The paintings and photographs I have done remind me of my OCD. I tend to take a lot of road pictures and that is because I like the patterns I can capture. The patterns in a way remind me of my OCD, these patterns are repetitive. Threw the rough times i have always turned to painting and photography so i thought telling people my story could help others with their difficulties.
2003 madfest tsawwassen art center
2003 delta art council group show
2004 draw international drawing exhibition
2005 gallery Gachet group show
2005 the province art opening
2006 art specific
2006 Canadian red cross
2006 nine pieces and cover art in
succsess stories from the frontline book
2006 Global tv interview
2007 the now newspaper
2007 firehall center for the arts solo show
2007 Tsawwassen art center solo show
2007 infocus magazine
2008 speaking of children magazine
2004- 2008 Emily Carr university of art and design
2015 art poster for inclusion bc
Riia was born prematurely at a weight
of one pound thirteen ounces. Shortly after birth Riia's parents were told to say their good-byes. For a month they waited while their baby girl struggled. Fighting for her life she began to breath on her own; their prayers had been answered. Riia was one of the first babies to be sent home with an oxygen tank. Shortly after her birth she suffered a grade 3
brain hemorrhage, which resulted in learning disabilities later in life. The
hemorrhage also effected her fine motor skills and it was suggested by the
doctors that she would have difficulty doing tasks that required those skills, which include photography and artwork. She was diagnosed at the age of fifteen
with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and at the age of eighteen suffered a
breakdown, which resulted in a hospital stay. Photography and painting were a coping mechanism which quickly sprouted into her career. .