Printmaking

Printmaking
Cyanotype

Cyanotype
Workshops

Workshops
Events

Events

Bio

Patricia Vega is a versatile artist with strong background in fine art, education and graphic design. Her diverse skill set allows her to work with various media including cyanotype, woodcut, linocut, and mixed media. She has exhibited widely in Canada and internationally. Patricia currently has her art studio in Mansfield, On.

Artist Statement

“Since I can remember, I have been fascinated by creating new things and exploring materials. I enjoy traditional crafts. That's why I love woodcuts and linocuts. Usually my inspiration and ideas come from the abstract to the real, from life around me, from nature or from graphic forms. Everything inspires me in one way or another.

In addition to my passion for woodcut and linocut, I also enjoy other different techniques such as etching, drypoint, and lithography.

Currently, I have expanded my printmaking practice to create one-of-a-kind textile, paper and glass arts in cyanotype. Cyanotype is where art and science meet. This old and magical process connects me with the past, the present, and the environment. The inspiration behind this process is the connection with the elements of nature: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. The result is a range of beautiful Prussian blue.”

    • Image Matrix Printmakers Art Exhibition - VAM, Canada.

    • The 2nd Annual National Juried Exhibition of Visual Arts, Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke, Canada.

    • Mosaico Art Exhibition in Living Arts Centre Laidlaw Hall, Ontario.

    • The 25th Miniprint International of Cadaquez, Barcelona, The Wingfield Arts, and Music Festival Wingfield, England, and France.

    • 28th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Canada.

    • BIMPE IV The Fourth Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada.

    • Fine Print III Exhibition, Visual Arts Mississauga, Canada.

    • La Tulpa Art Exhibition, Living Arts Centre Laidlaw Hall, Canada.

    • View Points: Image Matrix 25, Whitney Gallery of the Peel Heritage Complex, Canada.

    • Eclectic Opportunity, Lorne Park Library, Canada.

    • 6th Lessedra World Art Print Annual Mini Print, Bulgaria.

    • Press Gang 25 Exhibition, Gallery of Mississauga, Canada.

    • Image Matrix Printmakers Art Exhibition: 'Black and White', Emily Carr Gallery Visual Arts Mississauga Art Centre, Canada.

    • First International Exhibition of Contemporary Miniprint, Lauderhill Arts Center, USA.

    • The Not-So-Mini Print Exhibition and Exchange, Artist Proof Gallery, Calgary, Canada.

    • The 33er Miniprint International of Cadaquez, Barcelona.

    • 12th World Art Print Annual, Bulgaria.

    • Visual Arts of Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada.

    • Art in the Park, Mississauga, Canada.

    • X Erotic Art Project, Mendoza, Argentina.

    • International Print Exchange, United Kingdom.

    • John B. Aird Gallery PRINT 2019, Toronto, Canada.

    • PRNT MAS 2019 Group Art Show and Holiday Sale, Barrie, Ontario.

    • The Ontario Miniature Print Exhibition (TOMPE2020), London, Ontario.

    • Be Contemporary Gallery, Innisfil, Ontario.

    • 8th International Miniature Print Biennale Exhibition, Ottawa, Ontario.

    • Print Day, May 2021. Online Event.

    • 10 International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak at the Kazanlak Art Gallery. Bulgaria.

    • PRNT Miniprint Exchange 'Expedition'. Barrie. Canada.

    • International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola. Macedonia.

    • World Cyanotype Day 2022 Gallery – “Enlighten” - Online.

    • Longevity – The Japanese Paper Place 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Toronto - 2022.

    • Anna Atkins Tribute Event – Online - alternativephotography.com - 2023

    • 10x10 Creemore Art Exhibition, Creemore, On - 2023

    • Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition, Japan - 2023

    • Headwaters Arts, 27th Annual Fall Festival Juried Art, Alton, On - 2023

  • 1st Prize: Press Gang 25 Printmaking Exhibition, Gallery of Mississauga, Canada - 2007.

  • In The Hills Magazine - Issue March 2024
    Local Handmade Treasures

    Scarf Sung Blue

    In summer 2018, artist and designer Patricia Vega started using plants from her garden in Mansfield as the star of her Bohemian in Blue silk scarf collection. She applies the botanical materials to silk scarves coated with a cyanotype emulsion and exposes them to sunlight, resulting in rich Prussian blue patterns that reflect the tranquility of her surroundings.

    “There’s something magical about this monochromatic effect that makes your eye wander, and find beauty and peace through the powerful colour,” she says. (Medium scarves, $80. Large scarves, $96, Patricia Vega Art + Design)

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  • Argentina - April, 2022.

    NODO Uspallata, Mendoza

    My Artist-in-Residence at Nodo Uspallata, Mendoza Argentina in April 2022 was a wonderful and unique experience to explore the cyanotype technique. Nodo Uspallata is a place surrounded by majestic mountains where the sun always shines in a blue sky. There is no better place to experiment with cyanotype than in the high mountains of Uspallata, under the sun of Mendoza.

    I was particularly interested in working and doing residency at Nodo Uspallata, Argentina where the natural world is found within a mountainous landscape. Several of my works feature interesting vegetation from the area I had access to. The result was an alliance between a variety of plants, the emulsion and the intense sun of the area. My experiments also included transparent items like glass, which created magical results.

    Read more: Residency in NODO Uspallata