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Mairi Budreau was born in 1961 in southern Ontario, Canada, and is mostly a self taught artist. Independently, she has studied the work of the Impressionists, Vincent Van Gogh, the Group of Seven and Emily Carr, Robert Batman and Andrew Wyeth, but taking an informal apprenticeship in Native carving has had the strongest impact on her work after she moved to BC in 1991. She worked as a professional artist for four years in the 90s producing graphite pencil drawings for commissions, a solo exhibition, and galleries in Vancouver and Maple Ridge, BC. She provided drawing instruction to youths and adults through the Maple Ridge Art Council, the local school district and privately in her studio. In 1999 she stepped back from art to formalize her education in film production and graphic design. As Associate Producer of "Lost Nuke," she co-received 6 Rosies, the Alberta Film Commission Award. Mairi attended Thompson Rivers University (TRU) 2005-07 and earned a diploma in Digital Art and Design and is now a full-time Graphic Designer at TRU. Mairi is also an accomplished photographer. She has sold photos, published and designed a photography book, Budreaus Kamloops and Region now in its second printing, and in 2005 earned recognition in the Professional Photographer’s Association of British Columbia. In 2009 she turned her focus toward painting and took acrylic workshops with Debbie Milner, AFCA. Mairi applied to and was accepted with Active Status into the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) and won the Gold Award in the Open National Exhibition in April 2010 for her drawing, Chief Walter Harris. Mairi aimis for full accreditation from the Federation of Canadian Artists and a retirement career as an artist.