Elva Hook was born 1958 in Woodstock Ontario, Canada. Drawing on the kitchen chalk board before she could write, was the beginning of visual communications for her. Her high school art classes (back then) were taught by professionals in fine art, graphics and commercial arts. She is certain she would not have finished high school without those three excellent teachers. She went on to Sheridan College with a variety of creative and technical skills in hand. Anxious to get into the "real" world, she dropped out of college after two years and moved to Toronto. Working freelance in advertising allowed a lifestyle of creative experience and experimentation in a variety of mediums.
She now lives and works from her studio in Toronto's west end. Living close to Lake Ontario and High Park allows daily connection to nature and a continual source of inspiration.
