ART

Melissa’s Road Race is famous for its long-sleeved shirt featuring specially commissioned artwork. With the help of Canada House Gallery, each year an artist is selected who has a special connection to Banff National Park. The artist for the 2026 Melissa’s Road Race will be named soon.

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​In 2025, the artist was Billie Rae Busby who is currently featured at the Canada House Gallery in Banff. The abstract mountain scene is created through Billie’s signature hard-edge painting technique and colour theory to depict wonder, movement, mood and time. The colour palette represents a bright autumn day at Banff’s Cascade Mountain with orange and yellow larch trees of the area and an energetic blue sky. The original painting’s title “To Cascade” represents the prominent location and implies a flow of runners swiftly moving along the base.

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More about the Artist: HERE​