2023 Summit Bid: Art & Book
We’re proud to be bringing back The Summit Bid silent auction! Win big on experiences, art and gear while supporting the future of our outdoor leaders.
This year’s auction will raise money to support the ACC Facilities Fund, to facilitate renovations to the Club’s national level huts in British Columbia and Alberta and the ACC Clubhouse in Canmore.
Browse the ART & BOOK contributors below to learn more about them.
Art & Books
Art is important to the way we understand our outdoor spaces - it inspires us to get out and protect the places we play in. We've gathered a variety of work that instills that feeling and we're proud to highlight our art and book supporters for the Summit Bid.
Gisa Mayer Art
If Gisa isn’t in her studio, you can find her outside skiing, hiking, and swimming in cold mountain lakes. Her paintings are on display in many private and corporate collections in Europe, North America and Australia.
Robertson Rhapsody
Landscape painting of Mt. Robertson.
•48"x 36"
• Acrylic on Canvas
•Value: $3200
Kiss Fine Art
Andrew Kiss has become one of Canada’s most recognized nature artists for a style that captures both breathless images and a reverence for realism.
Three Sisters
Landscape painting of the famous Three Sisters.
•20"x 24"
• Original oil on canvas
•Value: $3200
John Hartman
Hartman’s path of painting the intimate and intertwined relationship between people and place, took a turn in 2003. He began to paint aerial views of cities as living organisms. These paintings made up the exhibition and book Cities which toured Canada and internationally from 2007 to 2009.
Yamnuska from the Nakoda Lodge
Landscape painting of Mt. Yamnuska.
•9.25"x 11.25"
• Watercolour on paper, 2015
•Value: $3000
Brett Bilon
Climbing and backcountry snowboarding are what take him to the backcountry the most these days, where he finds his artistic inspiration. After a multi-decade hiatus from painting, COVID brought him back to art for the purpose of maintaining his mental health, and now he’s passionately back at the easel with a focus on creating large scale mountain landscapes.
Midsummer Yamnuska
•10"x 20"
• 1/2’’ deep oil on canvas
•Value: $850
Black Tusk Landscape
•12"x 16"
• 2’’ deep il on canvas panel
•Signed by the artist
•Value: $650
patti dyment
Perhaps every sixth painting I create is of mountain wildlife. Coexisting with the large mammals is a privilege; being able to watch the beer, bison, elk and deer is thrilling. To me, wildlife is as much a part of the beauty and majesty of the Rockies as the geology. As I write this, the elk are bugling near my home.
DONATION: Sunlit Stare
36’’ x 24’’
Oil on canvas gallery wrap
Value: $1900
peter wyse
Peter’s eclectic art interests range from Matisse and Rothko to the murals of mesoamerica. These influences are evident within his spatial relationships and with his lively use of colour and line. While Peter has worked with a range of mediums, he now paints exclusively with acrylics. Insatiably curious, Peter takes great delight in the mundane, using his unique style of layering and sanding flat coats of paint to reveal how the ordinary can become extraordinary.
DONATION: The Peak
16’’ x 16’’
Original acrylic on cradled birch panel
Value: $1250
Phee hudson
Phee has been painting since 2006. Her works hang in corporate and private collections around the world. Her subjects are mainly mountains where she has spent a great deal of time climbing, hiking and skiing.
DONATION: Moraine Lake
36’’ x 48’’
Giclee print on a deep canvas
Value: $1190
amanda reber
Working mainly with acrylics, Amanda’s vibrant paintings are an impressionist rendering of the landscapes she’s been immersed in. She uses bold, bright colour and shapes while adding playful details to portray the wonder of the outdoors.
DONATION: Winter Bliss
20’’ x 30’’
Original acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Value: $1080
sab curtis
Art is an adventure for Sab, and adventure inspires her art. Her realistic paintings provide an immersive experience that brings to life the vastness and vibrancy of exploring treasured natural environments.
DONATION: Renew
24’’ x 48’’
Gallery wrapped giclee canvas print or acrylic painting
Value: $650
DONATION: Fate
24’’ x 36’’
Gallery wrapped giclee canvas of acrylic painting
Value: $575
ADDITIONAL ART & BOOK DONORS
2023 Summit Bid
Since our inception more than 116 years ago, the ACC has been deeply committed to defining responsible outdoor leadership, shaping meaningful mountain culture, and advocating for the preservation of Canada’s mountain environment. Auction bids directly fund this continuing legacy and we thank you for your support!