About Cory Trepanier (www.trepanieroriginals.com)
The fine art of Cory Trépanier has inspired and engaged thousands with the beauty of our lands, waters and skies. His interaction with his subject through extensive exploration transforms his canvases into compelling paintings in oil. His quickly rising profile has been aided by the multi-faceted approach taken to his career and has gained him extensive exposure on television, radio, print and the internet. Cory has also applied his creative talents to the production of his own television documentaries, and through public speaking. Through these ongoing efforts a vast audience is becoming aware of his work and the subjects he paints, making the name Cory Trépanier synonymous with our landscape and the exploration of it.
Cory graduated in 1990 from Sheridan College, and began immediately freelancing as a commercial illustrator, creating paintings for numerous government agencies, magazines, advertising agencies and private companies. Some of his clients/projects over these years included:
1990-2000: The National Capital Commission in Ottawa (series of illustrations including Winterlude Festival posters), Campbell’s, IBM, Ontario Out of Doors magazine, Outdoor Canada magazine, Outdoor Life magazine, and more.
1999-2003: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources: 3 major commissions for paintings for the production of promotional/educational posters. 1999: “Cold Comfort”, 2000: “The Living Coast”, 2003: “Oak Ridges Moraine”.
2003: The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority: “The Humber”.
Visit his website for full more details on these projects.
Throughout these years, Cory pursued his passion for his own painting in between commercial commissions. In 2001 he left commercial art to pursue his own art and began the “COAST To CANVAS Project”. This project saw the artist and his family spend almost a month in each season exploring the coasts of Lake Superior and Georgian Bay. During these treks, the Trépaniers paddled, camped and filmed while Cory painted. The result  was a touring exhibition in 2004 consisting of over 30 oil paintings and a documentary that shared their experiences and the creative process. The film, titled "A Painter's Odyssey", went on to win the environment category at the 2005 Waterwalker Film Festival, and was subsequently aquired by Bravo! television in Canada for broadcast.
In June of 2006, Cory launched "Into The Arctic: An Artist's Journey to the North". This multi-year project is seeing Cory capture our incredible north on canvas. Through this endeavour, he is also creating awareness and appreciation for this sensitive environment through his art, travels, television documentaries, video journals, photos, exhibitions and more.
Whether in the rolling hills behind his studio, or further afield in some of our nations’ parks and other marvelous locations, the variety that can be found in this vast creation is a continual source of inspiration. Surrounded by the outdoors in the hills of Caledon East, Ontario, Cory lives with his wife Janet, and two daughters, Andie and Sydney.
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Find out more about Cory through flms that he and Janet have produced from their extensive painting journeys into the wilderness.
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