Elisabeth Jahren, born in Norway but spent most of her early years growing up on the B.C. coast in various logging camps. She graduated as a veterinarian in 1986 and has been serving Mayne Island and Galiano Island for the last 30 years. She has always been involved in art and music from an early age but only in the last ten years has she been able to devote serious time and energy to both creative endeavours. She plays piano and accordion and performs regularly with a chamber group. She is mostly self-taught as an artist but has been taking some online courses. She is heavily influenced by her Norwegian heritage and early years growing up in isolated but beautiful communities.