I create alluring paintings, interactive art installations, and curate worlds through production design.

About Chelsea

At twenty-one years old, Chelsea Attong is an abstract expressionist artist who has participated in live painting battles and art installation competitions across Toronto. In 2016, she came in first place at the Sleepenvie Art Installation Competition against four experienced artists and won the TD Mosaic Art Battle in 2017. Most recently, she showcased her interactive art installation “Embrace” to 4000 guests who attended the annual four day exhibition, Come Up to My Room 2018 at the renowned Gladstone Hotel.

Among being an installation designer, entrepreneur and budding production designer, Chelsea is a stand out artist that has taught over 200 art classes across the GTA and has showcased her artwork in twenty one art spaces since 2016. Her work is purposeful, provocative and unregrettably raw. She leaves sentimental impressions that guide viewers to open up and get in touch with the most vulnerable parts of themselves; all while striking them visually.

Achievements

Winner of Sleepenvie Art Installation Contest
Winner of TD Mosaic Arts Festival Live Painting Competition
Competitive artist in Toronto and Hamilton Art Battles
Awarded from 200 applicants to receive funding from Summer Company Program
Awarded Event Funding and Sponsorship from Ryerson University (for four different projects)
Independent Artist represented by Sketch Arts
Designed entire 2nd floor hallway installation for the Gladstone Hotel’s Annual Arts Exhibition Come Up to My Room 2018
Interned at Philip Beesley’s Architecture Inc. and helped install their interactive bio-chemic art sculptures at the Royal Ontario Museum 2018
Published in Fader Magazine (as art event curator), Optical Prism Magazine (as model), Vision Magazine (as model), NOW Magazine (as installation designer), BlogTO (as installation designer).

Gallery Experience

LUCID DREAM: A MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCE, The Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto. August 2015
DELYSLE YOUTH GALLERY, Toronto. April 2016
INEFFABLE AT RYERSON, Toronto. May 2016
WAVGODS ANNIVERSARY, Toronto. July 2016
LUCID DREAM: DAY AND NIGHT, Toronto. July 2016
LOST IS FOUND KNXWLXVE, Toronto. October, 2016
SLEEPENVIE ART INSTALLATION, Toronto. October, 2016
RYERSON CRI SHOWCASE, The Burroughs. Toronto, March 2017
SKYLARK GALLERY, Toronto. April 2017
ELECTRIC PALETTE, Toronto. April 2017
ART BATTLE, The Great Hall. Toronto. April 2017
TORONTO PANCAKE AND BOOZE, The Opera House. Toronto. April 2017
ART BATTLE, Hamilton. May 2017
DEAD POET, Blank Canvas. Toronto. May 2017
OUR WOMEN’S VOICES, Blank Canvas. Toronto. July 2017
TD MOSAIC ARTS FESTIVAL. Mississauga. August 2017
NUIT VIBRANT, Ryerson. Toronto. August 2017
COME UP TO MY ROOM, Gladstone Hotel. Toronto. January 2018
RYERSON ENTERTAINMENT CONFERENCE, Globe & Mail Centre. Toronto. February 2018
GODDESS RISING, Gladstone Hotel. Toronto. April 2018.
FCAD SHOWCASE, Ryerson University. Toronto. September 2018.

Teaching

Skills

Painting (Acrylic, Oils, Watercolor, Fabric, Ceramic), Screen printing, Sewing (Clothes, Bags, Crafts), Art Installations, Art Curation

Experience

DENNIS R TIMBRELL, TORONTO - taught ages 18-75 (generally 40's) in painting & drawing
PAINT NITE, DURHAM & TORONTO - instructed over 200 painting sessions across the GTA
INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION WORKSHOP, TORONTO - facilitated ages 18+ in an Art Therapy Workshop
IT'S A PAINT TING WITH CHELSEA, DURHAM, TORONTO - taught private custom lessons for students of all ages
& Other classes across Toronto including Ryerson University