Join Wendy Oke for this fascinating free talk on the life and work of spirit-inspired Canadian artist, Alma Rumball. 

The College is delighted that Alma's work is featured in its summer exhibition, Strange Things Among Us

In the early 1950s, when Alma Rumball was around 50 years old, she had a vision of Christ with a panther at his side. Following this profound experience, she became clairvoyant and her hand began to draw, separate from Alma's consciousness. During this time, Alma was also introduced to her spiritual guide, who identified himself as a 'genius' and by the name of Aba Pasha. This spiritual guide may also be known as a 'daemon', or source of inspiration, as with William Blake and Socrates.

Alma's process was Psychic Automatism which is the pure state sought by visionaries who simply stay out of the way and 'allow' inspiration to flow freely, uninhibited by the left brain or by dogma. 

Michael Greenwood, curator for Toronto's York University Art Gallery, who held Alma's first major, one-woman show in 1978, told Wendy he had not seen a more pure case of psychic automatism since William Blake. He wrote in the press release: "History records many instances of the phenomenon of automatism in the production of art works, though seldom found in so pure a form as in Alma Rumball's drawings." 

Alma also wrote and drew a series on the lost civilization of Atlantis and wrote Alma Came to Earth as Joan of Arc. The Dalai Lama's spiritual advisor named 8/20 images as Tibetan gods and deities.

Come along to this free talk and prepare to learn more about Alma and her unique, increasingly appreciated place within the spirit-inspired art world.

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This lecture will be recorded. A link to the recording will be emailed to all participants.

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This talk will be live in our online classroom

All you need to take part is a good internet connection and a computer with a webcam, microphone and Zoom.

On booking this talk, you will receive an email with the Zoom link to access it. Remember to check your spam folder if you don't receive this confirmation email in your inbox.

Please send us a message if you have any questions. We hope you enjoy the talk!

About Wendy Oke

Image of course leader Wendy Oke Wendy Oke (1947-2022) was the 'keeper of the Alma drawings' for almost 50 years. She held presentations of Alma's works for 30 years - we were proud to host her at the College.
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