About
« I am intrigued by the mechanisms of perception and I like to use everyday familiar subjects to draw people in. My starting point is to ask specific questions. I use my photos for the basis for my inquiry, layering them or splicing different parts together. I often add drawn elements like birds or man-made structures to lead and focus these constructed scenes. This draft is then used as a guide to create my printmaking plate or painting. With printmaking, I can make the decision to do an edition, but I often do varied editions which allows me to explore different inking techniques and colour palettes leaving each print with a unique impression. »
Focusing on printmaking, she works in her private studio in Alfred and at the Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Connective Studio. Her work in different mediums: printmaking, painting, photography, and drawing, allows for interchanges between each. Her interest in perception and nature is reflected in her art.
Tina Petrovicz studied Theatre Production at Grant MacEwan College (1984-86), followed by a Scenic Art internship at The Banff Centre (1987). She worked for 17yrs. in the field, with her last position as Assistant Head Scenic Artist at The National Ballet of Canada in Toronto. She worked as an art instructor at the EOETC, teaching youth for 10 yrs. Between 2012 and 2016 she studied primarily printmaking at the Ottawa School of Art and workshops with the Pontiac Artist Association.
Her artwork has been featured in group and solo exhibitions from 2012 to present in Ontario, Quebec and France. Her artwork is in private collections in France and across Canada. She has won awards in juried competitions and been awarded grants from CALQ, Articipate Endowment Fund and The Alberta Dept of Culture.