Serena J. Trinder is a contemporary artist originally from the South West coastal county of Dorset in the United Kingdom. In 2010 Serena and her family moved to Mission B.C, but in 2023 made the move to the Sunshine Coast, B.C, Canada.

Serena started her working life as a Registered Sick Childrens Nurse 1991-2003. In 2010 she graduated university with a Bachelor Honours Degree in History.  Constantly working on commissions Serena at one stage was involved in theatre design for the Winchester Amateur Operatic Society during the early 1990s.  Constantly drawn to the artistic world of expression, Serena was finally able to realize her dream of becoming an artist in 2010 when she immigrated to Canada.

Serena's work focuses mainly on landscape and architecturally inspired subjects which feed her love and interest in mythology and history.  This is achieved through use of watercolour and ink.  She draws her inspiration from her admiration for the great European stained glass windows visited during her childhood and the changing landscapes around her as her interest is captivated by how they interact with the human story and history. In the past Serena uses her love of colour and intricacy to create anything from book illustrations, theatre backdrops and murals to festival art work.

ISerena has exhibited in several private galleries throughout the Fraser Valley, held two exhibitions "Glimpses of Britain" (2012), "Serene and the Majestic" (2014)  and "Searching for Serenity" (2017) at the Mission Arts Centre and one exhibition "Tale of Two Countries" (2015) at the Kariton Gallery in Abbotsford. In 2016 she took part in a joint exhibition at the Tullista Gallery, Sidney, Vancouver Island "Travels through an Artist's Eye".  Serena also exhibited with the Chilliwack Community Arts Council  "Serenity" (2017).

In 2015 Serena exhibited "The Mill Pond" and in 2016 a further two paintings "Stonehenge" and "The Blue Raj" (which recieved an honourable mention) at the Sidney Fine Art Show on Vancouver Island which is a juried national show.

In 2013 Serena was awarded the Muse Award for Visual Arts: Emerging Artist Category by the Mission Cultural Resources Commission.

In 2022 Serena was pleased to undertake the visual artwork for the Mission Folk Music Festival. https://missionfolkmusicfestival.ca/

In 2024 Serena was chosen to create a piece of work that celebrated the Fraser Valley Children's  Festival. A subject close to her heart after her years of working with and serving the Mission Arts Council. https//missionartscouncil.ca/ 

Serena's work resides internationally throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.