Featured Artist - Ean Kools

"Hey check it out: my art is at the Groove Kitchen all month long / Street Dreams Graff art show at the Nutty Parrot June 4 / the Cambridge Arts Festival June 5 10am-10pm / and listen for me on Mandyland radio Friday 10-12 100.3 fm"

Ean Kools is the multi-talented chair of the Cambridge Arts Festival, now serving his second term in that position. A graphic designer by trade, Ean is the force behind this Festival's branding, and that of many area businesses.

On canvas, Ean works mainly with acrylic, ink, and spray paint. His style can be classified as portraiture, surrealism, abstraction, and graffiti. Each piece is an expression of a time, place, or emotion.

Recently Ean has also experimented with Tapecasting. George, our 2010 mascot (pictured right) is a tapecast of Ean himself.

Ean's work is currently on display at the Groove Kitchen and in his own gallery - The Underground Gallery (in Hespler). You can also watch Ean create live at tomorrow night's Street Dreams Graffiti Art Show and in our Aerosol Art Area at the Festival.

You can read more about Ean in this Waterloo Region Record article