View Cannabis Artists and Their Work at Five Point Cannabis Calgary
At Five Point Cannabis, cannabis is more than a product on a shelf. The people behind the products, brands, and creative work help shape the culture and character of the cannabis community. Our artists and creative collaborators bring their own ideas, styles, perspectives, and visual identities to the products and experiences customers discover.
This page is a place to explore the artists and their work associated with the Five Point Cannabis experience in Calgary. Whether you are interested in the creative side of cannabis, enjoy discovering new artwork, or simply want to learn more about the people and ideas behind the products you see, this page gives you an opportunity to look beyond the product itself.
Five Point Cannabis serves Calgary through two locations, including our Bridgeland location at 945 General Ave NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9E5 and our 1st Street SW location at 1318 1st Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0V7. Customers from both locations can explore the creative work connected with the cannabis community and discover the people behind it.
Discover the Artists Behind Cannabis Culture
Art and cannabis have a long history of sharing space within creative communities. From illustration and graphic design to photography, visual storytelling, packaging, and other creative disciplines, artists can influence the way people experience and understand cannabis brands.
The artists featured through Five Point Cannabis represent the creative side of that relationship. Their work can add personality and character to cannabis products while giving customers another way to connect with the people and ideas behind the brands they discover.
Exploring an artist's work can also provide a different perspective on cannabis. Instead of focusing only on product type or product information, customers can take a moment to appreciate the design, visual language, creativity, and craftsmanship that can be part of the overall cannabis experience.
Creativity Meets Cannabis
Cannabis culture continues to develop alongside music, design, illustration, photography, fashion, and other creative communities. Artists bring their own experiences and visual approaches to this space, creating work that can be expressive, distinctive, and memorable.
For Five Point Cannabis, highlighting artists and their work provides an opportunity to recognize that creative contribution. The artwork surrounding cannabis can tell stories, communicate ideas, and create visual connections that go beyond a traditional product presentation.
Different Styles, Different Perspectives
No two artists approach their work in exactly the same way. Some may focus on bold illustrations, while others may prefer detailed compositions, photography, typography, abstract concepts, or more minimal visual styles.
That variety is part of what makes exploring artists interesting. A style that immediately catches your attention may be completely different from another artist whose work you discover later.
Look Beyond the Finished Image
When viewing artwork, it can be easy to focus only on the finished image. However, creative work often involves a much longer process that includes ideas, sketches, references, experimentation, revisions, and decisions about colour, shape, composition, and presentation.
Every Creative Detail Has a Purpose
Small details can contribute to the personality of an artwork. Lines, textures, colours, typography, imagery, and composition can all work together to create a particular feeling or visual identity.
Explore the Work of Cannabis Artists
The View Artists and Their Work page is designed to give customers an opportunity to explore creative work connected with Five Point Cannabis. Rather than presenting artwork as an afterthought, this space gives creativity its own place within the customer experience.
As you explore different artists, you may notice that each body of work has its own visual language. Some artwork may feel playful and energetic, while other work may be more detailed, experimental, contemporary, or understated.
Taking time to explore these differences can make the experience more interesting and can help customers discover artists whose work connects with their own interests.
Discover New Creative Work
One of the most enjoyable parts of exploring art is discovering something unexpected. An artist's work may introduce you to a style, concept, or visual approach that you have not encountered before.
That sense of discovery is also part of the reason we highlight creative work. Cannabis customers come from many different backgrounds and have different interests, and art provides another way for people to engage with the broader cannabis community.
Art as Part of the Cannabis Experience
Artwork can influence how a product, brand, or space feels. A carefully developed visual identity can make something recognizable and help create a stronger connection between a brand and its audience.
Artists contribute to this process through their individual skills and creative decisions. Their work can help communicate a brand's personality without relying only on written words.
Visual Storytelling
Good artwork can communicate a story through imagery alone. Composition, colour, symbols, characters, and visual details can suggest ideas or create associations that encourage viewers to look more closely.
Finding Meaning in the Details
Different viewers can interpret the same artwork in different ways. That is one of the qualities that makes creative work engaging. There is room for personal interpretation, curiosity, and individual response.
