Gillian Coulton

Biography

Gillian Coulton is graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (honours). Coulton’s thesis dealt with isolation and anxiety, themes she conveyed using surreal and landscape imagery that referenced the rural Alberta setting she grew up in. Two of Coulton’s proudest accomplishments are receiving the Governor General’s Medal at collegiate bronze level alongside her Visual Arts diploma from Red Deer College, and her honours exhibition, Phantom Pains, hosted by the Nickle Galleries. Coulton begins a Master of Fine Arts in September. She is committed to improving her art and engaging future students in exploring the critical and educational value of art.