Billie Rae Busby

Billie Rae was born and raised in Yorkton, Saskatchewan and educated at the University of Saskatchewan (B.A. Studio Art ’98). Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada since 1999, she is inspired by both the complexity of urban architecture and the vast rural landscape. She strives to interpret ordinary places in a fresh, new context.

As an award-winning contemporary visual artist who creates abstract paintings of the Canadian landscape, she uses a precise hard-edge technique and colour theory to reinvent her surroundings. Her intuitive paintings evoke wonder and possibility by using layered linear and geometric shapes to depict mood, memory, movement, seasons, and time.

Since 2007, her abstract works have been exhibited in various galleries and exhibitions in Canada and have been acquired by numerous collections including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the prestigious art collection in Canada House (the Canadian High Commission) in London, England. Two of her original paintings were designed into custom, hand-tufted carpets for the notable Laurier Room and Alberta Room in Canada House.

Since becoming a full-time artist in 2021, she has completed a public mural project with BUMP (Beltline Urban Mural Projects) in Calgary, an artist residency at the renowned Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, a significant, multi-painting permanent commission for the TC Energy Corporate Art Collection and several solo exhibitions across Canada including S16 Gallery in Montreal in May 2023, and Mayberry Fine Art in Winnipeg in January 2024. The latest achievement is a four panel 4' x 10' large-scale commission for the new Calgary Stampede Art Collection in the BMO Centre.

Calgary, AB based. Nationality is Canadian.