Tannis Seufert

Artist Statement – Tannis Seufert 

Art is a portal—an invitation to move beyond the thinking mind into a dreamscape of imagination and energetic receptivity. In my work, I create immersive spaces that allow the viewer to steep in their own waking dream, awakening memories, emotions, and inner worlds often left unexplored. These are not imagined places; they are living, breathing dimensions within us—frequencies that I intentionally transmit through my art.

Each piece is born from the energy of the present moment. I do not work within a fixed aesthetic or traditional structure; instead, I listen to what timeline or story wishes to emerge through me that day. My collections are built on the evolution of frequency rather than a repetition of form, colour, or trend. My practice invites viewers to connect with themselves as pure energy, and to interpret their relationship with their environment from that place.

Every artwork begins with a handcrafted wooden canvas, built in my woodshop using both local and exotic hardwoods. I plane, square, clamp, grind and sand each frame to bring out the grain of the hardwood. Often times, the colour of the hardwood can inspire the undertone of the entire piece. The most central part of the design process for the 3D pieces is the cavity I cut out of the surface of the Birch. It defines the design. I work with resin—a medium that is glassy, reflective, and rich in colour encryption. Resin has an aliveness and a movement to it and a chemistry hidden in its nature. Once you unlock the magic of this special medium, there is no limit. Hand-selected crystals and minerals are incorporated into some pieces that either float within the surface or emerge in three-dimensional detail. LED lighting is often incorporated to amplify the interaction of light, colour, and crystalline structure.

An extension of this practice, The Living Urn Sanctuary (est. 2018), is a deeply personal, commemorative body of work that incorporates cremation ashes into resin art. I have worked extensively with the texture of ashes exploring new ways to express it through my work. Ash is the purest representation of energy transformation. This work transforms grief into reverence—a reflection of love, life, and the sacred continuity of energy.

Bio – Tannis Seufert 

Tannis Seufert is a full-time artist based in the Pacific Northwest of Kitimat, British Columbia, where the quiet rhythm of the North deeply informs her work. Her textured, living landscapes and energetic compositions speak to the sacred relationship between the natural world and the human spirit.

Tannis studied Fine Arts at Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design in Auckland, New Zealand, and earned a diploma in Fashion and Textile Design from Fraser Valley University in British Columbia. She spent over two decades in the fashion industry across New Zealand, Australia, and Canada before transitioning fully to studio art. A lifelong multimedia artist, Tannis has explored photography, silversmithing, screen printing, and furniture restoration, but it was through resin that her practice fully blossomed.

Her artistic foundation is also deeply influenced by 15+ years of study in multi-dimensional quantum physics and holistic healing modalities. Her creative process is an act of listening, remembering, and transmitting—an embodiment of the evolving human experience.

Tannis has completed numerous private commissions throughout Canada, the USA, and the South Pacific. Her work has been exhibited at the Kitimat Museum & Art Gallery (2022), Art Vancouver (2024), and George Gallery in Vancouver (2024). She is currently showing work at the Lloyd Gallery in Penticton, BC, and will be featured in Kitimat’s Summer Studio Tour (August 2025) and one of a select few artists displaying at the BC Home Show in Vancouver (October 2025).