Visual Artist, Rosa Quintana, was born in Santiago, Chile and grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1977, after fleeing two military dictatorships, she and her family arrived in Toronto, Canada. Since 1989, she has worked for some of Canada’s most prominent West Coast First Nations artists, Bill Reid, Robert Davidson and Susan Point. Her primary work for these artists was the production of carvings, rubber moulds and castings in various materials. She has worked for the Vancouver Film Industry as a sculptor and Props maker, as a mould maker and caster for contemporary Vancouver artists and as a instructor at Emily University and The Art Institute of Vancouver. For the last fifteen years, she has worked on mixed media paintings. Her work communicates an introspective reflection of psychology and nature. Immersing herself into the atmosphere of her surrounding environment is where she finds the catalysts needed to paint her inspired works. Her lines and textures are expressionistic conveying mood, affecting the surfaces in unpredictable ways. Venturing into the unknown and embracing chance and imposing ideas on a familiar comfort zone are part of her creative process. Her paintings incorporate mixed media acrylics, inks, waxes and glues. Having lived in several countries and several provinces has given her a broad perspective which effects and nurtures her subject matter. Her work is in collections throughout Europe, the US and Canada. She is currently working on the production of ongoing/new bodies of work out of her studios in Vancouver and Agassiz, British Columbia.