Five Point Cannabis Bridgeland and Local Creative Culture
Our Bridgeland location at 945 General Ave NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9E5 is part of the Calgary community we serve. Bridgeland and the surrounding areas are home to residents, businesses, creatives, and people with a wide range of interests.
Being connected to a local community means recognizing more than just the products available in a store. Local culture can also include art, design, independent creativity, neighbourhood businesses, and the people who contribute their own ideas to the area.
Artists Connected to the Calgary Community
Calgary has a growing creative scene with artists working across many different disciplines. Their work can be found in galleries, studios, public spaces, businesses, publications, events, and independent projects.
Highlighting artists through Five Point Cannabis provides another opportunity to introduce customers to creative work and encourage people to explore the people behind the artwork they encounter.
Creative Work in Bridgeland
The Bridgeland area offers a distinct local environment where community, business, and creativity come together. A cannabis dispensary located within this community can be part of that broader local landscape.
Our goal is to provide customers with more than a place to shop. Pages such as this one allow us to share another side of the cannabis community and give creative work the attention it deserves.
Connecting Customers With Artists
Customers may discover an artist through a particular illustration, design, photograph, or other creative project and become interested in seeing more of their work. That connection can encourage people to explore the artist's broader portfolio and creative background.
Supporting Creative Discovery
Simply introducing people to artists can create opportunities for discovery. A customer who finds one artist interesting may go on to explore other styles, creators, and forms of creative expression.
Artists and Their Individual Creative Styles
Every artist develops a personal approach over time. Influences, experience, interests, materials, techniques, and subject matter can all shape an artist's work.
When exploring the artists featured through Five Point Cannabis, consider the characteristics that make each artist's work distinctive. You may notice recurring themes, particular visual techniques, or a consistent approach to composition and storytelling.
Illustration and Graphic Art
Illustration can combine storytelling and visual design in a way that makes complex ideas approachable. Cannabis-related illustration may incorporate characters, botanical references, patterns, typography, humour, abstract shapes, or other creative elements.
Graphic art can also play an important role in branding. Strong visual design can help a product stand out while communicating a specific personality or mood.
Colour and Composition
Colour choices can influence the mood of an artwork, while composition determines how the viewer's attention moves through an image. Artists carefully consider these elements when developing a visual piece.
Patterns, Shapes, and Texture
Patterns and textures can add depth and visual interest. Shapes can establish structure, while texture can create a particular sense of movement or dimension.
The Importance of Visual Balance
Even simple artwork can involve thoughtful decisions about balance, spacing, scale, and contrast. These details help determine how the finished piece feels when viewed as a whole.
Photography and Visual Storytelling
Photography provides another way for artists to tell stories. A photograph can capture a moment, environment, person, product, or detail while presenting it from the photographer's particular perspective.
Lighting, framing, timing, focus, and composition all influence the final image. Two photographers can photograph the same subject and produce completely different results because of the creative choices they make.
Capturing a Point of View
Photography is not simply about recording what is in front of the camera. The photographer decides what to include, what to leave outside the frame, where to position the camera, and how to present the subject.
Details That Tell a Story
Small visual details can sometimes communicate more than a broad scene. Texture, natural elements, expressions, objects, and environmental details can all contribute to a photograph's story.
Seeing Familiar Things Differently
Strong visual work can encourage viewers to look at familiar subjects from a different perspective. That ability to change how we see something is one of the most interesting qualities of creative work.
Five Point Cannabis 1st Street SW and Creative Expression
Our second Calgary location is at 1318 1st Street SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0V7. Located in central Calgary, this location gives customers another convenient place to visit Five Point Cannabis while remaining connected to the broader creative community of the city.
The 1st Street SW location and the Bridgeland location serve different parts of Calgary, but both are part of the same Five Point Cannabis experience. Customers from either location can explore the artists and creative work presented through our website.
A Central Calgary Connection
Central Calgary brings together businesses, residents, visitors, and creative communities from across the city. Art and design are naturally part of that environment, appearing in many forms throughout the area.
By creating space for artists on our website, Five Point Cannabis can help customers discover creative work while exploring the wider culture connected with cannabis.
