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Square Foot Show began as a small, annual art party at Julia Veenstra’s studio in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada—each piece just 12×12 and at a single price. Since 2020, it has exploded into an online “Black Friday of art,” with collectors and artists spanning the globe and many artists selling out in just minutes. We love nothing more than connecting thousands of collectors from across the world with incredible artwork from artists they might never otherwise encounter, all through our fun and fast-paced virtual shows.

The fun continues with March’s show,  HER featuring Rita Vicari and a roster of 38 talented artists selected by our jury of Artists and Collectors, with each piece priced at $350 CAD / $300 USD. Held on the 2nd Thursday of each month for 24 hours, these shows bring bold, curated collections to life in an exciting and fast-paced format. We recognize that current events make multi-national events like this complicated. To help bring clarity, we’ve increased transparency around the origin of artwork and have written a brief letter on cross-border challenges.

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Rita Vicari is a creative, painter and art mentor at Milan Art Institute. Born in Lipetsk, Russia, Rita moved to South Korea in her 20s where she lived for 4 years and discovered her passion for visual art before moving to the United States. Although her childhood was very happy, she and her two sisters were growing up during the 90s in a post-soviet atmosphere. In lack of much she learned how to admire simple things but it drove her desire to find or create something new and original. Her art took different forms – from poetry and dance choreography, she found her way back to painting.

As a big part of her artistic journey, Rita works as an art mentor for Milan Art Institute helping emerging artists and creators to start their professional career and find their unique voice as artists. Sharing experience and helping others has always been a big part of everything she does. She believes in community and that creatives working together can bring growth and prosperity to a society.

Rita Vicari has participated in different shows across the United States like Art Expo New York and The Other Art Fair by Saatchi Art. She had her solo exhibitions in Moscow, Russia; Seoul, South Korea and Texas, USA. Her art and story was mentioned in publication like Women United magazine, Canvas Rebel, Dallas Voyage magazine.

Rita’s work is collected across the United States as well as internationally. After a long time of traveling around the world and exploring different cultures, she is thrilled to be living and working from her studio in Art 150 art center located in Jersey City, NJ.

This Show Features Rita Vicari and 38 talented artists selected by our Jury of Artists & Collectors

Artists
Rita Vicari
Veronica Belam
Tammy Mercier
Kristy Andrews
Oksana Alekseeva
Julianne Kay
Jo Kelly
Jen Vandenbroek
Ellis Hollering
Julia Veenstra
Ruolin Shi
Erin Hollingshead
Angela Seear
Sabine Hahnel
Sandra Manzi
Amanda Blaine
Jill Sapiente
Tracey Britton
Lisa Leskien
Sierra Killam
Sumera Khan
Judy Ruggles
Cecelia Comito
Tanya Aubut
Heather Bailey
Nata Shelokova
Martina Goulart
Kara Lund
Nikki Riedel
Jacqueline Stuerzl
Danielle Doetsch
Denise Livingstone
Ivona Martincic
Anneli van Laak
Ilona Sondore
Michelle Swenson
Tatiana Dolfine
Jody Nelson
Tabassum Malani
🇨🇦 Sandra Manzi (@sandramanziart) is a realist painter from Toronto currently residing in Hamilton. Her artistic journey started in high school in the art program at Central Technical School. She then went on to study and graduate from the Ontario College of Art (now OCADU) in Toronto, where she received her diploma in Fine Arts/Experimental Arts, and afterward received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Guelph.

In 1993 she started working at the Art Gallery of Ontario, where she worked for 30 years. During this time she was showing her paintings in various galleries in and around Toronto. In 2022 she moved to Hamilton and now paints full time in her home studio.

She is a recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council, and has been a finalist for the Boynes Artist Award three times. Her work is represented by galleries in Toronto, Oakville, Hamilton, Seattle, and San Francisco, and her paintings are held in private collections throughout Canada, Europe, and the United States.

For inspiration, she seeks out fleeting moments with intriguing stories within urban settings that would normally be missed, as well as natural and artificial light patterns playing off people and objects.

See more at: sandramanziart.com
🇨🇦 Sabine Hahnel (@artist_sabine_hahnel) loves being outdoors, forever looking for the next inspiration to catch a glimpse of that something that makes her heart skip a beat. Nature is what she loves most for her subject matter and where she finds most of her ideas. She attempts to capture the beauty of this wonderful world using bright, bold colors and textures combined with a contemporary, impressionistic approach.

For Sabine, the beauty of painting is the freedom to alter reality to make it the way she would like it to be. The roots of this desire go back to her formative years living in a restrictive system in East Germany.

Sabine worked full-time as a Critical Care and Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse. She is now retired and lives on a rural ranch with her husband of over 30 years, raising bison. Her art can be found in numerous collections in Canada, the USA, Switzerland, and Germany.

See more at: sabinehahnel.com
🇨🇦 Ruolin Shi (@ruolin_rock) began painting in 2020 during maternity leave, finding joy and connection through art in the midst of COVID lockdowns. Her work combines vibrant colors with contemporary, geometric lines, influenced by her background as an engineer, offering a fresh take on Western Canadian landscapes. 

Using acrylic as her primary medium, Ruolin explores the balance between technical detail and expressive freedom. This is reflected in her paintings, where design and clean lines merge with nature.
🇨🇦 Oksana Alekseeva (@oksana_alekseeva_art) is a contemporary landscape artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her paintings explore movement, light, and atmosphere through sweeping brushstrokes and bold colour contrasts. By pairing vibrant hues with muted, earthy tones, she creates expressive landscapes that reflect the complexity and spirit of the natural world.

Oksana lives with her husband, their two boys, and a German Shepherd. Rooted in a deep appreciation for nature, her work aims to inspire a sense of peace, wonder, and connection to the landscapes that surround us.

See more at: alekseevaart.ca

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