{"id":368,"date":"2020-09-29T18:10:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T18:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/slate-artist\/?page_id=368"},"modified":"2023-07-13T19:53:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T19:53:43","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-0ee049b9\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0ee049b9\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-30e4295b\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-30e4295b\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-30e4295b\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-1ca73dd4\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1ca73dd4\"><h2>recognized artist<\/h2>\n<p>There have been many newspaper and magazine articles written about Sandra Picken Roberts. Her work was awarded the \"People's Choice Award\" at Les Tr\u00e9sors de la Grange Art Exhibition in 2010, and also Sandra's slate paintings are exhibited at the Tourist Information Office, Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois Region in the Eastern Townships, Melbourne, Quebec. She was recently selected to feature in \"Portrait des m\u00e9tiers d'art dans le Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois\" (A Portrait of Arts &amp; Crafts) produced by the Local Development Center.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her collection is on exibition at :&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Centre d'interpr\u00e9tation de l'ardoise (Richmond Slate Museum), Richmond, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Galerie-Boutique Couleurs en Principale, Richmond, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Restaurant La Vieille Gare de Richmond, Richmond, Qc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her collection has been exhibited at:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Royal Canadian Mint<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Government of Canada Gift Bank: Heritage Canada<\/li>\n<li>Government of Canada Gift Bank: Department of Foreign Affairs Trade\u2028and Development<\/li>\n<li>For over ten years this collection served as gifts from the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.<\/li>\n<li>Tourist Information Office \u2013 Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois, Melbourne, Quebec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>As an artist her work has been highlighted in magazines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Portrait des m\u00e9tiers d'art dans le Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois (Portrait of the Arts &amp; Crafts in the Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois Region, Eastern Townships (December 2013)<\/li>\n<li>More of Our Canada (Reader's Digest, November 2013)<\/li>\n<li>Magazine Estrie (Fall 2005)<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Home &amp; Country (Shopping Guide 2006)<\/li>\n<li>La Tribune, L'Etincelle, Le Journal de Sherbrooke, The Record, Les Actualities, The Talk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This exclusive collection has been in several exhibitions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Salon des m\u00e9tiers d'art de St-Hyacinthe, St-Hyacinthe, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Preserving History Through Art, Toyota Richmond, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Les Tr\u00e9sors de la Grange, Public Choice Award, Magog, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Les Tr\u00e9sors de la Grange, Meli Art Award, Magog, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Raymond Chabot and Grant Thornton, Sherbrooke, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Mondial des Cultures de Drummondville, Drummondville, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Parc historique de la Poudri\u00e8re de Windsor (Historical site of the oldest gun powder mill in Quebec), Windsor, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Centre d'interpr\u00e9tation de l'ardoise (Richmond Slate Museum), Richmond, Qc<\/li>\n<li>L'\u00c9tend'art du Val-Saint-Francois, Richmond, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Centre d'art de Richmond (Richmond Arts Center) Richmond, Qc<\/li>\n<li>The Townships Trail and Tribute to Our Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Galerie Double V, Valcourt, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Galerie Zen, Qu\u00e9bec, Qc<\/li>\n<li>Richmond histoire et coop\u00e9ration, Richmond, Qc<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-b49d592e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-b49d592e\"><h2>Press coverage - media<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon\"><div class=\"vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon-wrapper vce vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon--gap-20 vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon--columns-3\" id=\"el-c02918c7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c02918c7\"><div class=\"vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon-list\"><div class=\"vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon-column\"><div class=\"vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon-item\"><div class=\"vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon-item-inner-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/slate-artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Home__Country.jpeg\" data-lightbox=\"lightbox-c02918c7\" class=\"vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon-item-inner\"><div class=\"vce-masonry-image-gallery-with-icon-with-icon-hover\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-tiny\" style=\"--iconAlignment: center; 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padding-bottom: 11.4%;\"><img class=\"vce-single-image\"  width=\"500\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/slate-artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sandra-Roberts-logo-320x36.png 320w, https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/slate-artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sandra-Roberts-logo-480x55.png 480w, https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/slate-artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sandra-Roberts-logo-500x57.png 500w\" src=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/slate-artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Sandra-Roberts-logo-500x57.png\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/slate-artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sandra-Roberts-logo.png\" data-attachment-id=\"9\"  alt=\"\" title=\"Sandra-Roberts-logo\" \/><\/div><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-15866406\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-15866406\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-93cad531\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-93cad531\"><p style=\"line-height: 1;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 8pt;\">All rights reserved \u00a9 2023 Sandra Picken Roberts<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 8pt;\">Website: <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/virage.co\">Virage multim\u00e9dia<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-9fd348d1\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-9fd348d1\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-9fd348d1\"><div class=\"vce-basic-menu-container\" id=\"el-a1be5b9d\" data-vce-basic-menu=\"true\" data-vce-basic-menu-to-sandwich=\"false\"><div class=\"vce-basic-menu-inner vce vce-basic-menu--style-text--color-b-255-255-255 vce-basic-menu--style-text--hover-color-b-255-255-255 vce-basic-menu--style-underline--color-b-167-132-97 vce-basic-menu--style-sub-menu-text--color-3E3D3D vce-basic-menu--style-sub-menu-background--color-ffffff vce-basic-menu--style-sub-menu-outline--color-EDEDED\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin padding border background  el-a1be5b9d\"><div class=\"vce-basic-menu\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><div class=\"vce-basic-menu-wrapper vce-basic-menu--alignment-left\"><nav class=\"menu-main-menu-container\"><ul  class=\"menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-371\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/en\/biography\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-344\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/en\/artwork\/\">Artwork<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-351\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/en\/galleries\/\">Galleries<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-362\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/en\/gift-ideas\/\">Gift ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-331\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/en\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item wpml-ls-slot-2 wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-fr wpml-ls-menu-item wpml-ls-first-item wpml-ls-last-item menu-item-type-wpml_ls_menu_item menu-item-object-wpml_ls_menu_item menu-item-wpml-ls-2-fr\"><a title=\"Switch to Fran\u00e7ais\" href=\"https:\/\/sandraroberts.ca\/\" aria-label=\"Switch to Fran\u00e7ais\" class=\" thegem-wpml-ls-link\"><span class=\"wpml-ls-native\" lang=\"fr\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-04d4812c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-04d4812c\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-e7407739\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-e7407739\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-e7407739\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-square vce-features--size-tiny\" style=\"--iconAlignment: left; 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