Ben Poechman

aka Soulboarder is a multi-disciplinary visual artist & professional snowboarder living in Squamish, BC. Ben's work exposes his affinity for nature and passion for the outdoors. He uses bold texture and soft shades to establish a certain depth & dimension in his work.

Ben first started on his path as an apprentice at a stone carving studio in Whistler, BC back in 2017. It was there, he honed this craft and went on to create hundreds of sculptures for Fathom Stone Art Gallery at The Westin hotel in Whistler Village.

Feeling inspired after his first year stone carving, Ben picked up a brush and began to explore acrylics. After only a few years of painting, Ben has realized dozens of live performances, brand designs & installations alike.

Ben uses his art to facilitate positive change in his community, whether it's by organizing charity raffles, donating entire works to non-profits or hosting events and bringing people together to fundraise for non-profits. It seems like it's only the beginning of a long & exciting story for this talented emerging artist.

To learn more about Ben’s story, listen to his episode on THE BOMBHOLE PODCAST

 

ARTIST HISTORY

ART INSTALLATIONS

  • World Ski & Snowboard Festival Art Exhibit - Whistler, BC 2025

  • Art Dinner Solo Exhibition - Vancouver, BC 2024

  • Interlude Group Art Show - Salt Lake City, Utah 2023

  • Mount Currie Coffee Co - Whistler, BC 2023

  • Coast Mountain Brewing - Whistler, BC 2023

  • Art Junction Whistler Gallery - Whistler, BC 2023-PRESENT

  • OMG Art Hub Exhibition - Vancouver, BC 2023

  • Smartwool Store - Whistler, BC 2021-PRESENT

  • The Bunker - Whistler, BC 2023-2024

  • Four Seasons Hotel - Whistler, BC 2021-2022

  • Mile One Eating House - Pemberton, BC 2021-PRESENT

  • Pemberton Art Hop - Pemberton, BC 2021

  • Mount Currie Coffee Co. - Pemberton, BC 2021-2022

  • Camp Lifestyle + Coffee Co. - Whistler, BC 2021

  • Coast Mountain Brewing - Whistler, BC 2020

  • Squamish Art Walk - Squamish, BC 2019-2023

  • WSSF Art & Soul - Whistler, BC 2019

  • Fathom Stone Art at The Westin Hotel - Whistler, BC 2018-PRESENT

  • Peak Plane Launch at The Velvet Underground - Whistler, BC 2018

LIVE ART PERFORMANCES

  • WSSF x Whistler Adaptive x Redbull Art Collab - Whislter, BC 2025

  • The Uninvited Event with The North Face at Park City, UT 2025

  • MTN MIX Event by The North Face at Steamboat, CO 2025

  • Ride Share Event supported by The North Face at Blue Mountain 2025

  • Cold Stoke Event at The North Face Store - Whistler, BC 2024

  • Art Dinner Event at Honey Salt Vancouver - Vancouver, BC 2024

  • Holiday Festival Live Paint at The Westin - Whistler, BC 2023

  • Corporate Event The Westin Hotel - Whistler, BC 2023

  • Skate Grateful Shred Event - Squamish, BC 2023

  • Whistler Village Canada Day Event - Whistler, BC 2023

  • Smartwool Store Opening Event - Whistler, BC 2021

  • Whistler Olympic Plaza Canada Day Event - Whistler, BC 2021

  • Chair-ity Project for WB Foundation & RMOW - Whistler, BC 2020-2022

  • Whistler Olympic Village Canada Day Event - Whistler, BC 2020

  • The North Face x MEC Summer Opener Event - Toronto, ON 2019

  • WSSF Art & Soul Event - Whistler, BC 2019

  • Sea to Sky Art House Mural Party - Squamish, BC 2018

BRAND PARTNERSHIPS

  • YETI - Corbets Kings & Queens - 2025

  • FIZZ Mobile - Digital Campaign - 2025

  • The North Face - Customized Product for the Athlete Team - 2025

  • YETI - Digital Campaign Q4 - 2024

  • Autumn Headwear - International Retail Banner - 2024

  • Autumn Headwear - Art design on apparel - 2024/25

  • Vans - Checkerboard Day with ILSA & Arena Snowparks - Whistler/Pemberton, BC 2021

  • AWARE & WB Foundation - Lifting the Community Project - Whistler, BC 2021

  • Modest Eyewear - Goggle Design v1 & v2 - Australia 2021-2022

  • Take A Hike Foundation - The North Face Duffel Bags for Youth - Whistler, BC 2020

  • Charity Raffle 3.0 with Altitude Sports & Smartwool for Protect Our Winters - 2022

  • Charity Raffle 2.0 with The North Face for Indigenous Life Sports Academy - 2021

  • Charity Raffle 1.0 for The Dillon Ojo Lifeline Foundation - 2020