After
a 15 year hiatus from the art world, Kena moved back to Penticton with her husband,
Lawrence. Once again enjoying the creative scene, she has traded in her wax,
dyes & fabric for mild steel, canvas & acrylics.
Some
“wallart”, as she refers to her art, comprises of mild steel plasma
cuts, & then welded to create a 3 dimensional look. Acrylic paint &
an acrylic clearcoat complete the process. Most recently, she has been creating
mixed medias of canvas or wood, acrylic paints & mild steel, more often
than not the metal spills out over the borders of the canvas, again creating
that 3 dimensional illusion.
Her work
is not deep, nor disturbing…………. as she says ”life
is too short to dwell on doom & gloom. A light hearted approach is what
I wish to express, one filled with joy & happiness”. Whimsy &
fun, best describe Kena’s colourful art.
Kena
Cumming Cormier
Kena was born in Penticton in 1952. Living in the Okanagan most of her life,
she attended the Fine Arts program, some 30 years ago, at Okanagan College in
Kelowna. At the same time, she taught evening & weekend courses in batik
at the college and was one of the owners of “Artwear Okanagan”.
This successful boutique gallery comprised a collective of 5 female artisans.
Her
work has been exhibited at Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna, The Art Ark, Kelowna,
BC Festival of the Arts, Province wide tour, Expo 1986, Vancouver BC, Red Rooster
Winery, Penticton, BC, “Evening of Art”, Giardino’s, Penticton
BC., Apex Mountain Inn, Apex Resort, BC., Van Dop Gallery, New Westminster,
BC. Commissions are the Naramata Heritage Hotel, Naramata BC . Currently her
work is displayed at Red Rooster Winery & The Bench Artisan Market.
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