Visiting Artist Program Featuring Robert McAlpine

We’re pleased to welcome Robert William McAlpine to Queenston Pottery as part of our Visiting Artist Program. This compelling exhibition features Robert’s abstract work, where colour, texture, and movement come together to explore the raw, emotional layers of the human experience.

About the Artist

Based in Niagara, Robert McAlpine is an abstract artist whose work is deeply rooted in lived experience. Using bold colour, expressive texture, and intuitive movement, his paintings reflect both the uplifting and challenging moments of life. His practice serves as a way to process, understand, and share emotions that words often cannot express.

Robert’s work explores themes of mental health, resilience, failure, and growth. Each canvas becomes an honest conversation, transforming emotion into colour and struggle into texture. His art is unapologetically human, inviting viewers to connect not only with what they see, but with what they feel.

You can explore more of Robert’s work here.

Event Highlights

This exclusive exhibition will feature Robert’s latest abstract works, and we’re excited to showcase the powerful pieces he brings to our gallery.

Join us for Meet the Artist Day on Saturday, August 8, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, where guests can engage with Robert, hear about his creative process, and learn how personal experience shapes each work. Visitors are welcome to inquire directly about commissions and upcoming projects.

Robert William McAlpine’s work will be featured in our gallery from July 29 to September 15.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience a deeply personal and emotionally resonant exhibition by one of Niagara’s contemporary abstract artists.