Vivien Tytor is an Ottawa-based artist who was born in England. She studied at the Mid-Essex Technical College and School of art before settling in Canada where she continued her studies at the Ottawa School of Art, and the Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta. After raising a family, she continued her studies at the University of Ottawa where she earned her degree in Fine Arts.

Her art has been selected by jury for a joint exhibition at the Karsh-Masson Gallery and for a solo exhibition at the Centrepointe Theatre Lobby Gallery. She has had a solo exhibition at the University of Ottawa and also participated in various group exhibitions including: Ottawa City Hall, Artfuse Studios and Stafford Studios and at the University of Ottawa.

"In my painting practice I explore the themes of light, space, movement and growth. I also endeavor to share my vision, imagination, observations and insights with the viewer. My investigations have included the nature of trees, abstracted them, revealing their cellular structure and history, from tree, to pulp to paper. In my photographic series, I combined a painting entitled "Northern Lights" in which I used iridescent paint and exploited its reflective nature to create my painterly musical instruments in a surreal manner. In my flower series, I focused on the abstract shapes and the flower's reaching for the light. My recent Northern Lights series of paintings continues to investigate the properties of iridescent paint while celebrating the phenomenon of solar winds as they are attracted to the magnetic fields of the earth in the Polar regions. "