Richard Brzozowski was born in England where he graduated from the technical programme of the Royal Society of Arts before coming to Canada in 1970.

As a painter, though largely self-taught, he has rigorously pursued technical and artistic training, moving from photo-realism to impressionism and, in recent times, to non-figurative ‘Lyrical Abstraction’.

Richard has been strongly influenced by ‘Les Automatistes’, a group of revolutionary mid-20th century Montreal artists. Their bravura and passion were contagious and have led to the spontaneity he enjoys today. An award-winning artist, his paintings have been used for art-show posters and wine labels.

‘With each painting I hope to generate an emotive response in the viewer – sometimes peace, other times excitement. I endeavour to engage the viewer through the painting’s composition and use of colour.”

As an artist in wood his role is to encourage each piece to reveal its inherent beauty – often elegant; sometimes whimsical. Beginning with a living tree in a forest, he takes on the responsibility of creating some form that truly reflects the characteristics of the timber. The final design is invariably a compromise between his artistic intent and the wood’s characteristics

“The challenge in wood art is to make the difficult look simple – a gracefully curved, very thin bowl; a multi-axis turning or a ‘how did he do that’ piece.”

In May, 2014 he took on the role of Curator / Artist at Gallery TerraCello in Prince Edward County and is represented by SideStreet Gallery in Wellington.

An Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists, Richard’s artworks have been received in numerous juried exhibitions and are held in collections in North America and Europe.