About
Hey, I'm Rebecca Payne. I'm an artist who likes to explore fleeting moments in everyday life.
Rebecca Payne is trained in painting, drawing and printmaking. They have a fascination with liminal spaces and parting with fleeting moments that will evidently pass and may never happen the same way again. Their current work explores themes of loneliness, awkwardness and atmospheres within transitional spaces and the mutual exchange between the artist and the environment.
Education
2018 B.A. Honours in Studio Art, University of Guelph
Current Representation
New Blood Art, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Wishing You Were Here, 10C, Guelph
2018 Are you going to respond to that?, Silence, Guelph
Residencies
2025 Venezia Contemporanea, Venice, Italy
2022 Chateau Orquevaux, Orquevaux, France
2022 LUMEN, The Beasting, Waterloo
2021 Co-Create Residency, Otherwise Studios, Guelph
2019 Looking For Smiley Pop Up, The Jungle, Waterloo
2019 Artist Multiples Pop Up Market, Otherwise Studios, Guelph
2019 June Artist in Residence, Otherwise Studios, Guelph
2018 Arts Market, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2018 LUMEN, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2018 Open Studios, University of Guelph, Guelph
Group Exhibitions
2024 38th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery, New York
2024 Spring Open Themed Exhibition, Blue Space Gallery, Digital
2023 Art Lotto, Digital
2022 The Beasting, 44 Gaukel, Kitchener
2021 Temporary Collection, Ed Video, Guelph
2020 Clubhouse Homecoming, Clubhouse, Kitchener
2020 Friends and Lovers, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2019 Unfamiliarity, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2019 Community Charity Auction, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2019 Members Show, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2019 PRESS Show, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2018 Feelings, VS Studios, Toronto
2018 Annual Juried Art Show, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2018 Lorem Ipsum, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph
2018 50th Annual Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, Guelph
2017 Proximity, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph
2017 Art in the Bullring, Guelph
2017 Moments of Glory, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph
2017 Looking at Him, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph
2017 Departures, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph
2017 49th Annual Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, Guelph
2017 Realities, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph
2016 48th Annual Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, Guelph
Collections
Chateau Orquevaux Private Collection
Publications
2023 Bruising Bone: life in bloom, Fifth Wheel Press
2022 Under the Rainbow: Decoding Queer Film with Sarah Hunter, Aird Gallery
2021 Trick Zine, Costco Series
2020 French Press Zine, Issue 6
2020 Ronnie Magazine, Issue 2
2019 Button Factory Arts Winter Program
Curatorial Projects
2019 Unfamiliarity, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2017 Proximity, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph
2017 Realities, Zavitz Gallery, Guelph
2016 Art for Education, University of Guelph, Guelph
Awards
2021 Cover Artist, Guelph Arts x Royal City Brewing Company
2019 Winter Programs Cover Artist, Button Factory Arts
2018 Honourable Mention, Annual Juried Art Show, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2018 Honourable Mention, 50th Annual Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, Guelph
2017 Finalist, Art in the Bullring, The Bullring, Guelph
2016 Honourable Mention, 49th Annual Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, Guelph
Work and Volunteer Experience
2021 Artist Biography vs. Artist Statement Workshop, Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph
2020 Album and singles art for The Quiet Limit by Tyler Um, music streaming services
2019-2020 Clubhouse Studios, Waterloo
2018-2019 Administrative Assistant, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2019 Children’s Art Classes, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo
2018 Social Media and Gallery Install team, Silence, Guelph
2017-2018 Social Event Coordinator, Fine Arts Network, University of Guelph
