Raine Storey

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Raine Storey
Raine Storey.jpg
Storey working on copper plate printing
Born (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995 (age 26)
NationalityCanadian
Education
OccupationArtist
Known forIllustration, Painting and Printmaking
AwardsLoran Award, 2013
Websitewww.rainestorey.com

Raine Storey (born 3 June 1995) is a Canadian artist known for her paintings, illustrations and multi-disciplinary designs.[1]

Life and work[]

Raine 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]

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.[4] Storey is the second visual artist to have received the award.[5] 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.[6] At Queen's, Storey was also the Graphic Director of the Queen's International Affairs Association.[5]

In 2014, Storey held an exhibition in Toronto, entitled "Fashionably Illustrated".[7] The following year, Storey spent the summer working in Quito, Ecuador as an art therapist.[5] In Spring/Summer of 2016, she travelled to Sydney, Australia working largely on printmaking, including examples of lithography on silk.[5] Storey's most recent work is currently being displayed at Paul Lafrance's L'Artisan Gallery in Nautical Village in Pickering, Ontario.[8] 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.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Raine Storey, a force to be reckoned with | The Journal". queensjournal.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  2. ^ a b "Fenelon Falls teen wins national award &#124". MyKawartha.com. mykawartha.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Our Scholars". Loran Scholar's Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Loran Award winner reflects on journey | MyKawartha.com". mykawartha.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  6. ^ "The Gazette" (PDF). Feb 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-09.
  7. ^ "Fashionably Illustrated on August 31,2014 | InsideToronto.com". insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  8. ^ a b "Rogers tv". rogerstv.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.

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