Robert Canaga

A painter commits part of the soul to canvas, but this is not a subtractive process for me. I grow when I put these images out into the world. I gain knowledge of myself when I complete a painting, so each work leads to the next like completing a puzzle.
I’m a purist when it comes to color; I carry precise colors in my mind’s eye. The windows of my studio do not reveal the surrounding landscape, because I deliberately decided not to be influenced by the external, Pacific Northwest palette. I’m fascinated by color frequencies and how those frequencies relate to each other.
Several times in my life, I’ve been very close to my own death. These experiences, and my art, taught me to fully stand in the moment, where there is no time, and everything happens at once.

BA Anthropology
Worked on BFA at U of Oregon

Coos Art Museum one person show April '14-July '14
Watershed Gallery March '13
Oregon Wine LAB August '14
Hilton Hotel Eugene August-Dec.'14
Samuel Robert Winery Gallery March-August 2015
Studio Mantra "Women in Stone" Dec.2015
Oregon Wine LAB Jan.-Feb. 2016
Eugene Jazz Station Jan.-Feb. 2016