About

Mary Anne Molcan is a Canadian visual artist who creates unique hand carved lino block prints.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts with distinction from Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, BC. Majoring in Visual Arts, printmaking became a strong focus as she developed her practice. 

Minoring in psychology, she is intrigued by the affiliation we have with our unconscious and how that relates to the physical world. Hours of quiet reflection spent in the natural world inspire and inform her work. Having spent several years in vision care, her interest in perceptual aesthetics is an unwavering constant throughout her explorations.

Molcan is a member of People of Print and has exhibited in both Canada and the United States. 

Recent awards include the Contemporary Centre of Printmaking - Print Day in May Award, the Visual Arts Award of Excellence, the EJ Hughes Memorial Award in Visual Arts, the Best Printmaking Award, the Printmaking book award, Printmaking Upper Level Award, Advanced Drawing Award, and the Jackson Hirota Ceramics Service Award. Her work is also featured in the Vancouver Island University’s Library digital intellectual and creative archive.

She began her career at the age of seven when she won a first place award for a drawing at a local fair in Manitoba. Since then, creating art as a communicative practice has been an integral part of her life and identity.