Rachel Albano is an abstract painter from Elora, Ontario. She holds a degree in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Guelph. Her painting is an intuitive process; multiple layers are covered and revealed until they culminate in a cohesive piece that testifies to this process. Her work has a sense of the artist’s presence through gestural marks and sometimes a heavy scraping back of layers. The use of palette knives creates a sense of rawness and roughness-a loss of control that invites an element of chance into the work.
Her aim is to create paintings that facilitate a sense of hope and inspiration to her viewers.
My Recent Work
How does a painting make you feel? Does it bring you back to a certain memory or place? My latest works aim to do exactly that. Through a combination of colours and textures, I want the FEELING of the painting to speak to you. I want it to surround you and transport you back to that place… that time that you were in complete peace, or refreshment, or excitement. Abstract paintings have the power to speak beyond words and images, transcending the rational mind and triggering the heart. I want these paintings to recreate that memory and the intrinsic emotions for you whenever you experience them.
EDUCATION
BFA Studio Art & Art History
University of Guelph
EXHIBITIONS
2020 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2019 Elora/Fergus Studio Tour. 2019 Red Brick Art Show
2018 Riverdale Art Walk
2018 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2017 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2017 Guelph Art on the Street
2017 Queen West Art Crawl
2016 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2015 Art Gallery of Guelph
2015 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
2015 Queen West Art Crawl
representation
Canvas Gallery - Toronto, ON www.canvasgallery.ca
P.I. Fine Art - Toronto, ON www.pifineart.com
Elora Centre For The Arts - Elora, ON www.eloracentreforthearts.ca
upcoming events
Guelph Art On The Street
Saturday June 25 & Sunday June 26
Sat. 10-5 & Sun. 11-4 - Downtown Guelph
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
Friday July 15 - Sunday July 17
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON
Elora Fergus Studio Tour
September 24-25 & October 1-2, 10am-5pm
Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St, Elora, ON
