Biography
Allison Rietta (b. 1969) lives and works in Toronto, Canada. She is an abstract painter, working predominately in watercolours and acrylics. Her paintings and collages explore mystic geometry, symbols and patterns. Her work is informed by her 23+ years as a graphic designer, and her spiritual practice of meditation and sound. Allison grew up in Toronto, Canada, and has lived and worked in Germany, Italy, and the UK. She has exhibited in solo and group shows in Toronto, New York and London, and has an upcoming duo show in Utrecht, Netherlands. Three of her abstract watercolour paintings were featured in British Vogue’s ‘Vogue Gallery’ print issues March, April and May 2022. Allison was longlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize UK, and most recently has been shortlisted for the Visual Art Open 2023 UK and International Emerging Artist Award. The Holbrook Danville has exclusively acquired Allison’s artwork for their new 42-room boutique hotel in Danville’s Old West End District, VA, USA.
Contact
Instagram @allisonrietta
Group Exhibitions
2024 Yellow Studio Gallery, Cross River NY, USA (upcoming)
2024 The Local Gallery for DesignTO, Toronto, Canada
2023 ‘Prints & Multiples’, PMC Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2023 Delphian Open Call Exhibition, Unit1 Gallery, London, England UK
2023 ‘A Geometry of Beauty’, Gagné Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
2023 Focus Art Fair, Chelsea Industrial, New York, USA
2023 Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON / AGH Art Sale
2023 Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
2022 The Other Art Fair by Saatchi Art, Brooklyn, USA
2022 Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Gallery Lagom, Creemore, Ontario, Canada (upcoming)
2023 ‘Colour of Sound’, Cultural Goods Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2022 ‘Dream Wheel’, Remote Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2021 ‘Inflorescence’, Imagefoundry, Toronto, Canada
Residencies
2024 Arteles 'Silence Awareness Existence' Artist Residency in Finland
Press + Publications
2024 Longlisted, Jackson’s Painting Prize UK
2023 Shortlisted, Visual Art Open 2023 UK and International Emerging Artist Award
2023 Longlisted, Jackson’s Painting Prize UK
2022 British Vogue, ‘Vogues Gallery’ March/April/May 2022
2021 Rietta, A. E. (n.d.). Curator On The Go, Podcast, Season 2, Episode 26
Collectors
Holbrook Danville, Virginia USA
Earls Restaurant Toronto, Canada
Giannone Petricone Architects Toronto, Canada
Education
2023 Turps Painting School Correspondence Course, London UK
1993 The Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada