RONALD BOAKS

Niagara artist Ronald Boaks was born in Newmarket, Ontario. He received his diploma in creative art at Sheridan College in 1975.

Bio

Niagara artist Ronald Boaks was born in Newmarket, Ontario. He received his diploma in creative art at Sheridan College in 1975. In 2015 he moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where he opened his gallery, Ronald Boaks Collectibles. He works in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, and collage, but he is best known for his vivid expressive abstract paintings in which he aims to reflect beauty, balance, desire and humor.

In an artist statement Boaks writes, “I want to create something with integrity in both form and idea, that has meaning to me and clearly goes beyond just a grouping of diverse pieces or images. Sometimes they are figures and sometimes they are allusions to something abstract that challenges the viewer’s imagination….I want viewers to relate to my work in a way that makes it personal to them. I want the viewer to feel joy. I believe that the success of any work of art lies in its being ‘alive now.’” (Ronald Boaks, Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre)

Since his participation in the major survey exhibition Forum 76 at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal , he has been exhibited throughout Canada and the United States at galleries including the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Ontario and Lonsdale Gallery. His work is included in various private and public collections including the Bank of Montreal, Museum London, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Four Seasons Hotel (London, England).

Ronald Boaks with John Mann
Ronald Boaks With John Mann At The Artist’S Studio In Niagara-On-The-Lake 2020

Exhibitions

Ron Boaks

Ronald Boaks

September 24 — October 22, 2022
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LEVEL UP Amantea, Russo, Saxe

August 20 — September 17, 2022
LET IT SNOW

LET IT SNOW!

January 4 — January 31, 2022
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INTO NATURE

August 21 — September 18, 2021
ABSTRACT

ABSTRACTED TOGETHER

March 2 — March 27, 2021
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REOPENING

June 27 — August 3, 2020

Artworks