Ann van Oeveren uses the painting name of Ann Van as she has done since the 60's when Ann began painting in oil. She has an extensive background in Art history and was a well-known artist in the Netherlands with many paintings in private collections.

She moved to Salt Spring Island in 1997 and now paints mainly water colour paintings. As she enjoys the living and the beauty of our island, her paintings are inspired by the sights of and around Salt Spring Island.

Ann has previously exhibited her paintings in various locations on Salt Spring Island, for example at Artspring, Artcentric Gallery, Artcraft and Seafirst Insurance.

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