“ Being in Europe , I started going to the museums and galleries — museums more than galleries — and ended up getting inspired ,” she said .
Finally and most recently , a space in Bentall Centre , a block of office towers with a mall and outdoor plaza , invited Art Vancouver to create a gallery . It opened in October 2020 and features a rotating exhibition of artists .
But none of this — not Art Vancouver or any of the other events that have grown from it over the years — would have been possible without the support , work and dedication of her family .
Skyla Wayrynen , youngest daughter and managing director for VVAF , said art was simply a part of everyday life .
“ I forget that most people don ’ t live like that and don ’ t have an art store in their basement ,” Skyla said , “ because we have absolutely every single supply from all over the world .”
Taisha Teal , Lisa ’ s eldest daughter and the public relations and volunteer manager for VVAF , concurs .
She said they had one wall in their house dedicated to art . Anyone could write or paint on it and as it accumulated , it has become a family artifact .
“ When I went to my friend ’ s houses , we weren ’ t painting on the walls . It was neat and tidy . Our house was not the cleanest because there was art everywhere ,” Taisha said .
Talin Wayrynen , Lisa ’ s son , said every birthday was full of art . The entire house would be transformed into stations full of painting , cake making , jewelry , sewing and more .
And while this served the family ’ s creative needs as the children grew , Lisa was always searching out new ways to bring art into other people ’ s lives .
Her introduction into the art business world was somewhat by accident .
It began small , or relatively small . Lisa is the curator of Hollyburn Gallery , a country club with approximately 50,000 square feet of space .