Exhibition Jurors:
The jury for Open Water / L'Eau Claire 2023 is comprised of two elected CSPWC members (Mark Rosser, Carol Westcott) and Guest Juror, Suzanne Carte.
Suzanne Carte MA BFA
Guest Juror
Suzanne Carte MA BFA
Senior Curator, Art Gallery of Burlington
Suzanne Carte is an award-winning curator and cultural producer living in Toronto, Canada. She is the Senior Curator at the Art Gallery of Burlington, an institution at the intersection of contemporary art and craft. Previously, she was the Assistant Curator at the Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) focusing on the integration of exhibitions and public programming for over a decade.
Within her independent practice, she has curated exhibitions in public spaces, artist-run centres, and commercial and public art galleries and previously, she held positions as outreach programmer for the Blackwood Gallery and the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and as professional development and public program coordinator at the Ontario Association of Art Galleries. Her critical writing has been published in the AGO’s A.I.R. publication for Meera Margaret Singh as well as in Magenta Magazine, Art Writ, and Huffington Post.
Suzanne holds an MA in Contemporary Art History from Sotheby’s Art Institute in New York and a BFA from the University of Windsor, and she was a member of the 2017 Toronto Arts Council Leaders Lab.
Mark Rosser CSPWC TWSA
"Chickadee in the Willows" | Watercolour
Mark Rosser CSPWC TWSA
Mark is an award winning artist, elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, and signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, exhibiting in Canadian and international group shows.
He was invited to the International Water Color Conference, Fabriano Italy, and accepted into international art exchanges with France, and with the United States. His watercolour paintings and limited editions are in private collections in North America and Europe, as well as corporate and government collections of Canada.
“I consider it a privilege to be on the Open Water juror panel, and look forward to viewing your submissions.”
Carol Westcott BA MPA CSPWC OSA SCA
"Rare and Vanishing" | Watercolour
Carol Westcott BA MPA CSPWC OSA SCA
A contemporary landscape painter, my work is inspired by the natural environment.
My landscape images are formed from memories, fragments of experience and the influence of my early life. Growing up in rural Ontario gave me an appreciation for the land and its vagaries so, from a very young age, I was inspired by the landscape that I now present in my images. Working in watercolour, acrylic and mixed media, I interpret the landscape, often in slightly abstracted form.
My background includes studies at the Ontario College of Art (now OCADU), the Haliburton School of The Arts Open Studio and workshops with mentors and artists whose work inspires me.
Rayne Tunley AOCAD CSPWC SCA OSA, Past President CSPWC
Exhibition Chair
"Wave Crest" | Watercolour
Rayne Tunley AOCAD, CSPWC, SCA, OSA, P-President/Life Member CSPWC.
Rayne Tunley, honours graduate from the Ontario College of Art & Design (now OCADU), studied at the Banff School of Fine Art, Three Schools, and is an elected member of the Ontario Society of Artists, Society of Canadian Artists and the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour.
Rayne is a Past-President of the CSPWC (2015 – 2019) and was honoured to be inducted as a Life-Member.
Rayne has extensive experience serving as a juror for numerous art societies and organizations and has been a CSPWC Exhibition chair for many years.
Rayne Tunley is represented by the John A. Libby Art Gallery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rayne has also exhibited both nationally and internationally and has won numerous awards for her work. Rayne’s work is included in many private collections, including the Archives of Ontario.
