ABOUT THE ARTIST

Marta Stares is an artist and educator interested in painting the outdoors, especially the Northern Ontario landscape. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Toronto area including Gallery 1313, Orillia Museum of Art & History, and Ontario Legislative Assembly. Marta was the inaugural Artist in Residence at Lake Superior Provincial Park. She works primarily in oils and uses bold, vibrant colours in her work.

After receiving her BFA from OCAD University, Marta has worked as an educator at McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Visual Arts Mississauga. Marta currently teaches Visual Art in Peel District School Board.

Current Exhibitions

March - May 25, 2026

Scotia Plaza, 40 King St. W., Toronto, ON

Gallery Representation

  • Kefi Art Gallery

    Toronto
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    416-829-1939

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  • Partial Gallery

    Online
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    647-424-4ART (4278)

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  • 2026. Scotia Plaza, Toronto, ON

    2025 Miijidaa Cafe + Bistro, Guelph, ON

    2023 Mississauga Polish Day Festival, Mississauga Civic Centre, Mississauga, ON

    2023 The Long Way Back, Artwrk.ca

    2022 On Gentle Ground, Necessary Arts Collective, Guelph, ON

    2021 The Forest Is My Teacher, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON

    2019 Somewhere Only We Know, Black Cat Artspace, Toronto, ON

  • 2026 Art COMP, Juried Competition, 100 Kellogg Lane, London, ON

    2024 Art in the Park, Oakville, ON

    2024 Art COMP, Juried Competition, 100 Kellogg Lane, London, ON

    2024 Alchemy of Colour, juried by Liza Zhurkovskaya, Kefi Art Gallery, Toronto, ON

    2023 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, juried, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON

    2022 ART COMP, Juried Competition, 100 Kellogg Lane, London, ON

    2021 Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed, OMAH, Orillia, ON

    69th Open Juried Online Exhibition, Colour and Form Society, ON

    21st Annual Juried Show, Artworks Oakville, Oakville, ON

    The Changing Landscape, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON

    From Women’s Eye, Online Juried Exhibition, Kefi Art Gallery, Toronto, ON

    2020 Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition, OMAH, Orillia, ON

    Eco Art 2020, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON

    Summer Group Show, Blue Crow Gallery, Toronto, ON

    Winter Emerging Artist Exhibition, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON

    2019          Salon of Inclusiveness, Black Cat Artspace, Toronto, ON        

              Art in the Park, VAM, Mississauga, ON

    2016          Reversion - Figurative & Portrait Exhibition​, Super Wonder Gallery, Toronto, ON

    2015          Art in the Park​, VAM, Mississauga, ON

              Art Brownie Magic​, Gallery 50, Toronto

              Impact Juried Show​, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto

    2014          Salon of Inclusiveness​, Black Cat Artspace, Toronto

              Art in the Park​, VAM, Mississauga

  • 2021 Bell Box Mural, Toronto Transit Commission, Chester Subway Station, Toronto

    Outside the Box, StreetARToronto, Dufferin St. & Steeprock Rd., Toronto

    Concrete Bike Barriers, StreetARToronto, Richmond St. W, Toronto

    2020 Concrete Bike Barriers, StreetARToronto, Scarlett Rd., Toronto

  • 2021 Artist in Residence, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario

  • 2021 Art a la Carte, Ontario Legislative Assembly, Toronto

    2020 Evans de Vries Higgins Law Office, Bradford, ON

  • 2009 B.Ed., Niagara University, Toronto, ON

    2007 BFA, OCAD University, Toronto, ON