Rina Gottesman

Rina Gottesman is a Toronto-based abstract artist. Working in acrylics and mixed media, Rina’s bold and expressive paintings, with their dynamic energy and intricate layers, draw you in for deeper contemplation.

Exhibiting since 1999, Rina has participated in numerous juried and non-juried shows. Notable milestones in her artistic journey are a solo show at Vaughan City Hall in 2016 and a featured artist showcase at Petroff Gallery in 2022. Rina’s work has been featured in various publications, interviews and on sets of television shows. Her paintings can be found in corporate and private collections in the United States and Canada. In Toronto, Rina is represented by Canvas Gallery, Petroff Gallery, Summer and Grace Gallery and Art Loop Gallery. An award-winning artist, Rina continues to push boundaries in her work maintaining a distinct visual language that is uniquely her own, creating works that captivate and inspire.

This series is built through layers of acrylic and collage. Surfaces are worked, covered and reworked so that some things remain while others recede. Marks, fragments of text and shifting forms, appear and fade leaving traces that feel half-known but never fully lost. Something familiar moves through, continually forming, fading and forming again.