About Esta Baker
Esta Baker, Indigenous Artist and Photographer
Tansi, I am Esta Baker of Esta Bee Photographer/Artist. I am an indigenous photographer/artist from Spruce Grove, Alberta.
I was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories but raised in Vegreville, Alberta, a farming town. I was homeschooled with my five siblings from preschool to graduation. During those years, I explored art, writing and creating. I loved painting, coloring, cooking, reading and writing.
In 2014, I got my first camera, a Canon Rebel. This fueled what was once a small hobby, into a passion that has brought me here. I am a landscape, cityscape, wildlife and nature photographer with a love for candid photography. I travel across Alberta and Western Canada regularly visiting provincial parks, small towns, cities, trails, rivers and lakes.
Despite photography being a passion, I have learned it is an incredible learning venture. Over the years, I have begun doing small online courses in photography. I have completed courses in Adobe Lightroom, Long Exposure, Night Photography, Landscape, as well as a Photography Masterclass. In 2018, I went to NAIT for a Photoshop course.
I became a member of the Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove late 2017. Getting to know the art gallery members has been inspiring; their passion has pushed me to start exploring and learning.
I started professionally painting in 2018 and that summer did numerous art walks and markets in my area. My medium is acrylic in abstract realism. My art is natured based, with landscapes and birch. Inspired by my traveling adventures and life.
In the fall of 2019, I joined the Indigenous Artists Collective of Edmonton. I cannot wait to continue to learn and grow with this incredible community of artists and photographers. I believe that art is not only the product of individual inspiration but is also the result of the collective.
Thank you and blessings,
Esta Bee
Tetlit Gwich’in
@Estabeephotography & @esta-bee-artist – Instagram
Esta Bee, Photographer/Artist – Facebook
Esta-bee-indigenous-artist.myshopify.com – SHOP
Education
-Photography Masterclass – Udemy
-Adobe Lightroom Classic CC Photo Editing – Udemy
-Night Photography – Udemy
-Long Exposure, Composition and Long Exposure Class -Udemy
-Photoshop – NAIT, Oct 2018
-Social Media for Artists – Daphne Cote 2019
-Learning to Create an Art Business – Jaime Rathor 2019
-Acrylic Landscapes – Udemy 2019
-Quick Acrylic Landscapes – Samantha Williams-Chapelsky 2020
-Portrait Drawing – Daphne Cote 2020
-Indigenous Canada – U 0f A, 2020
Memberships
Member of the Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove
I AM Indigenous Collective, Edmonton
Submissions to Shows
-Northern Beauty Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove – November 2017
-Juried Members Show Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove -March 2017
-Open Photography Competition and Show Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove -June 2017
Placed Third for Bay Enterprise
-2018 Open Art Competition Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove - September 2018
-Wild Inside Multicultural Heritage Centre - September 2018
-Juried Members Show Allied Arts Gallery of Spruce Grove, March 2019
-Open Art Competition Allied Arts Gallery of Spruce Grove, September 2019
-Art from the Unknown Rachel Notley, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre Oct 2019
-A Very Indigenous Holiday Market Alberta Ave Community Centre Nov 2019
Artist Statement
Photography to me is an exploration and a constant learning process. One where I capture memories and moments of my life of adventure and the people I meet.
‘Photography is the art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with they way you see them’
Elliott Erwitt