KAL BARTESKI is a Canadian artist. She is passionate about wildlife + sea ice. She paints polar bears + letters. She is a philanthropist, activist, TEDx speaker, published author, winner of a Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award and a recipient of the King’s Coronation medal. She created the Polar Bear Fund to raise money in support of innovative, non-invasive polar bear research. She works locally and internationally on original paintings, illustration, murals, design, lettering, public art, and commissioned pieces.

She likes her coffee black and her projects meaningful.

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