recognized artist
There have been many newspaper and magazine articles written about Sandra Picken Roberts. Her work was awarded the "People's Choice Award" at Les Trésors de la Grange Art Exhibition in 2010, and also Sandra's slate paintings are exhibited at the Tourist Information Office, Val-Saint-François Region in the Eastern Townships, Melbourne, Quebec. She was recently selected to feature in "Portrait des métiers d'art dans le Val-Saint-François" (A Portrait of Arts & Crafts) produced by the Local Development Center.
Her collection is on exibition at :
- Centre d'interprétation de l'ardoise (Richmond Slate Museum), Richmond, Qc
- Galerie-Boutique Couleurs en Principale, Richmond, Qc
- Restaurant La Vieille Gare de Richmond, Richmond, Qc
Her collection has been exhibited at:
Royal Canadian Mint
- Government of Canada Gift Bank: Heritage Canada
- Government of Canada Gift Bank: Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development
- For over ten years this collection served as gifts from the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
- Tourist Information Office – Val-Saint-François, Melbourne, Quebec
As an artist her work has been highlighted in magazines:
- Portrait des métiers d'art dans le Val-Saint-François (Portrait of the Arts & Crafts in the Val-Saint-François Region, Eastern Townships (December 2013)
- More of Our Canada (Reader's Digest, November 2013)
- Magazine Estrie (Fall 2005)
- Canadian Home & Country (Shopping Guide 2006)
- La Tribune, L'Etincelle, Le Journal de Sherbrooke, The Record, Les Actualities, The Talk
This exclusive collection has been in several exhibitions:
- Salon des métiers d'art de St-Hyacinthe, St-Hyacinthe, Qc
- Preserving History Through Art, Toyota Richmond, Qc
- Les Trésors de la Grange, Public Choice Award, Magog, Qc
- Les Trésors de la Grange, Meli Art Award, Magog, Qc
- Raymond Chabot and Grant Thornton, Sherbrooke, Qc
- Mondial des Cultures de Drummondville, Drummondville, Qc
- Parc historique de la Poudrière de Windsor (Historical site of the oldest gun powder mill in Quebec), Windsor, Qc
- Centre d'interprétation de l'ardoise (Richmond Slate Museum), Richmond, Qc
- L'Étend'art du Val-Saint-Francois, Richmond, Qc
- Centre d'art de Richmond (Richmond Arts Center) Richmond, Qc
- The Townships Trail and Tribute to Our Heroes
- Galerie Double V, Valcourt, Qc
- Galerie Zen, Québec, Qc
- Richmond histoire et coopération, Richmond, Qc
Press coverage - media
Artist using slate as a support for her works. Each hand-painted work shows nature scenes from the beautiful region of the Eastern Townships. She is also absorbed in historical works reflecting the honor of the Canadian military.
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