Exploring Artists From a Central Calgary Location
Customers visiting the 1st Street SW location can explore this page before or after their visit. The online experience makes it possible to discover artists and their work regardless of which Five Point Cannabis store you normally visit.
One Website, Two Calgary Locations
Five Point Cannabis serves customers from both 1st Street SW and Bridgeland. Our online artist feature provides a shared space where customers from both locations can discover creative work.
Connecting the Two Communities
While the two locations are in different parts of Calgary, they share a connection through Five Point Cannabis and the local customers, creators, and communities we serve.
Why We Highlight Artists and Their Work
Artists bring imagination and personality to the cannabis industry. Their work can influence how brands communicate, how products are presented, and how customers experience cannabis culture.
Highlighting artists also gives customers an opportunity to learn about creative people whose work they may not otherwise discover. A piece of artwork can be the starting point for a much larger creative journey.
Giving Creativity a Place to Be Seen
Artists invest time, skill, and personal expression into their work. Giving that work a place to be discovered helps create a stronger connection between artists and the people who see their creations.
We believe customers should have opportunities to explore the creative side of cannabis alongside the products and information they are already looking for.
More Than Product Design
Creative work connected with cannabis is not limited to packaging. Artists can contribute through illustration, photography, murals, digital artwork, typography, branding, installations, and many other forms.
Different Creative Disciplines
- Illustration
- Graphic design
- Photography
- Digital artwork
- Typography
- Visual storytelling
- Other forms of creative expression
A Broader View of Cannabis Culture
Looking at cannabis through an artistic lens can provide a broader understanding of the culture surrounding the industry. Creativity, community, design, and individual expression all contribute to that wider picture.
Take Time to Explore the Artwork
There is no right or wrong way to experience art. You may immediately connect with one artist's style, while another piece may take more time to appreciate. The important part is having the opportunity to look, explore, and discover.
As you move through the artists and their work featured on this page, consider what catches your attention. It might be a colour combination, a particular illustration style, a photograph, a creative concept, or a small detail that makes the work memorable.
Find the Details That Stand Out
Sometimes the most interesting part of artwork is not the first thing you notice. Look closely at the composition, textures, patterns, symbols, and other details that make each piece unique.
Look at the Bigger Picture
After noticing individual details, take a step back and consider how everything works together. Colour, form, subject matter, and composition can create an overall feeling that is different from any individual element.
Consider the Artist's Perspective
Every creative work comes from a particular perspective. Thinking about what the artist may be communicating can make the experience more engaging, while still leaving room for your own interpretation.
Enjoy the Creative Process
Most importantly, take the time to enjoy the work. Art does not always need an immediate explanation. Sometimes the best way to experience it is simply to look, notice, and appreciate what the artist has created.
Discover the Creative Side of Five Point Cannabis
Five Point Cannabis is proud to provide customers with an opportunity to explore artists and their work alongside the cannabis products and services they already know. Creative expression adds another dimension to the cannabis community and helps connect products, brands, people, and ideas.
Whether you visit our Bridgeland location at 945 General Ave NE or our 1st Street SW location at 1318 1st Street SW, you are part of the Calgary community we serve.
Take some time to explore the artists featured on this page and discover the different styles, perspectives, and creative approaches they bring to their work. You may find a new artist whose work stands out to you or discover a creative style that you want to explore further.
Five Point Cannabis is committed to providing a local Calgary cannabis experience that goes beyond simply shopping for products. Through artists, creative work, local connections, and our two Calgary locations, we invite customers to explore the broader culture and creativity surrounding cannabis.
Visit Five Point Cannabis in Calgary
Our two locations make it convenient to connect with Five Point Cannabis from different parts of Calgary.
Bridgeland Location
945 General Ave NE
Calgary, AB T2E 9E5
1st Street SW Location
1318 1st Street SW
Calgary, AB T2R 0V7
Explore Artists Online From Either Location
Whether you normally visit us in Bridgeland or on 1st Street SW, you can explore the artists and their work online and discover another side of the Five Point Cannabis community.
VIEW OUR REPRESENTED ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK
CURRENT EVENTS.
Hats off to the highlife!
