1996 Masters in Education
University of Northern BC, Prince George BC
1975 Masters in Studio Art
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
1973 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art (with distinction)
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
2005 Emma Lake Professional Artist Workshop
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
2002 Artists Workshop, Blue River BC
1999 Narrative Conversations-4, Toronto ON
1996 Healing and the Creative Arts, Vancouver BC
1992 Landscape painting workshops, Leighton Art Centre, Millarville AB
1991 Emma Lake Professional Artist Workshop
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
1983-4 Research methods, Islam in West Africa
Primary ethnological research into traditional African art
Cuttington University College, Botswana
1987 Triangle Art Workshop, New York NY
1980 Emma Lake Professional Artist Workshop
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
1981 Emma Lake Professional Artist Workshop
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
1979 Lithography Workshop
Banff School of Fine Art, Banff AB
1978 Print making, paper making workshop with Charles Ringess
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
2012 Edward Epp – Spiritual Geography: BC Landscapes
Cowachin Theatre Lobby, Duncan BC
2011 Edward Epp: New Paintings – South Islands, BC
ArtSpring Gallery, Saltspring Island BC
2009 Mystic North – Paintings from Northern British Columbia
Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver BC
2007 Home Visits, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace BC
2006 Two Perspectives-Visions of Haida Gwaii
Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver BC
2005 Edward Epp: The Figure (Paintings 1990 – 2005)
Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver BC
2004 Of Northern Extraction, Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George BC
2003 Freighters, ships and planes: Paintings from Prince Rupert Harbour
Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace BC
2001 Edward Epp: Acrylic and Watercolour Paintings
Upstairs Gallery, Winnipeg MB
2000 Who is writing (painting) the future?
Museum of Northern BC, Prince Rupert BC
1999 A Painter’s Paradise
Gallery One, Toronto ON
1998 Figure, landscape: dialogical conversation
Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace BC
1997 From Beijing to BC
The Upstairs Gallery, Winnipeg MN
1996 Edward Epp - Landscapes
Prince George Art Gallery, Prince George BC
1995 Edward Epp - Landscapes
The Works Visual Arts Festival, Edmonton AB
1994 Edward Epp — BC Landscapes
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC
1993 Treescapes-Landscapes by Edward Epp
Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond BC
1992 Paintings from Northwestern BC
Nanaimo Art Gallery, Malaspina College, Nanaimo BC
1990 Paintings from Africa (a nine-year perspective)
PERSPECTIVES, Chatham NY
1989 Out of Liberia, Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver BC
1988 Recent Paintings — Edward Epp, Bau-Xi Gallery, Toronto ON
1984 Edward Epp — Watercolours, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton AB
2000-2012 Edmonton Contemporary Artists Society - Annual Exhibitions
1999 Landscape Redefined: Six Contemporary Approaches
Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo BC
2002 Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Curator by Kenworth Moffat, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton AB
1996 The Character Landscape
Mendel Art Gallery, Curator: Robert Saskatoon, SK
1996 Plain View: Landscape Symposium
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon SK
1988 Saskatchewan Open
Curated by Greg Curnoe Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon SK
1985 The Second Generation — Fourteen Saskatchewan Painters
Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina SK
Dykk, Lloyd “Avoid the Scholock-ther’s great art in Gastown” Vancouver Sun January 12, 2008
“15th Annual Exhibition, Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society” (Catalogue) Edmonton AB
Dykk, Lloyd “BC Artist’s watercolours capture a vanishing China”, Vancouver Sun, May 04, 2007
Lawrence, Robin “Haida Glee – Transitions in Northwest Coast Art” Border Crossings, Issue No. 100,2006
Dykk, Lloyd “Dual Vision –Haida Gwaii from within and without”, Lloyd Dykk, Vancouver Sun July 8,2006
Rhubarb Literary Publication, Cover Art, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 2005
“Kincolith” Creekstone Press (September 2000), Smithers BC
“A Canuck in the Chinese Wilderness of People: Text and watercolours by Edward Epp, Border Crossings" Summer 1996
“Treescapes” Points North: Literary journal, (1994) University of Northern BC
Zepp, Norman, Michael Parke-Taylor “The Second Generation — Fourteen Saskatchewan Painters,” (1985) Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina SK
Wylie, Liz “Edward Epp – Watercolours” Vie Deserts, Fall 1984
Bingham, Russell “Edward Epp – Watercolours" Edmonton Art Gallery (1983), Edmonton AB
Canadian artist Edward Epp (MFA University of Saskatchewan, 1975) captures the spirit of BC’s rich coastal topography through his lyrical paintings that reflect the landscape, the people, and the icons of coastal and northern BC. Epp’s art has been widely acclaimed and shown throughout BC and Canada. Constantly inspired by his environs, Epp is known for his 'plein air' paintings: he works on several paintings at a time outside in the elements with the rain and wind contributing to the creation of his work.
“Sometimes in the long, long winter, when wind tears the rain across my face, lumps of acrylic stream off the canvas, and sufficient working light disappears by 4:30 pm, I wonder about the sanity of working as a singular artist, ‘hanging in’ here after all these years. Yet, hope persists that the works of art that have been fashioned over this period of time as an artist/seeker in this challenging zone may be viewed as a distinct, valuable portrayal of the tensions experienced in this remote region.
Nature evokes deep spiritual responses, and when I am in a natural environment, I feel a living, breathing sense, something that is totally absent in reproduction. Sketches could work, but they have never been sufficient for me when I undertake the ‘searches’ in painting. So far, the most convincing painterly response, the most authentic for me, is in that natural moment.”