Raina McDonald

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artist statement

Time spent in the woods surrounding my home has me considering the interaction between humans and nature.  I observe the ways in which the two come together, in violent collisions, graceful unions, or seemingly untouched indifferences.   I am interested in marks that time and circumstance leave behind: cracks on a discarded street sign, barbed wire enveloped by a growing tree.  These incidental marks inspire my work and in the process of exploring them, through printmaking and drawing, I discover metaphors for the human experience.  From a studying of humans and nature emerges a consideration of human nature.

selected biography

Originally from Victoria , BC , Raina McDonald graduated from NSCAD University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, focusing on printmaking & drawing with a minor in Art History.  She has exhibited in solo & group shows in Nova Scotia & Newfoundland .  Raina has teaching experience as an instructor for the PAINTS Program (Professional Artists in the Schools) & NSCADUniversity ’s Extended Studies.  Her work is in various collections throughout Canadaincluding the Algerian Embassy, Ottawa ,Ontario & St. Michael’s Printshop Archives, St. John’s , Newfoundland .  Raina currently resides in Pictou County , Nova Scotia where she enjoys engaging with her rural community through art and teaching yoga.