I use painting with as a record of my body and an exploration of depth and space. The intimacy of touch is integral to my work, and creates space as marks, color and material open forms that echo places, people, and atmospheres held within me.  I am drawn to the feeling of warm water running down the canvas, charcoal breaking in my fingers, and nails charting paths in oil. As paint activates a dance-like conversation, I aim to capture a fleeting sense of orientation and control.

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I'm a Canadian, London-based artist and MA Painting student at the Royal College of Art. I recently graduated from the Graduate Diploma in Fine Art at the Royal College of Art, and completed a BA in Art History, Diaspora Studies, and Spanish at the University of Toronto in 2024, during which I studied for a year at Université Grenoble-Alpes. 

 

Recent exhibitions include Salon 0502, and upcoming Investigations opening March 19. My work is held in private collections in Toronto and Paris. For purchase inquiries, please email ruarimilne@gmail.com

 

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