Raine Storey

Raine Storey
Storey working on copper plate printing
Born 3 June 1995
Nationality Canadian
Education
Occupation Artist
Known for Illustration, Painting and Printmaking
Home town Fenelon Falls, Ontario
Awards Loran Award, 2013
Website www.rainestorey.com

Raine Storey (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 only visual artist to have ever 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] She subsequently undertook graduate studies at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London.

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. 1 2 3 "Raine Storey, a force to be reckoned with | The Journal". queensjournal.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "Rogers tv". rogerstv.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
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