Roger Sutcliffe

Roger Sutcliffe is an award winning painter and printmaker with a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Ottawa School of Art (2018), where he concentrated in his final year on printmaking.
He is a member of the Ottawa Gatineau Print Connective, and served on the Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) Executive Council. His creations have been exhibited in over 200 exhibitions (solo, juried, group, and touring). Roger’s recent printmaking has received recognition being invited to participate in Unique Impressions, International Monoprint & Monotype Invitational 2022, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, USA, and solo exhibitions at the Stone School Gallery, Portage-du-Fort, Quebec, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, and Parrott Gallery, Belleville. He was awarded Ontario Arts Council exhibition grants from 2020 to 2022. He received the OSA Eleanor Besen Award in 2022.
He is represented by the Galerie W. Gatineau and has work included in the Ottawa Art Gallery Galerie Annex.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Mark Rothko stated “Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can be explored by those willing to take risks”. This quote captures what motivates me to push my boundaries, explore new ideas, processes and techniques.
Recent abstract creations, reflect my interest in the interactions of colours, lines, geometric shapes and pattern. My approach uses multi-layered processes and adjustments in reaction to the developing image. My work has been described as being rooted in abstract expressionism and colour-field painting. I invite viewers to pause, reflect, and have their own visual and emotional response. My artistic practice reflects influences of printmakers including Anthony Whishaw, Harold Town, and Otis Tamasauskas.