Mark F. Elliott is a professional Visual Artist working out of a studio in downtown St. Catharines called Art-Hive. A St. Catharines business person for over thirty years, Mark is best known for his award winning retail store, Elliott & Company, which was named Overall Canadian Retailer of the Year in 2005. In 2010, Mark and his wife Krys closed Elliott and Company to concentrate on their careers as visual artists. Mark was elected to St. Catharines City Council in 2006, and since that time has represented the residents of St. Patrick's Ward 4 (Downtown and West Central St. Catharines). He was selected by City Council to be the Council lead on the design, Developement and construction of