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Robin L Potter

Artist member since 2024
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Markham, Ontario

I am currently exploring the subject of Gravity--its many connotations and iterations. In the process, I am working with weight, texture, and shape. I have been greatly influenced by modernism. The literature and art of this period, when conventions of genre were broken and when visual artists sought to escape the boundaries of form, have had a lasting impact on me. Mondrian, Rothko, Motherwell, and Scully are among my favourite artists. A self-taught artist, I work primarily in acrylic and mixed media. My work has been shown in galleries in Markham and Toronto including the McMichael Gallery--Community Gallery, in the I AM HERE exhibit (video component) at the AGO, as well as in commercial spaces in downtown Toronto and Mississauga.

Work

Defying Gravity
Untitled (Because I am Speechless)
  • Robin L Potter
  • 36" x 40"
  • $2100 buy — $100 try
#modernism #pink #pebbles #organic #abstract
Fragility of Constraints
  • Robin L Potter
  • 20" x 20"
  • $750 buy — $38 try
#blues #kandinsky #abstract #orange #modernism
Old Souls
  • Robin L Potter
  • 23.5" x 35.5"
  • $1200 buy — $60 try
#contemporary #terracotta #modernist #earthy tones #textured
The Kiss
  • Robin L Potter
  • 40" x 40"
  • $2500 buy — $125 try
#contemporary #passion #design #rothko #modernist
In the Elevator
  • Robin L Potter
  • 12" x 12"
  • $375 buy — $25 try
#blues #modern #contemporary #aubergine #abstract
Your Perspective vs Mine
  • Robin L Potter
  • 16" x 20"
  • $677 buy — $34 try
#orange #blues #modern #aubergine #abstract
Succour
  • Robin L Potter
  • 12" x 12"
  • $375 buy — $25 try
#geometric #contemporary #abstract #blues #modern
Clay
  • Robin L Potter
  • 12" x 12"
  • $375 buy — $25 try
#contemporary #lavender #aubergine #abstracts #modern
At the Red Table
  • Robin L Potter
  • 12" x 12"
  • $375 buy — $25 try
#contemporary #blues #geometrics #abstract #modern
Under the Influence
  • Robin L Potter
  • 12" x 12"
  • $375 buy — $25 try
#blues #modern #abstract #contemporary #small
A Quiet Desperation
  • Robin L Potter
  • 40" x 40" x 1.5"
  • $2500 buy — $125 try
#white #contemporary #modern #film #pink
The Heavy Dream
  • Robin L Potter
  • 40" x 40" x 1.5"
  • $2500 buy — $100 try
#grays #abstract #white #contemporary #interior design
The Workplace Rules
The Problem With Alignment
  • Robin L Potter
  • 24" x 24"
  • $850 buy — $43 try
#mixed media #contemporary #modern #abstract #black
Workload Agreement: The Gingham Foursquare
  • Robin L Potter
  • 36" x 48"
  • $3000 buy — $150 try
#black #design #pink #abstract #modern
Workload Agreement: Summary Report
  • Robin L Potter
  • 36" x 48"
  • $3000 buy — $150 try
#design #modern #geometrics #black #contemporary
Curious Miscellany
Because we fall. . .
  • Robin L Potter
  • 24" x 24"
  • $875 buy — $44 try
#white #modern #abstract #blue #contemporary
Wisdom of the Frayed
  • Robin L Potter
  • 24" x 24"
  • $875 buy — $44 try
#contemporary #mixed materials #abstract #modern #mixed media
The Intuitive Self
When You Assume
  • Robin L Potter
  • 20" x 20"
  • $750 buy — $38 try
#blue #contemporary #expressionistic #modern #abstract
What I Was Thinking But Forgot
  • Robin L Potter
  • 36" x 36" x 1.5"
  • $1700 buy — $85 try
#blues #interior design #grays #abstract #intuitive
The Way Out
  • Robin L Potter
  • 36" x 36" x 1.5"
  • $1700 buy — $85 try
#grays #large #interior design #contemporary #blues
The Point I Was Trying to Make
  • Robin L Potter
  • 36" x 36" x 1.5"
  • $1700 buy — $85 try
#contemporary #blue #modern #gray #large

Q+A

Best season of the year in Toronto

Spring is the best season in Toronto. Foliage is fresh and of a luminous green colour. And I love seeing new life emerge.

Beverage of choice

Coffee is my fave, hands down!

What do you listen to when you work?

I listen to Antenne Bayern Chill Out lounge music.

Favourite artist(s) right now

Right now my fave artist is Cole Robert Ellsworth (Cole.Stacks). He posts amazing rock stacks that are truly inspiring.

Why is art important to you?

Art is important to me in so many ways: a form of expression, a reflection of an idea, a way to breathe.

When did you start making art, and why?

I began creating art in my teens, and have come back to it throughout my life. I'm now immersed in the practice and always seek to evolve.

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The Point I Was Trying to Make
Robin L Potter
Upcoming Exhibitions
2024-09-25

Leslie Grove Gallery
Beyond Boundaries

2024-10-01

Preston Gallery
Fall 2024 Juried Show

2024-07-08

McMichael Gallery, Community Gallery
Views from Pine Cottage Art Show

2024-01-01

Ontario Legislative Building
A La Carte Art Juried Show

Select Past Exhibitions
2024

McKay Art Center
Viewpoints 2024 Juried Show

2024

Preston Gallery, Uxbridge
First Annual Juried Show

2024

GWL Realty Partners, Toronto
Robin L Potter, Artist

2023

Espresso 21, Markham
Floral Abundance Solo Show

2023

McKay Art Center
Viewpoints 2023 Juried Show

2023

Crown Realty Partners
Robin L Potter, Artist

2022

Art Gallery of Ontario
Portraits of Resilience group exhibit on video during the I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces show

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