Art Create Learn is an independent, for-profit Canadian arts platform based in Ontario. Each issue is freely available as a digital magazine online, and later made available in print as a book via Amazon KDP, allowing readers worldwide to own a permanent copy.

Our mission is to celebrate creative voices, support artists, and build connections through art. We showcase local and international artists, poets, and creatives through features, interviews, exhibitions, and contests — inspiring, connecting, and growing the creative community.

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Meet the Team

  • Gulnaz Turdalieva

    Founder, Creative Director, Editor

    Gulnaz Turdalieva (she/her) is a visual artist and founder of Art Create Learn, a magazine dedicated to local art and artist profiles. Her work has been featured in various Windsor Essex galleries, and she uses diverse media to inspire contemplative responses in viewers. Contact: gulnaz@artcreatelearn.com

  • Cat Turner

    Editor & Writer

    Carole Turner (she/her) is a writer, editor, researcher and teacher. Her passions are art, literature, film, architecture and nature. Whenever possible, she likes to travel beyond the page. Contact: caroleturner1559@gmail.com

  • Olga Klekner

    Poetry Editor, Artist, & Writer

    Olga Klekner (she/her) is a bilingual poet published in both Hungarian and English, with work featured in various anthologies and literary publications across Canada and the U.S. She is an exhibited visual artist and photographer, and resides with her husband and their Tibetan spaniel, Basho, between Amherstburg, Dearborn, and Budapest. Contact: artcreatelearnpoetry@gmail.com.

  • Julia A. Bell

    Artist & Writer

    Julie A. Bell is a native of Windsor, Ontario. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking from the University of Windsor. While living in Louisiana she completed her Master of Fine Arts in printmaking and drawing from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She has worked as an illustrator, graphic designer and instructor both in the U.S. and Canada. Her  ne art work is in private collections in many countries including the U.S., Germany, England, Hungary and Japan. Contact: mjabellglass@gmail.com

  • Trudy Dempsey

    Artist & Writer

    Trudy Dempsey is an artist who loves painting people and animals. Primarily self-taught, she studied under the late Windsor artist Sergio DePaoli for two years. While oil is her preferred medium, she has recently begun working with acrylics and enjoys exploring di erent genres in her work. Contact:dempseytrudy45@gmail.com