About the Artist

Alvin Richard was born in 1962. He is a self-taught realist painter living in Moncton, NB, Canada. His apprenticeship in exploring the medium of acrylics began in 1987. During the process of finding his own voice, he was initially influenced by the realist movemement that emerged from the faculty of Fine Arts at Mount Allison University located in Sackville, NB. 
His knowledge of art history is a perpetual journey of self-study and visiting hundreds of art galleries and museums in Canada, the United States and Western Europe. Alvin was elected to the Federation Of Canadian Artists in 2004 as an active member.
 
 

 

Artist's Statement

"I have always known what would interest me visually as an artist, and this was to paint the familiar stuff. Every painting is an attempt to document a glimpse of observation of the world around me. Imagery often presents itself during occurrences of daily life. Light, colour, perspective and composition are vital elements that become an integral part of the work. A great deal of my artwork takes a narrative approach while surveying aspects of popular and mass culture and it's influences on society.''

Gallery Representation and Collections

Fog Forest Gallery

14 Bridge Street, Sackville, N.B. E4L 3N5                                   

Phone (506) 536-9000    Website: www.fogforestgallery.ca 

                                                                                                                                                                                    

Art-ifacts

Solo Show at the Fog Forest Gallery, Sackville, NB

October 14 - November 5, 2021

 

Collections - Alvin's work can be found in private and/or corporate collections in Austria, France, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Australia and across the USA and Canada.

LAST   WEBSITE   UPDATE - November 27, 2023

Contacting the Artist

Artist's Blog  Acrylic and Light - The Art of Alvin Richard

Please contact Alvin Richard by e-mail at: alvinrichardnb@gmail.com