May 2024 - November 2024
Well folks, let me tell ya about this here art. It’s like a tumbleweed blowin’ through the gallery of life, pickin’ up bits of pop art culture, rock ‘n roll rhythm, a whole lotta sass and a ton of glue. I’m wrangling together a visual rodeo that features vibrant western cowpoke paired with unconventional backdrops. I don’t just push boundaries, I stick ’em on all four sides of my canvas and ride off into the sunset of imagination. Fancy artist statements? They’re like tryin’ to lasso a wild mustang on a moonlit night—sounds good, but who knows what it really means? So, let’s just sit back, raise your hat, and let the art do the talkin’.
RINGO'S MY UNCLE
Meet Bryan Craig, a fellow who’s been brewing creativity since he could hold a crayon without eating it. He fancies himself as just a regular guy with a penchant for art, music, and gallivanting around the globe. Despite being born in Edmonton, he’s sworn allegiance to Calgary for a whopping quarter- century. Art degree? Nah, he’s got a diploma in Environmental Graphic Design, a relic from the ancient era of the 1990s that kicked off his two-decade-long stint in the graphics jungle. But then, one fateful day, he had an epiphany: enough with the clicks, time to embrace the strokes! And thus, the emergence of Ringo’s My Uncle artwork was unleashed to the unsuspecting world!
When it comes to inspiration, our friend here is a self-proclaimed aficionado of all things retro. His masterpieces are started by orchestrating both torn newsprint and meticulously hand-cut images into mind-bending collages that extend to all four sides of the canvas, like a controlled explosion of artistic brilliance. And within these collages—more mini collages? It’s like a treasure hunt for your eyeballs, with surprises lurking in every nook and cranny! Western vibes, vintage anything, and rock ‘n roll rhythms all contribute to the texture lurking beneath the painted cowboys and cowgirls – nifty ain’t it? As a burgeoning artist, he is exploring various techniques like silkscreening, stenciling, and geli pad printing, with the aspiration of incorporating them into his repertoire. His foray into abstract asemic art, a sophisticated term for his captivating scribbles and doodles, further demonstrates his artistic curiosity. Amidst this exploration, one element remains steadfast: the unmistakable flair of Ringo’s My Uncle artwork. So buckle up folks, because this artistic journey is just getting started!
HOT CAST WORK.
Looking to the future from the present reflection of the past
Alana Biffert
January 2024 - June 2024
Art making for me is about significant moments of introspection. Imparting those observations as an offering; the ubiquity of art, honoured within the material’s language. I have dedicated my education and growth to being just that, an Artist. It is my job to discover the hidden beauty in the unfamiliar. Glass has the capability of assuming any form in an immaculate way. It is a technically demanding material that takes time and dedication to be mastered. It is not harmonious with everything. Glass has a sympathetic relationship with light that arouses a traditional connection. This is what draws me to glass as a material.
I believe that art gives us a voice, an opportunity to be heard. My work consists of large-scale mixed media installations that fall under the conceptual umbrella of consumerism and the authentic consequences of time. There is a dynamic relationship between glass and wood that I have chosen to venture. The resolution of these contradicting materials passing through one another are objects that hold the permanent print of an exchange, much like the conversation about the industrialization of our environment. This mirrors the depreciation of one material in exchange for another. A frozen timeline, like a catalogue of memories offering us an opportunity to examine our impact on the environment.
These discoveries embodied through the destruction of the wood take on a particular form that make each individual glass casting authentic, enunciating the understated beauty of a moment. As two materials revel, the dichotomy is extracted and mimicked, accentuating the indelible qualities of glass and its ability to achieve unfamiliar forms while preserving continuity with light.
This grouping of work is a contemporary study representing this investigation. The variables that stay the same throughout the process represent the pulse of our industrial growth. One could not be without the creation of the prior. The vertebras of mother nature versus the binding notions of cultural consumerism, displayed is the depletion of our environment in exchange for industry. The wood, though not present in physical form, is still evident. Through the process of hot casting, it is reduced to nothing but ash. This speaks to the impact left on mother nature. The glass embodied through its destruction represents “Industry” and the corrosion caused by consumerism.
