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From Corporate to Canvas | Calgary News
At 55, Ray Swirsky traded corporate life for paintbrushes—and within 18 months, he was selling $40K worth of art at the Calgary Stampede. His haunting oil paintings fuse historic maps with Indigenous imagery, spotlighting Métis heritage through century-old photos. Meanwhile, the Stampede’s Western Oasis show buzzes with fresh talent—like 20-year-old James Zimmer, who paints mountain wildlife after childhood inspiration, and Alexandra Kavanagh, whose oil-and-gas-infused western scenes redefine what “Western art” means today. Together, old masters and new voices prove the West is still painting…
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