Tori Cole (b.1999) was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2015 she moved to Texas to pursue her art education full time and in the summer 2020 she moved to Brooklyn to attend Grand Central Atelier where she graduated the 4 year program. A passion for art history has led her to draw on a wide range of artists from Johannes Vermeer to Bertha Wegmann, and as far back as the artists of the Northern Renaissance. In recent years Tori has looked to her family’s long history of craftswomen for inspiration and guidance.
Education
2020-Present Grand Central Atelier
2019-2020 Florence Academy of Art
Workshops
2019 - Portrait Drawing, Amaya Gurpide, Alia Fine Art Studios, Raleigh, NC
2019 Figure Painting, Mario Robinson, Alia Fine Art Studios, Raleigh, NC
2018 Portrait Painting, Teresa Oaxaca, Warehouse 451, Nashville, TN
2018 Portrait Painting, Cornelia Hernes, Manchester Studios, Richmond, VA
2018 Flower Painting, Katie Whipple, Lee’s Summit, MO
2017 - Structural Figure Drawing, Colleen Barry, Grand Central Atelier, LIC, NY
2016 - Portrait Drawing, Tony Ryder, Texas Academy of Figurative Arts, Fort Worth, TX
2016 -Portrait Drawing, Susan Lyon, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 - Portrait in Three Colors, Will St. John, Grand Central Atelier, LIC, NY
Group Exhibitions
2023 Atelier: An Exhibit of Contemporary Classical Realism, Willow Vermont, South Newfane, VT
2023 139th Annual Members Exhibition and Sale, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2023 146th Annual Black and White Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2022 Drawings from Life, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2022 Grand Central Atelier End of Year Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2022 145th Annual Black and White Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2022 Small Works of Junior Scholarship Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club NY, NY
2022 Junior Scholarship Show, Salmagundi Club NY, NY
2019 The Modern Male, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2018 Arizona Pastel Artists Association’s 2nd Annual Open National Exhibition, Sedona, AZ
2018 Imagine Gallery Show at Texas University, Round Rock, TX
Awards and Honors
2023 Structure Prix Win, Grand Central Atelier
2023 Select 50 Portrait Society of America
2022 Second Prize Award Small Works of Junior Scholarship Members Exhibition
2022 Hugh P. Botts Award 145th Annual Black and White Exhibition
2021 Finalist, Future Generation Competition
2018 Figurative Art Convention and Expo Student Scholarship Award
2018 Sponsorship Award, Arizona Pastel Artists Association’s 2nd Annual Open National Exhibition, Sedona, AZ
2016 Finalist, Art Renewal Center’s Da Vinci Initiative category
Publications
2020 The Best of Drawing presented by Artists Magazine Special Issue 11th Annual Strokes of Genius competition