Tamara Kwapich is a Burlington-based artist and designer who studied Fine Art and Landscape Architecture at the University of Guelph. Her work can be described as quasirepresentational, she favours a vibrant palette, dynamic brush strokes and large canvases. Working primarily in acrylics, she tells stories using creatures, colours and emotion to convey meaning. She owns and operates an established decorative art studio, Tamara Kwapich Originals, and is an award winning artist whose work is held in private, public and corporate collections.