An expressive art educator with an enthusiasm for rich colour and traditional images, her subjects vary from common place to eclectic. Although “landlocked” in Upper Canada for years, she has moved back to the Maritimes and her work is reflective of her love of the sea, maritime people and their traditions.
Her earlier formal education was at Mount Allison University where she obtained her B.F.A, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design where she received a B.Ed. specializing in art education and art therapy.
After initial teaching in Nova Scotia School system, she accepted a position at the Toronto French School, in Toronto, Ontario. There she started the art program at the school, and introduced the International Baccalaureate (IB). Today, she is one of the IB examiners, and workshop leaders covering North America, teaching visual arts teachers the IB visual arts program.
After a distinguished teaching career at King’ s Edgehill school in Windsor, Nova Scotia, during which she established the IB visual arts program in the art department, Sandy recently retired from teaching.
Now living on the shores of the Northumberland Strait, she draws inspiration from the surrounding coastal landscape. Sandy has also been influenced by her mother, Jean Stewart, an accomplished painter and former owner of Gallery 448 in New Glasgow.

This exhibition is a collection of paintings inspired by the landscapes, people, and the traditions of Pictou County.
To purchase, please email: carissa@creativepictoucounty.com

This exhibition is on until September 19, 2026. Join us for the opening reception on July 30 from 5pm-7pm.