Visiting Tremont Studios in Collingwood, Ontario, is an authentic and energizing experience. Located in the Creative Simcoe Street neighbourhood, on the second floor of The Tremont, there are 10 working artists in individual studios, creating a diverse and stunning variety of art. The hallways of the building serve as a gallery with new shows every second month. The studios are open to the public to meet the artists.

The Tremont House was built in 1889 and is one of the last remaining 19th century hotel buildings and is an important historical link to Collingwood’s booming railway and shipbuilding era.  The building stood abandoned for a number of years before being lovingly restored in 2009.  Read more about the history of the Tremont here.

Please note at this time Tremont Studios 2nd floor is only open by appointment.

New restaurant now open at the Tremont! – Poppy’s French Bistro

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Artists In Residence | Tremont Studios, Collingwood, ON

Meet The Artists At Tremont Studios

Jane Fleetwood-Morrow, Painter

Jane has always been fascinated with the challenge of capturing the colour and light that she observes in nature. Her reflection paintings are built on a foundation of layers of bright colours followed by a natural palette and then a resin surface. Jane considers painting to be an
adventure full of risk and challenges, discoveries and rewards. For her, there is no experience like it. It is an essential part of who she is.

Kaz Jones, painter 

Kaz perceives her subjects from an off-kilter perspective with an exaggerated sense of design, conveying their essence with minimal information. This unique perspective makes her paintings highly recognizable. Series include, Great Lake Ships, Monochromatic Still Life, Tractors, Georgian Bay Landscapes and most recently, Wildflowers.

Dr. Bill Franks, painter

Oil on board or canvas. Bill Franks started his career as a boy, rowing A Y jackson around the Go-Home Bay area of Georgian Bay. He was influenced by Jackson and started oil painting “en plein air”. He strives to present the rhythm, pattern, design and colour of the changing landscape of Canada from coast to coast to coast. He is represented in five different Galaries.

Lisa Hannaford – oil, acrylic and watercolour painter

Internationally collected for her joyful and colourful works, Lisa Hannaford makes marks with pencil, pastels and text that is enhanced with scraping and acrylic brushwork to create her abstract and landscape paintings. Layer upon layer of marks and paint create a rich and engaging depth that balances control and spontaneity.

Andrew Peycha, painter

Merryn Edgar, painter

Merryn let’s her eyes and instincts do the thinking – this way the images emerge and evolve spontaneously with a life of their own. She paints in bursts of energy, allowing her emotions to infuse her art.

“I let the moment decide.”

Jenn Wilkins, acrylic/oils painter

Jenn paints both abstracted Landscapes and colourful large Abstracts. Her passion for colour and boundless energy are characteristic of her paintings. Jenn believes that colour and the compositional elements in a painting are” like a dance”. Its the subtle balance of the elements within a painting that create a feeling or energy that the observer can relate to, get lost in, or simply enjoy….just because!

Kara McIntosh, painter

Kara McIntosh is a contemporary Canadian painter who explores the rhythms and patterns of the natural landscape in an abstracted style. Using strong, assured brushwork, Kara works to capture her own connections to the natural world, collect moments, share the feel of a place, tell a story.

John Wallace Burton, oil painter

John Wallace Burton’s oil on canvas paintings focus on the rugged scenery and beautiful skies of the Georgian Bay area.  He is known for his bold use of colour where the paint is predominantly applied using a palette knife. This results in luscious texture striving to capture the beauty of the nature surrounding us. His paintings invite the viewer to walk right in!

Bryan Wall, oil painter

Painting out of doors with a small wood paint box is an exiting method Bryan uses while touring the landscape. In his studio he uses these sketches to inspire large-scale canvases with a variety of painting techniques.

JC Stacey, photographer

My camera is a tool for discovery which gradually gives meaning to my images.  My current projects – farm life with a focus on cattle and the life of the woods through seasons and life cycles. Resisting the traditional print under glass, I print on linen, acrylic, metal, and watercolour paper. 

Susan Burton

Sue loves the challenge of capturing a favorite pet’s look and personality working off of any photos supplied. Animals wear their emotions making the eyes an important focus in her oil on canvas paintings.

Tremont Hall Art Gallery | Part Of Tremont Studios, Collingwood, ON

Find Canadian Art At Tremont Hall Art Gallery

The Tremont Hall Gallery is located on the first floor and features local artists.