Adrianne Ross Torio

Sunvalley

"Sunvalley", the neighbourhood I grew up in the Philippines, where everything began for me including my love for art. It was where the majority of my childhood happened; being around my relatives everyday, playing outside in the Sun for hours, and the smell of Filipino street food. For me it is a place symbolic of my first home, family, love, and happiness. 

Biography

Adrianne Ross Torio is a Filipino artist based in Calgary. She moved to Calgary in 2012 to pursue Art Education and her Fine Arts Degree. She practiced and gained valuable art/design experience throughout her junior high and secondary schooling, and is currently in her last year of a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. What makes her unique is her flexibility as an artist. She is continuously learning, adapting to change, and therefore her work is constantly changing and versatile. She values representing her personal identity, culture, and important issues which is also her source of inspiration. She believes that the most beautiful thing about art is the journey and the process itself. Art has become an outlet for her to express her story and emotions. Her pieces range from drawings, to mix media art, acrylic painting, and digital photography.

Inspiration

I draw inspiration from my memories as a child back home, my culture, and my family and friends. I want to share the beautiful and happy memories I had through my artistic visual interpretation. I mainly create works inspired by many things like abstraction, minimalism, realism, mixed media work, and sculpture.=