S1 E23. In this inspirational episode, Canadian artist and conservation activist Camille Myles encourages us to step out of our comfort zones, put ourselves out there, and trust in our capabilities. By embracing bravery and a healthy amount of risk-taking, Camille has paved the way forward in her art career. Here’s what we discuss:

1. Why Camille is passionate about pursuing a multi-disciplinary art career, and the ways in which experimentation benefits her work.

2. What inspired Camille to bridge the gap between visual art and conservation work in her creative practice.

3. The importance of making brave choices (even if they feel scary!) and taking leaps of faith in our art careers.

4. What we can learn from trusting ourselves on a deeper level, both personally and professionally.

About Camille:

Camille Myles is a French-Canadian multi-disciplinary contemporary artist and conservation activist exploring imagery that is grounded in our identity and reflects our impacts on the environment. Working in public art, painting, sculpture and installation, she creates art that tells a story linked to community connection, self-reflection and the restorative effects of nature. She received her BFA in Sculpture & Installation at Ottawa University and her MA in Heritage Conservation at Carleton University. Marrying her passion for conservation and art, she has worked as an archaeologist, in artist-run centres, the National Art Gallery in Ottawa, ICCROM in Rome, Canada’s National Trust and was a Park Superintendent at Parks Canada. Myles has exhibited extensively including Quest Art Gallery, Ottawa Art Gallery, BHA Gallery, Arts Mums United, Visionary Art Collective, Arts to Hearts Project, PxP Contemporary, Ottawa Art Gallery, Gallery 115, among others. In 2022, she was invited in 2022 to join the International Broken Forests Art Collective. She has been awarded an art residency in June 2022 at Studio H Canada in Victoria BC where she developed her new painting collection of “Crying Landscapes” - a plea for change as well as “I Stand Alone” an interactive drawing installation which has been exhibited at Quest Art Gallery in August-Sept 2022.

Follow Camille on Instagram: @camillemylesart

Website: camillemylesart.com

Visit our website: visionaryartcollective.com

Follow us on Instagram: @visionaryartcollective + @newvisionarymag

Join our newsletter:

visionaryartcollective.com/newsletter