Earl Rina

Please check "Gleam," which is currently part of the touring visual art exhibitions across Manitoba through the Arts Reach Manitoba (ARM) program under the Manitoba Arts Network.
The ARM program supports the circulation of high‑quality visual art exhibitions throughout the province, providing communities, especially rural and northern regions, with access to diverse artistic experiences. Through this initiative, selected artworks travel to multiple venues, allowing broader audiences to engage with contemporary Manitoba art, while also offering participating artists increased visibility and professional exposure.
Schedule:

March 28, 2026 – April 29, 2026 – May 30, 2026 – University College of the North (UCN), The Pas

June 1, 2026 – July 29, 2026 –International Peace Gardens

August 28, 2026 – September 28, 2026 – St. Andrews Heritage Centre

September 28, 2026 – October 28, 2026 – Arts Forward

Oct. 30, 2026 – Jan. 27, 2027 – University College of the North (UCN), Thompson

Snails remind us that q***rness has always existed in the natural world. Many snail species are hermaphroditic, shifting roles and exchanging genetic material in ways that defy rigid binaries. Their fluidity, slow resilience, and spiraling forms echo q***r ways of being, expansive, adaptive, and beautifully unconstrained. These artworks celebrate snails as teachers of multiplicity, showing how nature itself models identities and relationships that move beyond fixed categories.
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These sunsets feel like fragments gathered at the edge of day, moments where colour breaks open, and the world briefly softens. Each scene holds its own quiet beauty: grasses silhouetted against a shifting sky, branches framing a horizon of gold, snow glowing under a winter sun. Together, they become a mosaic of endings and renewals, reminders that even the smallest sliver of light can hold an entire story.

At the Top captures the moment when effort becomes elevation. The figures feel as if they’re climbing through colour itself, pushing against resistance, stretching past exhaustion, and finding a kind of beauty that only reveals itself through work. The painting holds the tension between struggle and triumph: the chaos of motion, the shimmer of possibility, and the quiet truth that reaching the top is never just about height, but about transformation.
This watercolour piece uses layered washes to build atmosphere and motion. Broad gradients of blue, pink, and orange create a luminous backdrop, while more saturated strokes of purple, green, red, and gold define the figures in dynamic, abstract forms. The paint is allowed to bloom and diffuse in some areas, creating soft transitions, while other sections use controlled, crisp edges to emphasize movement. Scattered gold dots add texture and rhythm, giving the composition a sense of upward momentum and celebratory energy. The interplay of loose washes and intentional marks makes the figures feel both grounded and weightless.
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