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ART BY CASSANDRA VAN B.
Cassandra
Van Buekenhout
Cassandra Van Buekenhout is a driven and confident printmaking artist who creates bold linear visual experiences that are inspired by the natural beauty of the Saskatchewan Prairies. Cassandra was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan and moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2019 to start her artist’s practice. While completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Degree Cassandra stayed involved in the Saskatoon art community by, becoming a juried member with the Saskatchewan Craft Council, as well as being becoming an active member with Saskatchewan Printmakers. During this time Cassandra also completed her first art residency at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo in 2023, donated her artwork to several organizations such as Carmichael Outreach, has sold her artwork at many art markets including the Tiger Lily Market and the Remi Modern, won multiple awards and is actively teaching art classes. As of June 2024, Cassandra has successful graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BFAH Degree she has begun the next chapter of her artistic practice.
Cassandra’s Printmaking Practice
Stems from her passion and desire to rekindle and harvest one’s memories of growing up on the Saskatchewan Prairies. This enormous passion for wanting to learn and understand what life was like growing up on the Prairies resulted from having weekly tea parties with her grandparents. During these tea parties, Cassandra was fascinated by all the binders her grandparents had that were full of family ancestry and photographs. Seeing the cheerful expressions her grandparents had as they retold and relived their own stories, became a turning point in Cassandra’s printmaking practice. Since this turning point, Cassandra has made it her goal within her artwork to create prints that have bold and linear visual experiences that rekindle memories with her viewers. To achieve this, Cassandra continues to create prints inspired by her grandparents’ lived experiences on the Prairies. Additionally, Cassandra actively immerses herself in learning the agricultural history the Saskatchewan Prairies have to offer.
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