Rotenberg Gallery

 

About Lisa

Lisa Rotenberg is an entrepreneur and Canadian artist that has been a local to Thornbury for years, using her current home on Bruce Street as a workspace to create her masterpieces. Lisa has always had a passion for the art industry, graduating from the Ontario College of art in 1984 as a graphic designer and using her unique talents to create various pieces and business ideas. Lisa is currently listed with the National Gallery of Canada, and since graduation has gained extensive experience through working in some of the trendiest design firms in downtown Toronto, while opening her own gallery on Yonge Street for a period of time. Lisa’s artworks have been commissioned in various businesses across the country and her pieces can also be found in corporate and private collections internationally across the globe.What makes Lisa’s artworks even more interesting are the subliminal messages that she conveys in every piece, with deeper meaning and secrets to be conveyed to the viewer’s eye. Each piece of art can be open to interpretation, but there is always a broader perspective Lisa is trying to enlighten to her followers through her art pieces.

Evolution of Lisa’s Career

In addition to creating traditional paintings for sale, Lisa has collaborated with several companies including Rocket Fuel Coffee, to include her design and graphics on their products. Since then, she has perfected her design skills using unique knowledge and creativity in conjunction with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop technology to add as the face of various day to day objects such as; socks, t-shirts, phone covers and books. She created a unique website called TessPattern.com where she has included her designs under three different broad categories on the site; geometrics, illustrative and colour exploration.

Colour theory has been at the forefront of Lisa’s mind since her previous experience collaborating with two experts from the Ontario College of Art and Design, Jacques Dagenais and Johann Itten. The tessellations she designs are generated from a series of math and grids in conjunction with sourcing images to create a distinctive look. Lisa always continues to innovate and improve her design mechanisms on pencil and through her Ipad in her workspace.

Why She Chose Thornbury

Although the music aspect of Thornbury is Lisa’s favourite, she describes it as a beautiful community inside and out with a friendly group of people who are always supportive and kind to one another. She has highlighted the fact that there is no place she would rather live due to the community that has been built, and the connections that are shared between business owners and people alike. Some of her favourite things to do in the area include; enjoying the local views and hiking spots, skiing at Alpine, and eating at the Cheese Gallery or Thornbury Bakery. Her favourite place to enjoy the local live music is the Bruce Wine bar for reggae or open mic nights.