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Rawry & Pohly

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About Rawry & Pohly

Rawry & Pohly consists of co-founding Calgary artists Kevin Chow, B.Bus (marketing), and Jamie Mason B.A. (English), B.Ed. Their journey began in 2010, when Chow gifted Mason a teddy bear, the exact duplicate of his own childhood plushie (Pohly), which she named Rawry, but it wasn’t until September of 2014 that Chow and Mason began toying with combining their styles and stories, armed with dollar-store sharpies and acrylic paint on canvas and a sense of fun.

Known for their bright colours and unique linework that awakens the viewer’s inner child, they have created a new visual style they call Contemporary Saturdays, a homage to the artists’ own childhood of Saturday morning cartoons, and nostalgic family adventures outside of the structure of a school week.

Rawry & Pohly consists of co-founding Calgary artists Kevin Chow, B.Bus (marketing), and Jamie Mason B.A. (English), B.Ed. Their journey began in 2010, when Chow gifted Mason a teddy bear, the exact duplicate of his own childhood plushie (Pohly), which she named Rawry, but it wasn’t until September of 2014 that Chow and Mason began toying with combining their styles and stories, armed with dollar-store sharpies and acrylic paint on canvas and a sense of fun.

Known for their bright colours and unique linework that awakens the viewer’s inner child, they have created a new visual style they call Contemporary Saturdays, a homage to the artists’ own childhood of Saturday morning cartoons, and nostalgic family adventures outside of the structure of a school week.

Works by Rawry & Pohly

  • Lucky Smalls

    The mural is colourful and whimsical, bringing some much-needed vibrancy to the area while also incorporating and celebrating the Chinese-Canadian culture that is so prevalent in Crescent Heights.
    Mural
  • The Magpies at the City Gate

    This mural incorporates Calgary-specific iconography and community stories.
    Mural
  • Along the Bow

    This piece reinterprets a historical Chinese painting with nods to Calgary’s Chinatown.
    Mural
  • Year of the Bus

    This artwork was inspired by these ceramicists, combining the classic porcelain colours of cobalt blue and Chinese red porcelain with their iconic blended visual art.
    Bus

Last updated: January 29th, 2025

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