WAAC Group Show March 26 - April 11

Written By Allison Rietta

‘Known For Her Beauty’ has been selected for the ‘Women’s Voices’ group show at the Women’s Artist Association of Canada.

Women’s Voices : Second Show

A Women’s Art Association of Canada Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, March 26, 2026 to Saturday, April 11, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 1 pm – 4 pm

Women’s Voices is a two-part exhibition presented by the Women’s Art Association of Canada in celebration of International Women’s Day. Developed through a national open call, the exhibition brings together a compelling selection of works by women artists from across Canada, reflecting the richness and diversity of contemporary artistic practice.

Curated by Elaine Fleck, the exhibitions explore themes of identity, expression, resilience, and community across a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, textile, installation, digital, and mixed media. The selected works highlight distinct perspectives and creative voices, offering space for storytelling, experimentation, and dialogue.

Presented at Dignam Gallery, Women’s Voices celebrates the breadth of women’s artistic contributions while fostering connection between artists and audiences. Rooted in open participation, the exhibition underscores the importance of visibility, community, and the power of women’s voices in shaping contemporary art.

 

Allison Rietta

Allison Rietta is a Toronto-based abstract artist whose work explores mystic geometry as a language of energy, rhythm, and perception. She began her full-time artistic practice in 2020 following a 25-year career as a creative director in branding and marketing within the graphic design industry. Rietta holds an honours degree in Environmental and Industrial Design from the Ontario College of Art and Design, and furthered her studies through the Turps Painting School (2022–23).

Drawing on her spiritual practice of meditation and sound healing, Rietta’s work is informed by the resonant qualities of sacred sound and the symbolic structures of geometry found in nature and architecture. Through repetition, layering, and variation, her compositions translate vibration into visual form, where colour, shape, and pattern function as carriers of rhythm and inner experience. Her practice moves between precise, structured arrangements and more intuitive, atmospheric fields, reflecting a dialogue between control and fluidity, and between inner and outer perception.

Rietta has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Toronto, New York, London (UK), and Basel (Switzerland). She has been twice longlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize (UK) and shortlisted for the Visual Art Open International Emerging Artist Award. Her work is held in private and public collections, including a major acquisition by the Holbrook Danville boutique hotel in the United States. Her work has also been featured in CasaFacile, one of Italy’s leading interior design publications.

https://www.allisonrietta.com
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