I believe I must be painting this way because I am in revolt against the unconsidered opinions expressed by people in the news these days. There is an aching need for empathy and tenderness in the world and I am teaching myself these things as fast as I can. —Felicia van Bork, March 28, 2020
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2019, oil on canvas, 14 x 11 in.
Felicia Van Bork
Born in Toronto, Canada, Felicia van Bork completed her undergraduate studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design University and earned her MFA at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design at the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA.
The artist's paintings and collages are widely collected in the United States and Canada and Felicia has been the recipient of numerous residency fellowships, including from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and McColl Center for Art + Innovation, where she manages the printmaking studio. In the summer of 2017, she was a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome.
But what I really love is her series of How To collages…
How to Turn the Moon
2014, collage on panel, 36 x 36 in.
How to Beckon
2015, collage on panel, 36 x 36 in.
Watch Felicia van Bork discuss her collage process!
How to Divide and Multiply
2015, collage on panel, 36 x 36 in.