RONEI’S CV
Ronei has been creative her whole life, but it wasn’t until 2019 that she started painting seriously. Given the immediate interest in her work and the success she experienced, she became a full-time artist in February of 2022. Currently, Ronei’s focus is acrylic landscapes on canvas. She sells her work primarily via her own online gallery at Ronei.ca, as well as through galleries. Ronei releases multiple collections each year, some of which have sold out within mere weeks of launching. Her art hangs in residences and businesses across Canada, the United States, Australia, Hong Kong and Europe. Noted collectors include acclaimed jazz performer Diana Krall; Philanthropist Tony Harris, CEO of The Harris Group; and Supreme Court Judge Ross Landers.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
May 2021-current: Mattick’s Gallery, Cordova Bay, BC
August 2021-current: Millstone Gallery, Nanaimo, BC
March - August 2022: Gallery Merrick, Victoria, BC
SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
September 2023: A Sense of Place solo show, The MacMillan Art Centre, Parksville, BC
July 2023: group show featuring My Happy Place Is, Mattick’s Gallery, Cordova Bay, BC
February 2023: The Square Foot Show, online group show
September 2022: The Soggy Cougar Collective, group show with Michelle Barkway and Fiona Dalrymple
May 2022: Skies in Bloom group show, Mattick’s Gallery, Cordova Bay, BC
March 2022: Grand Opening show, Gallery Merrick, Victoria, BC
January 2022: Featured Artist, Mattick’s Gallery, Victoria, BC
COLLECTIONS:
2024
February: The Bedrock collection, 8 originals
2023
February: The Accession Collection, 9 originals (sold out)
April: The Coastal Collection, 14 originals (sold out)
September: The Home Collection, 8 originals
October: A Sense of Place Collection, 8 originals
2022
March: The Soleil Collection, 6 originals (sold out)
May: The Nocturne Collection, 8 originals (sold out)
July: The Summertime Blues Collection, 6 originals (sold out)
September: The Elements Collection, 6 originals
November: The Saplings Collection, 8 originals (sold out)
2021
January: The Destiny Collection, 8 originals (sold out)
April: The Old Growth Collection, 12 originals (sold out)
July: The Serenity Collection, 8 originals (sold out)
September: The Harmony Collection, 9 originals (sold out)
November: The Pursuit Collection, 6 originals (sold out)
2020
February: The Reflection Collection 2.0, 6 originals (sold out)
May: The Resiliency Collection, 7 originals (sold out)
September: The Passages Collection, 6 originals (sold out)
November: The Revival Collection, 6 originals (sold out)
2019
January: Mommy Dearest, Facetious Father Collection, 9 originals (sold out)
June: The Memory Collection, 6 originals (sold out)
August: Reflection - a study, 7 originals (sold out)
October: The Reflection Collection, 6 originals (sold out)
PRESS
Fall 2022: artist feature in Boulevard Magazine
NOTEWORTHY
June 2023: my painting, Golden Hour (36x48), sold for $14,000 at the Harris Charity Classic Silent Auction. Proceeds went to the Tom Harris Community Foundation, benefiting multiple charities around the Nanaimo, BC area.
May 2023: listed as an AMR Design Favourite Artist List Collaboration, AMR Design Firm, Edmonton, AB
ABOUT RONEI
Ronei in her home studio with a commissioned painting titled Spider Lake, 60x30”, custom framed in a maple float frame
I was raised on the edge of the wilderness. I have lived my entire life on Vancouver Island, bathed in the light and water of the Pacific landscape. My family home sat on a farm by a lake near the ocean. In this quiet habitat, I explored forest trails, paddled canoes, and collected sand dollars. I feel the natural world permeates my DNA. Much of my painting inspiration evolves around our personal and emotional attachment to place - our memories and feelings that animate specific landscapes. My paintings are coloured with perspective, gratitude and a sense of purpose. They are love letters to nature.
My current medium/substrate is acrylic paint on canvas. I paint as the Master’s did, starting with a ground, an underpainting and building from thin to thick. Most of my style reflects my background in watercolour and pencil realism. If I paint directly from a reference photo, my style leans towards realism, if I paint from memory, my style leans towards impressionism. Even though I don’t paint plein air, I almost always visit the location so I can experience the light, sounds and elements for myself. Absorbing that input helps to elevate my interpretation of the subject and breathe life into the work.
Ronei (pronounced: Ron-eh) is an acrylic painter living on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
Her collectors are moved by Ronei’s ability to infuse into her paintings the duality of the rugged west coast. Both the calm and the drama of Vancouver Island's climate and terrain will move through you when you immerse yourself in her body of work.
Her art resides across Canada, The United States, Australia, China and Europe.
You can collect her paintings and prints here on her website as well as at Mattick’s Gallery in Cordova Bay, Victoria, BC., Tigh-Na-Mara Resort in Parksville, B.C., Artifact in Courtenay, B.C. and The Millstone Gallery in Nanaimo, BC.
Ronei’s other hats include wife, mother, cat butler, Gin Rickey specialist and pizza master. She is enjoyed for her candor and wry sense of humour but is loved for her wisdom and immense empathy.