Ronald Boaks

Niagara artist Ronald Boaks was born in Newmarket, Ontario. He received his diploma in creative art at Sheridan College in 1975. In 2015 he moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where he opened his gallery, Ronald Boaks Collectibles. He works in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, and collage, but he is best known for his vivid expressive abstract paintings in which he aims to reflect beauty, balance, desire and humor.

In an artist statement Boaks writes, “I want to create something with integrity in both form and idea, that has meaning to me and clearly goes beyond just a grouping of diverse pieces or images. Sometimes they are figures and sometimes they are allusions to something abstract that challenges the viewer’s imagination….I want viewers to relate to my work in a way that makes it personal to them. I want the viewer to feel joy. I believe that the success of any work of art lies in its being ‘alive now.’” (Ronald Boaks, Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre)

Since his participation in the major survey exhibition Forum 76 at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal , he has been exhibited throughout Canada and the United States at galleries including the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Ontario and Lonsdale Gallery. His work is included in various private and public collections including the Bank of Montreal, Museum London, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Four Seasons Hotel (London, England).

Ronald Boaks

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Published on September 20, 2022

MEET THE ARTISTS Ronald Boaks and Patricia Gagic

Join us on opening day and meet the artists Ronald Boaks and Patricia Gagic on Saturday, September 24, 2022 from 2 pm – 5 pm. “There are many dualities in my life: I am both a Romantic and a Modernist, my visual interests include the two and three dimensional, I work with...

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Published on September 24, 2022

Ronald Boaks: 1985-2022

Open from September 24, 2022 to October 22, 2022  A survey of works from 1985 to 2022 Ronald Boaks Niagara artist Ronald Boaks was born in Newmarket, Ontario. He works in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, and collage, but he is best known for his vivid expressive abstract paintings in which he...

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Published on October 29, 2022

Ronald Boaks and Patricia Gagic Exhibition

New Exhibition at 13th Street Gallery opens this Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 ST CATHARINES – 13th Street Gallery located at 1776 Fourth Avenue in St. Catharines will be featuring Niagara-on-the-Lake artist Ronald Boaks and International artist Patricia Gagic which opens this Saturday, September. 24, 2022. With an art career spanning over four decades,...

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