About Teresa Rozkiewicz

Teresa Rozkiewicz’s mixed media paintings are inspirations of the different and fascinating countries around the world where she has lived for the past 25 years. Travel and living amongst a variety of cultures has played an immense role in her life and her art. “My work is an interpretation of my new surroundings, new contexts, and new circumstances”, they are my visual memories. For example, in Africa she felt the impact of colors; from earthy browns to burning reds to bright yellows. Now living in Japan, she admires the beauty and simplicity of Japanese art and culture.

Teresa is a Venezuelan-Canadian artist. Although she has a Master in International Relations from France and worked in development in Venezuela and Canada, her true passion, art, started during her university years and blossomed when she first lived in Japan. Her time spent there in the mid nineties allowed her to experience the essence of the Japanese aesthetic and changed her life.

Although mostly a self taught artist, Teresa spent a year studying papermaking techniques in Japan and subsequently studied painting at the Ottawa School of Art in Ottawa, Canada.

Her pieces are structured in a series of layers and read through texture. The artist’s work includes multiple layers of paint through which images appear tracing back in her memory. The washi paper, metal, photography and recycled everyday objects she uses give richness to her works, which are often reinforced with a photographic or text narrative.

Professional organizations: Co- Director, Foundation for Contemporary Art, Ghana (2004-2006)

Member of Ottawa Mixed Media Artists - OMMA

Teresa’s paintings are in private collections around the world.

Exhibitions

The artist’s work has been exhibited in both solo and group shows in galleries, corporations and public venues in Japan, Canada and Africa.