Denise Whitlow (she/her) is a Canadian-born artist who graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver B.C in 1998. She grew up on Vancouver Island, B.C. She moved to Washington in 2000, after coming to the US in 1999 and moving to Chicago for a year.
Now living in Carnation, she has been a practicing artist in the greater Seattle area for 20 yrs. Her focus at art school was interdisciplinary studies, meaning, she explored everything from drawing and ceramics, to film and performance art. Recently, Denise has been focused on painting, specifically oil painting.
One of Denise’s passions is doing commissioned works, so reach out with requests to teacherdenisew@gmail.com
“Self-Portrait”
Oil on canvas
Exhibited at Rainbow on the Eastside 2026.
The self-portrait portrays Denise’s struggles after chronic health issues and menopause have altered her identity and self-perceptions.
“Field of Dreams”
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Exhibited at Rainbow on the Eastside 2026.
The landscape is an exploration of Denise’s other passion, gardening, showing images of flowers from her own garden. The space is a conceptual and dreamy place of her imagining.