On Thursday, September 24th, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., the annual International Contemporary Art Exhibition 2020 will be launched at the prestigious Art Gallery Le Logge, in the historical town of Assisi UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The exhibition, which will run through the 27th of September, includes all the works produced by the selected artists and writers worldwide.

A range of artistic disciplines from the literary, visual, and performing arts will be displayed.

- Press release, Arte Studio Ginestrelle

August 1-31, 2020

11am-2pm daily (except Sunday)

3460 Harwood Road

Hornby Island, BC

Covid protocols in place. Dog friendly

ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA
Summer Small Works Show & Sale at the Massey Gallery
Opens June 18 and runs until August 15, 2020.

New catalogue release from Editart
Avenue des Cavaliers 25, 1224 Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland

Beyond the Archive: Ground Zero Printmakers Studio 1989-2019
Celebrating 30 Years of West Coast Print Culture

February 29 - April 4, 2020
Open Tues through Sat 12-5pm
Victoria Arts Council, 1800 Store St

Opening Reception
Sat, Feb 29 3-5pm

If you are in Victoria and would like to meet and tour the exhibition with me, we could do that...April 1 (no kidding) from 2:00-4:30 or April 4 from 12:00-2:30
- RPS

 

An early notice for those who like to plan well ahead...July 6-10 I will be offering a 5 day workshop ‘Brush Dance -Line Dance’ at M.I.S.S.A. (Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts).

I attended a generous gesture at Open Space. 20 Vancouver Island artists met with as many local curators, professors and art programmers to share their work and projects, followed by refreshments!

Dec 5th, 7-9pm
Open Space
510 Fort St, Victoria BC

BODY LANGUAGE returns to celebrate and support Suddenly Dance Theatre in its 27th season. This visual art exhibition and fundraiser features a dynamic collection of donated works by an exceptional group of 24 artists.
 
We ask: How do you interpret the body and its expression through movement, gesture, form, or spirit? How does this ‘dance’ impact you?
 
The exhibition will be available online below as of November 19, 2019 in which customers can make a direct purchase. Proceeds from this event will help Suddenly Dance Theatre (a charitable non-profit) support dancers, artists, and technicians in Victoria, BC.
- Suddenly Dance

Artist Talk and Demo of soft pastel making at Caetani Studio Gallery
Sunday, Nov 10 1pm

3401 Pleasant Valley Road, Vernon

Join Artist-in-Residence Roberta Pyx Sutherland for an exhibit of her work:
Mycophilia, Volume II. This show will feature Mushroom spore prints, a continuation on the work Sutherland started here at the Caetani Centre last year.
- Caetani Studio Gallery

November 8th through 11th
Exhibit Intro with Artist: Nov 8,  7:30pm

 

In the Present Moment: Buddhism, Contemporary Art and Social Practice was a creative and remarkably successful convening led by AGGV Curator Haema Sivanesan. The project took a chronological and thematic approach towards examining the impact of Buddhism on art in North America from the post-war period to the present. 

Oct 25-29, 2019

I hope you'll be in Victoria for October 24th for the opening of Spot On!, where I'm collaborating with my long time friend, ceramic artist Peter Flanagan. The circle is our symbol of completion, perfection, and the inclusivity of the universe. We are exploring the never ending, remarkable and symbolic circle.

Spot On!
Peter Flanagan & Roberta Pyx Sutherland
October 24 - November 17
Opening reception Thursday, October 24  5-7pm

Fortune Gallery
537 Fisgard St, Victoria, BC

Thanks to everyone who came out - especially those who dressed the part!

New Works
Gallery in the Woods
Hornby Island

August 27 to September 8
Opening reception August 29 at 6pm

Come and see the latest pieces, discuss your special projects and ideas regarding interior design and collaborations.  

Studio hours: Saturdays & Wednesdays 11:00 - 2:00
Also, August...say hello if you are on the island, the Hornby Art Crawl is the 4th from 10-4...the tea pot will be on.

Directions:
Drive straight down the hill from the market to find 3460 Harwood Rd. (watch for the sculptures on the boulevard). Find a map at the end of this newsletter.
Remember you are welcome to visit the studio on your schedule by calling 250 818 6560.

As Above So Below II
March 15 - April 19, 2019
Opening reception Friday March 15, 5-7pm
Artist’s Talk at 5:30pm

Exhibition preview

The Chapel Gallery at St Matthias Church, 600 Richmond Ave, Victoria
Gallery Hours: Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday 10am-2pm.
Artist in attendance most Saturdays

This exhibition will mark the season of Lent and is a departure from more familiar Good Friday traditions. Here my references to the Christian story are distilled and contemporary. The installation draws inspiration from Buddhism as well as mystical Christianity. The pieces are monochromatic and focus on the circle as potent symbol. The work is not decorative but invites contemplation. I evoke the numinous through meditative ink drawings.

It was a bold move for the church and Rev. Meagan Crosby Shearer to renovate the chapel into a gallery but from the community response of more than a hundred people attending the artist talks at Galleryopenings it’s a welcome addition to Victoria’s exhibition venues.

Overt Christian themes are not requested but instead the work of artists who rely on some aspect of their own spiritual practice for inspiration.

I feel this criteria applies to my work. Years of Zen study led to the practice of spontaneously painted ink circles which have now come to include Christian symbology. In this installation, ‘As Above So Below II’, the work walks a line where symbolism and abstraction intersect. It offers a re-boot, if you will, on the observance of Lent.

- RPS

IMPACT Sustainability Travel & Tourism 2019 Conference

Victoria Conference Centre
720 Douglas Street
Victoria, BC

January 20-23, 2019

Wabi-Sabi

Group exhibition
Atlantic Works Gallery
Boston MA, USA

February 9 - March 2, 2019

Image details:
3 scrolls, various titles and dimensions
All ink on collaged handmade Japanese Washi paper with perspex 

Sole Train to the Night Market

John Fluevog Victoria
556 Johnson Street
Victoria, BC

November 15-30, 2018

Pop-up exhibition Drawn by Spores Spatter at the Vernon Caetani Centre Gallery. Thanks to all who came to the opening, the artist talk and to the staff for the wonderful support during my residency.
 

"In this week’s guest post for The Culturium, Roberta details her passion for painting and the visual arts and the way in which they help our understanding of the mystical realm."
- The Culturium

One of three pieces juried into the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's Summer Small Works Show.
Opens Thursday June 7, 6-9 pm
Continues through August 31

Time Keeping
Acrylic on canvas
48x48 inches

From the Out of Stillness series, this work is on its way to the art rental program at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

‘Israeli Music’ May 15-June 1 
Gertrude Zack Gallery 
Vancouver Canada

My first attempt at synesthesia, dedicated to Philip Glass and his ‘Etude 20’.  Part of this event is a silent auction continuing throughout the exhibition.

Image:
Etude#20....Philip Glass 
11x14 inches (28x36cm) on panel
Ink with acrylic on Japanese paper