Surviving Vancouver

Mr. Kluckner is a celebrated Vancouver-based artist, writer, historian, and illustrator whose work bridges urban heritage and graphic storytelling. Author of over twenty books, including Vancouver: The Way It Was (1984), Vanishing Vancouver (1990), and Surviving Vancouver (2024), his watercolors and sumi-e paintings capture the city’s changing face. A leading advocate for heritage preservation, he was founding president of the Heritage Vancouver Society, president of the Langley Heritage Society, and a board member of the Heritage Canada Foundation. A past president of the Vancouver Historical Society, he now innovates through graphic novels such as Toshiko (2015), 2050 (2016), Julia (2018), and The Rooming House (2022). His art and writing continue to inspire people in British Columbia and beyond.