Canmore

Biography

Faith began painting as a hobby almost 20 years ago. She is a retired physiotherapist and now spends most of her time painting and enjoying the outdoor pursuits that her home in Canmore makes possible. Her paintings have been sold through galleries in Edmonton, Calgary, Canmore and Banff. Her work has been collected by individuals and corporations in North America, Australia, Europe and Africa. Her various and colourful descriptions of grizzlies are in huge demand in the Bow Valley.

In 2000, Faith and her husband trekked into a remote village in Nepal, taking lights for a school and 55 homes. Buoyed by their experience there, the Harckhams established "Luxtreks" so that other people might join them on future adventures to install lighting systems. Now children in over 300 homes and several schools in Nepal, Bolivia and Guatemala are provided with light to enable them to do their homework in the evening. 

During the past 11 years Faith has provided over $35,000 from her earnings as a visual artist directly to various projects in developing countries. Faith intends to continue to contribute financially to this mutually rewarding and exciting project for the forseeable future.