Stacey Nadine Malysh was born in Vernon, BC in 1974 and completed her BFA from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, Canada. From 2000 to 2004, Stacey was the owner of Gallery 83 in Vancouver, BC. She was the Western Canada finalist selected to participate in le 19e Symposium International de la Nouvelle Peinture au Canada (International New Painting Symposium of Canada) in Baie-St-Paul, Quebec. Her works have appeared in publications such a Vancouver Fashion and Vie des Arts magazine, as well as being included in two documentaries, "La Peinture: Majeste de Baie-Saint-Paul,” and “Why We Write: Poets of Vernon.” Her paintings are held in private collections in Canada and the United States.