Raine Storey
Raine Storey | |
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 Storey working on copper plate printing | |
| Born | June 3, 1995 |
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| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Illustrator, Painter and Printmaker |
| Awards | Loran Award, 2013 |
| Website | www |
Raine Storey (born 3 June 1995) is a Canadian artist known for her paintings, illustrations and multi-disciplinary designs.[1]
Life and work
[edit]Raine Storey was born to Sue and Chris Storey and grew up in Fenelon Falls, ON.[2] Her mother is the daughter of the British-born Canadian artist Derek Woodhead and is a nationally decorated police officer.[3] Storey consistently cites her grandfather as the chief influence on her work, stating in 2013 that, "He pushes me the most".[2] She commented again in 2017, calling her grandfather, "a talented artist" who she is "closely tied with".[1] As a 15-year-old Fenelon Falls Secondary School student, Storey founded Raine Storey Illustration, taking private commissions, while selling her creations.[1]
Storey is known for composing humorous and intriguing visual paintings that reimagine everyday scenarios and personal memories through fragmented, hyperreal imagery, bright, gestural brushstrokes and large areas of negative space.[4]
In 2013, Storey was awarded the Loran Award, the largest Canadian post-secondary scholarship, worth $100,000, for the funding of her entire undergraduate studies.[5] Storey is the second visual artist to have received the award.[6] As a Loran Scholar, Storey attended Queen's University in Kingston, ON within the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons.) program, coupled with a minor in the History of Art.[7] At Queen's, Storey was also the Graphic Director of the Queen's International Affairs Association.[6]
In 2014, Storey held an exhibition in Toronto, entitled "Fashionably Illustrated".[8] The following year, Storey spent the summer working in Quito, Ecuador as an art therapist.[6] In Spring/Summer of 2016, she travelled to Sydney, Australia working largely on printmaking, including examples of lithography on silk.[6] In a television interview Paul Lafrance and his wife Janna highlighted one of Storey's hand-painted silk scarves, while talking about the promotion of a new generation of artists.[9]
Storey was exhibited in the 2021 London Art Biennale for her piece Daliesque Woman and in the same year won the People's Choice Prize at the 2021 British Art Prize.[10][11] Storey's most recent work is currently being displayed at The ARX gallery in London where she will have a solo show during London Frieze week in October 2022.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Raine Storey, a force to be reckoned with | The Journal". queensjournal.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ a b "Fenelon Falls teen wins national award |". MyKawartha.com. mykawartha.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "2009 Awards Recipients under the Women Police Award Programs Prestigious Recognition with International Honors for Female Police Officers from the International Association of Women Police IAWP". iawp.org. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "An interview with Raine Storey". Apollo Magazine. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Our Scholars". Loran Scholar's Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Loran Award winner reflects on journey | MyKawartha.com". mykawartha.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "The Gazette" (PDF). Feb 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Fashionably Illustrated on August 31,2014 | InsideToronto.com". insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "Rogers tv". rogerstv.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "Storey, Raine – London Art Biennale". Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Winner of the People's Choice Prize 2021 revealed". www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH ARTIST RAINE STOREY". Ninu Nina Interviews. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Raine Storey - Works". The Arx. Retrieved 2022-08-01.