About me
Bio
Cassandra Atter is a Canadian Artist who resides in Toronto and is currently studying at OCAD University completing her thesis in the Drawing and Painting program. Focusing mainly on exploring mediums and their textural qualities within painting. Cassandra was featured in the RAW Artists Magnify Showcase in 2018, had her works on display for the First Year Art Celebration Exhibition 2017 as well as for Extreme Abstraction in the Ada Slaight Student Gallery in 2019. Cassandra is currently working on a body of work related to textures and is experimenting with new mediums and techniques.
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Cassandra Atter (b. 1998, ON)
Email: cassandra_atter@hotmail.com
Website: www.cassandraatter.format.com
EDUCATION
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN UNIVERSITY, BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, 2016-PRESENT
CREATIVE PROCESS: PHOTOGRAPHY, LEE HENDERSON, 2017
MATERIALS AND PROCESSES, NICOLE COLLINS, 2017
ABSTRACT PAINTING, DANIEL SOLOMON, 2017
EXHIBITIONS
2018 RAW MAGNIFY, MOD CLUB, TORONTO
2017 FIRST YEAR ART CELEBRATION EXHIBITION, OCADU, TORONTO
2019 EXTREME ABSTRACTION, ADA SLAIGHT STUDENT GALLERY, OCADU, TORONTO
COLLECTIONS
WORKS HELD IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN CANADA, ON
Artist Statement
Cassandra Atter is interested in discovering different qualities and textures in her paintings with various mediums and materials. She is exploring the variety of effects possible using various techniques to uncover their diverse capabilities. Cassandra wants to create tactile work and push the limits with what each medium can do. When creating work, she is influenced by the mediums and adapts based on its movements and properties. Using this methodology Cassandra is able to try new things and make new discoveries. The process is a very large component in her work, watching everything unfold and seeing how it all interacts is captivating and reveals inspiration for other works. Cassandra was introduced to new materials and processes and was amazed and intrigued, needing to immerse herself in this new world and explore as much as possible. She is working on expanding her knowledge of these materials and making many more discoveries along the way in her studies at OCAD University.
Contact
cassandra_atter@hotmail.com
6479077072