I am a concept driven, large-scale installation Artist. The foundation of my work surrounds the permanent impressions left and deterioration of what once was. Often my attention is driven by details absorbed through nature’s discourse. Whether it’s the natural attrition in social situations or a wider exploration into the pursuit of inflicted and observed reactions, these are the ideas that fuel my body of work.
Each casting is an opportunity to pause and reflect on what once was and now is no longer. Burning away layer by layer, freezing up each ring of time. Preserving the memory, a photograph in glass. The wood manipulates and leaves the glass with a permanent photograph of its entity embedded and integrated into the glass. Knowing the wood will submit itself to the glass plays a large part in the pairing of these two materials. The wood has no choice, it will succumb to the heat of the glass. It will deteriorate. In a metaphorical sense, this is an investigation into the preservation of our environment and our irrevocable eminence left behind. Each piece of glass was hot poured into the crevasse of a found log. This process was repeated until the wood could no longer hold the glass. The permanent print of an exchange.
ALANA BIFFERT.
WhirlClassGlass
Alana Biffert’s profound dedication to the artistry of glass is a reflection of her unwavering commitment and deep-rooted passion for the arts. Her formative years were spent immersed in the glass culture of Malta, a Mediterranean island, where her childhood dreams revolved around the art of glassblowing.
In 2008, Biffert earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Glass from Alberta University of the Arts, setting the stage for her remarkable journey. A pivotal turning point came when she secured a transformative position as a Glass Technician at Red Deer College through local volunteer work. This opportunity opened doors to collaborations with renowned local artists, ultimately propelling her into the realm of professional glass artistry.
Biffert’s artistic focus is centered on crafting concept-driven, large-scale installations. She believes that art provides her with a unique voice, a means to express herself authentically. Her installations are rooted in the conceptual exploration of consumerism and the profound impacts of the passage of time. To Biffert, art represents significant moments of introspection, which she generously shares as a gift to the world, encapsulated within the eloquent language of her chosen material.
PAST exhibitions and OUR artists!
Mike Maciaszek - Bridgeland
Being an artist, I believe, is both a privilege and a mission to make the world a better place.
DAVE BOHATI
For Dave, art is not just a medium of expression but a way of life. He firmly believes that art is all around us, waiting to be discovered and appreciated. As he puts it, “There is literally art everywhere you look; you just need to pay attention and feel it.”
SARAH LAMOUREUX
Sarah Lamoureux is an information designer, public joy creator and artist who resides in Mohkinstsis (Calgary).
MCKENNA PRATHER
McKenna Prather is an acrylic and textile focused artist creating work surrounding plants, animals, landscapes and portraits. McKenna is a freelance artist based in Calgary, Canada.
LESLEY BERGEN
Lesley Bergen is a multi-disciplinary artist focusing on animals and nature scenes. Her mediums include drawing, painting, sculpting, stitching and carving.
AMANDA LINGWOOD
I have been drawing my entire life and working as a professional artist for over a decade, finding endless inspiration in the quiet rhythms of nature. What began at a small corner desk in my apartment has grown into a life’s work rooted in intention, botanical magic, and a deep reverence for detail.
I now create from my home studio in Calgary, Alberta, blending the landscapes of my two homes: the wild coast of British Columbia, where I grew up, and the expansive prairies of Alberta, where I’ve spent most of my life.
My practice began as a personal wellness ritual and has become a steady anchor in a world I once struggled to keep up with. Learning to slow down and follow what feels meaningful and enlightening allows me to translate the way I see the world into visual form. My process is highly tactile and layered, building depth through careful mark-making and material exploration to create pieces that feel alive.
Botanical Illustrations
Moody nature illustrations inspired by herbal wellness, foraging, and the overlooked details of the natural world.
Curator of the forgotten.
RYLEE SPADA
A self-taught visual artist based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Her work is rooted in the idea of escapism, inviting viewers to lose themselves in the beauty and wonder of the world around them. Drawing inspiration from nature and everyday moments, Rylee explores the dynamic interactions between visual elements that shape our perception of light, colour, and movement. Using traditional techniques, she brings whimsical visions to life through contemporary artwork that captures emotion and flow.
