Artist Bio
My Creative Journey
Based in Calgary, Arnie Mabalay—fondly known as “Arnz”—is on a mission to bring joy, color, and a little bit of magic to every face she paints. With a brush in hand and a heart full of passion, she transforms smiles into stunning works of art, offering what many call one of Calgary's best face painting artists.
Arnie’s love for art runs deep. From childhood days spent sketching portraits and playing with watercolors, creativity has always been part of her DNA. Though life took her down other paths, her artistic spirit reawakened in 2018 during a church event—where face painting became her joyful calling. Since then, she’s been lighting up faces and hearts at birthdays, festivals, community events, and more.
MY ART
Creating Art, One Face at a Time
Face painting has come a long way—gone are the days of simple and boring designs with dull colors. As an artist, it's my goal and personal standard to bring the best face painting art in Calgary to every event I attend. I strive to create bold, vibrant, and imaginative designs that go beyond expectations—turning each face into a joyful, living canvas.
Using only high-quality, cosmetic-grade paints and professional techniques, I craft each piece with detail, creativity, and care. Most designs are completed within 5 to 10 minutes, without ever compromising on quality. My mission is simple: to make every client feel special, magical, and full of delight.
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Best face painter in Calgary! Arnie was very professional, punctual and great with kids. She blew our mind and her beautiful artwork is unbeatable! 🥰 We have received a lot of compliments from other kids and their parents on how Arnie’s work is incomparable! Highly recommended excellent overall experience 🥰
-Carla Garcia - Realtor (CIR Realty)
Her art work is out of this world. A parent thought for sure she must have used a stencil as it was so perfect and dropped her jaw when I told her it was free hand. She also kept her space in my house neat and tidy and cleaned up afterwards which was appreciated and professional. Highly recommend.
Laura Granberg
Absolutely, without question the BEST face painting I have ever seen!!! Its like Magic watching Arnie face paint the kids! Extremely Highly recommended!!!
-Adam Mckinnon
Best face painter Artist in Town! Responds quickly to your queries, punctual, very professional and knowledgeable on her craft.
- Cristina Tiburcio
The most talented Face Painter in Calgary! She's amazing not only with her skills but also as a person. She is easy to deal with especially when I have to move the date of our event.
Thank you so much Ate Arnie for being one of the highlights in our daughter's post birthday. Until our next event.
Jendi Valencia Llanes
Arnie is simply the BEST face painter in Calgary!!! As a business owner myself I valued her processes and her PROMPT engagement to my initial inquiry. Booking her for my daughter’s 6th birthday party was so fast and easy. I didn’t question her rates as I already felt the value in how she treats her potential clients.
She arrived right on time and was absolutely so pleasant with the kids and other parents. She’s so good at her art that the other moms got beautiful floral side face paint as well! Each face was painted so fast and the artistry is amazing!!!
My most favorite interaction with Arnie was when she was creating a beautiful floral piece for me and we connected on our faith in God. It truly is such a blessing when God brings people together in such a way.
Thank you Arnie!
- Danielle Manguinao
Arnie is by far the most talented face painting artist in Calgary. We had Arnie for my daughter’s sixth birthday party in which she painted at least 20 faces from ages 3-10. She was so patient and calm, and all the parents raved about how beautiful and well done it was. Thank you Arnie so much!!! I can’t rave about or recommend her more!!!
Laura Ricketts
We had Arnie come to my daughter’s birthday party and she was incredible! It was unlike any face painting we had seen before, she’s so talented. She was great with the kids and things were left incredibly tidy. We will definitely be using her services again at our next event. Highly recommend her for anyone thinking about having face painting at an event!
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Arnie's Ratings
Best Rated Face Painting in Calgary
Kev's 5 Best Face Painting in Calgary
Top Google & Facebook Reviews
Arnie is an artist with a heart to serve—driven by her passion for bringing life to every moment through vivid colors, joyful smiles, and a dash of sparkle.
Her mission is simple: to add happiness and a splash of glitter, one face at a time.
“The joy of making kids feel pretty and happy is what keeps me inspired.” - Arnie Artsy