An exhibition in Gallery I, September 20 – October 24, 2025

Artist Reception: Saturday September 20, 2pm-4pm

From September 20 to October 24, Sivarulrasa Gallery is delighted to present Marina Raike: Signals, a solo exhibition of new sculpture and paintings by Almonte-based artist Marina Raike. “Signals come to us through time,” she says, “as ephemeral as the beating of a raven’s wings on her first flight, and as enduring as a gem formed eons ago in Earth’s mantle.”

Inspired by local ravens in her hometown of Almonte, Ontario and the organic form of the human skull, the works explore the origins, transience and mystery of life. Marina Raike casts her sculptural works in hydrostone, then layers them with acrylic and minerals such as mica, silica, gold leaf, pyrite and copper sourced in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Labrador. Some of the works incorporate antlers passed down to her by her grandfather, referencing the artist’s Sang-Melé ancestors. The works invite the viewer to reconsider the mystical and the mundane, where every object or experience can have a deeper meaning.

Marina Raike’s studio practice ranges from skulls to abstract works inspired by geology and the natural world. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in 2006. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and internationally, and is held in private collections in Canada, the United States, and Japan.

Artist Reception: Saturday September 20, 2pm-4pm. Artist Marina Raike will be in attendance.

Contact the Gallery: Call us at 613-256-8033 or email info@sivarulrasa.com for queries about the works below, or visit our Virtual Gallery.