Corynn Kokolakis
Artist member since 2019
ProToronto, Ontario
Corynn Kokolakis is a figurative painter whose practice merges the disparate roles of mother and artist. Influenced by motion and materiality, her vivid renderings explore memory, childhood development, and caregiving. Her direct painting style investigates the labour of mark-making and material characteristics of oil paint: playing between the stillness of the image and the dynamic movements inherent in the physical process.
Corynn recently completed an MFA in Visual Arts at York University where she held a SSHRC, CGS Master's Scholarship. She earned a BFA in Drawing and Painting from OCADU, where she was awarded the Akin, Partial, and JumpStart Career Launchers. Recent exhibitions include ArtMur, Baycrest Health, TPL, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, and Artgems Auction. She has been featured on Global News, BT, CP24, CBC Radio, and She does the City. Her work can be found in the Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto, and in private collections in the UK, the US, Australia, France, and Canada.
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Describe your home in 3 words
Controlled. Kid. Chaos.
Best season of the year in Toronto
Pumpkin Spice, of course.
Favourite musical artist / band right now
Brandi Carlile, as I get older it seems I'm returning to my roots. I'm in awe of her talent drive and powerful female perspective.
Coffees per day and from where
3. Fresh ground, french press or pour over, at home or in studio, strong and black please.
Why is art important to you?
Art is the vehicle for connection, in an era of increased digital access to everything, real life physical engagement with and through art is becoming more and more essential.
When did you start making art, and why?
My return to painting after a long hiatus came quickly and fiercely. I have learned over the last few years that painting is not only a cornerstone of my identity it is an essential part of wellbeing.
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2024-07-01
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