Rosi Maria Di Meglio

Biography

Rosi Maria Di Meglio is an emerging visual artist born from New Westminster, BC, who now lives and works in Montreal, Quebec. She earned a BFA in Visual Arts from Concordia University (Montreal, QC, 2021), with a double major in Painting/Drawing and Art Education. She has shown her work in several exhibitions across Canada and America. Her works currently reside in private collections.

Di Meglio recently participated in multiple international art fairs in Toronto Art Fair, Foire Plural Montréal, and International artist residencies (Israel, Spain, Italy, Ireland). She participated in the Convergence Project-Artists and Neuroscientists collaborating in a year-long art-science project (Montreal, QC) in 2018. Her print series “Pathways” was recently exhibited as part of the Printmaking at the Edge exhibition at Dover Art Center (Dover, NH) and her Jerusalem series was published in Rencontre, no. 35, by editor in-chief Mme. Judith Tetreault. Di Meglio has caught the attention of several awards early in her career, winning the Explore and Create grant by Canadian Arts Council in 2021, the Development grant by Conseils des Arts et Lettres du Québec in 2022. She continues to soar, recently interviewed by Concordia University for your unique journey, 2024.

Artist Statement

I create work that investigates space as memory, emotion and place, centering on the physical and emotional interplay of mark-making and material. My practice embraces spontaneity and explores how the subconscious responds to surroundings, evoking themes of nature, solitude, and self-reflection.

My use of sustainable materials, such as the beyond paper panels I have hand made. Working on these surfaces fosters a deeper connection to my surroundings, reflecting on the push and pull of canvas, color, and texture as a means of communication.

My practice is informed by a wide range of influences, including the abstract expressionist movement, color theory and contemporary conversations around sustainability in the art world. I also draw on the influence of female artists who have used personal history as a medium for artistic expression. This work becomes an invitation for thoughtful, reflective conversation with viewers, engaging them in themes of memory, nature, and introspection. I hope to inspire a sense of presence and connection within the viewer, encouraging them to consider their own relationship to space, place and materials.

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