Avis  Rasmussen  is a Victoria  painter and  printmaker of national significance who brings a West Coast narrative to her en plein  air paintings. She has had a lifelong passion for painting in the ever-changing light of the Pacific coast. This inspired her to travel, seeking other coasts and rivers to paint in France, Italy, England and  the US.

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In the '70's Avis majored in painting at The University of Victoria as well as minoring in Printmaking with Pat Martin Bates, obtaining a BFA with distinction and an MEd in Counseling and Art Curriculum. Avis has been advocating her whole life for the arts community in Victoria through a number of organizations. She has participated in international exhibitions in Pretoria, South Africa (2000), with the International School of Drawing, Painting,  and  Sculpture in Montecastello di Vibio, Italy (2003) and Hastings, New Zealand (2006).

Avis is adept at authentic relief printmaking, using linocuts, monoprints and collographs, being a member of the Ground Zero Printmaker's Studio in Victoria.She paints en plein air with the Peninsular Plein Air Painters as well as locally and afar on her own, also during her sojourn at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, which, like the University of Victoria, has a large collection of her works.Avis can be seen at Bowker Creek Brush--Ups, where she cheerfully shares her extensive knowledge about painting and print making.