In A Farmer’s Field, 2025

Trees In A Farmer’s Field, 2025

Oil on Canvas
66cm x 97cm (26”x 38”)

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Currently on display and available for purchase at Joanna Aplin Fine Art Studio + Gallery / Heritage Place Shopping Centre in Owen Sound.
 
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Trees-In-A-Farmer's-Field

66cm x 97cm (26”x 38”)

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A Familiar Place, 2025

A Familiar Place, 2025

Oil on Canvas
91cm x 91cm (36”x 36”)

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Inspired by an image I took in late Winter 2024, Georgian Bay gets wrapped in a fresh blanket of snow. This oil painting captures the crisp, clean beauty of an Owen Sound winter—serene, striking, and full of depth.
 
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A-Familiar-Place

91cm x 91cm (36”x 36”)

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Never a Dull Moment, 2024

Never a Dull Moment, 2024

Gouache on Paper
22cm x 29cm (8.5”x 11.5”)

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Never a Dull Moment

22cm x 29cm (8.5”x 11.5”)

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LANDSCAPE

A more fluid, essential process is what she is after, but knows the art of discipline will bring forth a deeper, transcendent quality in her work.
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BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in rural Ontario, Joanna was free to explore her family’s farmland without restraint. The youngest of five children, she watched and learned, then took to her imagination to create. Her earliest memory that marked her passion for art making was asking her mom to sketch babies in her drawings.

“Seeing all the parts of a person come together fascinated me. It still does to this day.”

Aplin went on to study fine arts at McMaster University earning her BA in 1998 and a degree in Education in 2000. Since then, she has worked in numerous artistic arenas such as arts education, theatrical productions, and marketing her own art on a variety of social media platforms.

EDUCATION

1999-2000 BA Ed., Queens University, Kingston, Ontario CA

1994-1998 BFA (Hons), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario CA

PRESS

Rrampt Magazine, Online Publication Feature, January 2024 – Link To Article

Grey County CommunityVotes, Best Art Gallery Award, December 2023 – Link To Award

Blank Spaces Magazine, Front Cover & Feature, September 2016 – Link To Article

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JOANNA APLIN FINE ART

Studio + Gallery

  • Heritage Place Shopping Centre
  • 1350 16th St E. Owen Sound, ON
  • joannaaplin@gmail.com

Galleries

  • Petroff Gallery
  • 1016 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON
  • info@petroffgallery.com
  • Maud Gallery
  • 10643-124 St. Edmonton, AB
  • office@maudgallery.com

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