Shows + Workshops

Current & Upcoming

Thursday Sept 10 — Botanical Pigment-Making @ Meta4 Gallery (Port Perry) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Learn how to make paint from botanicals and plants that grow locally in our area. No previous experience needed — just come ready to immerse yourself in the process.

Save the date (online booking information to be shared soon):

• Saturday November 21 — Botanical Casting Holiday Ornaments @ Meta4 Gallery (Port Perry) Learn my full botanical casting process using holiday and winter‑themed botanicals. You’ll create plaster ornaments from start to finish — perfect for seasonal decorating or gift‑giving.

• Saturday November 28 — Botanical Pigment‑Making & Painting Botanical Cast Ornaments @ Toronto Botanical Garden I’ve created a collection of botanical cast ornaments using flowers grown directly at TBG. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to make paint from plants and use your handmade pigments to paint ornaments and holiday cards — ready for your holiday tree or for gifting.

• Saturday December 5 — Botanical Pigment‑Making for the Holidays @ Meta4 Gallery (Port Perry) Come back with the ornaments you created on November 21, or paint an ornament I’ve made for you. You’ll also have the option to use your pigments to paint your own holiday cards. A perfect way to add natural colour to the season.

Selected Past Shows & Exhibitions

• 2026 Cast:Off — Botanical Casts of Overlooked Species (selected, solo) — Colborne Street Gallery — Fenelon Falls, ON

• 2026 FRESH 2026 (juried, group)— ARTWRK/ — Canadian Online Gallery

• 2025-26 Rare Form: Juried Exhibition (juried, group) — Station Gallery — Whitby, ON

• 2025 Spring Fine Art Show (juried, group) — Arts on the Credit — Mississauga, ON

• 2024 The Maker’s Hand (juried, group) — Prince Edward County Arts Council — Wellington, ON

• 2024 Soft and Wild (selected, solo) — Colborne Street Gallery — Fenelon Falls, ON

• 2024 Annual Juried Show (juried, solo) — Scugog Arts — Port Perry, ON

• 2024 Pelham Art Festival (juried, group) — Pelham / Niagara Region, ON

• 2024 The Art of Sustainability: Juried Exhibition (juried, group) — Ontario Tech University — Oshawa, ON Award: Honourable mention

• 2023-24 Life’s Moods: Juried Exhibition (juried, group) — Station Gallery — Whitby, ON

• 2023 Beyond Craft: Juried Show (juried, group) — Latcham Art Centre — Stouffville, ON

• 2023 Flora & Fauna: We’re All Connected (selected, duo) — Ontario Shores Gallery — Whitby, ON

• 2023 Art in the Garden (selected, group) — Glass Eagle Studios & Creative Garden Centre — Minden, ON

• 2023 Juried Exhibition (juried, group) — Latcham Art Centre — Stouffville, ON

• 2022 Wrap It Up (student) — Haliburton School of Art + Design — Haliburton, ON

• 2015 Juried Photography Exhibition (juried, group) — Pine Ridge Arts Council - Ajax, ON

• 2015 Near & Far (selected, duo) — Forest Brook Community Gallery — Ajax, ON

• 2014 RMG Exposed Photography Exhibition (juried, group) — Robert McLaughlin Gallery — Oshawa, ON Award: Top 10 Finalist

Selected Past Workshops & Artists Talks

• 2026 Cast:Off — Botanical Casts of Overlooked Species (opening and closing reception) — Colborne Street Gallery — Fenelon Falls, ON

• 2026 Creative Arts Workshops — Meta4 Gallery — Port Perry, ON

• 2025-2026 Creative Arts Workshops — Tranquility Trails Farm — Pickering, ON

• 2023 Juried Exhibition — Latcham Art Centre — Stouffville, ON

• 2021 Cripping the Story (funded by Ontario Arts Council) — StoryCentre Canada — Toronto, ON

• 2017 Advancing Global Health Using the Arts and Media — Student Global Health Forum — Brock University — St. Catharine’s, ON

• 2006-08 I WAS HERE: Photo Blogging Project / Hand-held: Health and Homelessness (funded by National Film Board of Canada) — NFB, Toronto Public Health, St. Michael’s Hospital — Toronto, ON

Selected Publications

• 2023 Fortin R. A Work In Progress — PineRidge Arts Council — ArtScene — September/October Issue (page 10)

• 2023 Fortin R. Drawing & Painting Botanicals: Connecting Creatively with Nature — The Lion’s Tooth — March Issue

• 2014 - Fortin R, et al. I WAS HERE: Young Mothers who have Experienced Homelessness use Photovoice — Global Health Promotion

Gallery Representation + Collections

• Colborne Street Gallery

• Meta4 Gallery

• Preston Gallery

• Tranquility Trails Farm

Private and corporate collections in Canada, United States and Europe

read more — CV.